All the Dirt on Gardening

The materials you take to the recycling center are sold to companies to make new products out of them. Many products we buy every week contain recycled paper, plastic bags and bottles, glass, metal and cardboard. Recycling is the process of turning used materials into new ones, reducing waste, as well as reducing the use of energy and raw materials.  We all benefit from recycling by improving the health of the environment, employing fellow citizens and cutting the landfill bills. In our area, there are several recycling centers available where the public can drop off paper, metal, clear plastics, glass and cardboard. Our neighborhoods, streets, vacant lots and roadsides are thick with recyclable litter that could be in a bin at the recycling centers to be re-purposed by local industries. Some statistics may help convince you to make the effort to recycle instead of throwing more into our landfills. Recycled aluminum requires 95% less natural resources to prod...

TerraCycle, http://www.terracycle.net/en-US/ ,  uses recycled plastics to make this attractive plant caddy. I asked the company to send me one so I could take a look at it and try it out. I love the concrete look. And, I especially love the fact that it is as light as a feather and as strong as steel! It measures 1-foot-square (12" by 12"), and holds as much 200-pounds of wet dirt and flower pot. And the wheels work easily and well. School volunteers collect those plastic drink pouches and TerraCycle makes them into their products. The nonprofit that collects the pouches receives a donation of 2-cents for each pouch. Available for $15 at Dwell Mart online. TerraCycle's blog is at   http://bagthebox.com/2012/02/the-prices-and-payoffs-of-being-sustainable/ TerraCycle is also giving refurbished laptop computers as an award for a contest - Tech Titans Collection Contest TerraCycle is gifting 10 refurbished laptops to reward each of the highest col...