Conservation And Recycling

The Conversation and Recycling page of the USA.gov website has been recently updated by two new links:

• Recycling Centers by Zip Code - allowing you to find recycling centers near you using your zip code; and
• Where Can I Donate or Recycle My Old Computer and Other Electronic Products? learn more about local manufacturer or retailer, and government supported recycling programs for computers and other electronics.

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Recycle! Recycle! Recycle!

Via BeSpecific, Recycle Old Cellphones and Rechargeable Batteries,

"The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) is a non-profit, public service organization dedicated to rechargeable battery recycling. Founded by the rechargeable battery industry in 1994, RBRC’s mission is to promote the recycling of used rechargeable batteries found in many cordless electronic consumer products such as, cellular and cordless phones, laptop computers, cordless power tools, camcorders, and two-way radios. In pursuit of its mission, RBRC also collects old cell phones. RBRC's public education campaign and rechargeable battery and cell phone recycling program – Call2Recycle® – is the result of the industry's determination to conserve natural resources and prevent rechargeable batteries from entering the solid waste stream."

Recycling pays off for Student Association

Take a look at how a student association at Deeside College in Flintshire in Great Britain, made some money to fund their activities. As posted on the the Deeside College news and events site.

Deeside Colleges' Student Association this week received a payment of nearly three hundred pounds as a result of staff and student's commitment to recycling plastic bottles.

As part of the innovative 'Waste Pays' scheme, the students place their used drinks bottles in recycling bins located around the College, and thereby raise money for the Student Association.