By Anne Clarke
Recycling tires is something that everyone should do. There are many bad impacts that can come from not recycling tires, including disease, pollution, more.
In your quest to be an environmentally-conscious consumer, have you considered buying recycled toilet paper? Many otherwise green families skip this eco-friendly product and much of their decision is based on a lack of information and perhaps the idea of recycled toilet paper. However, it’s definitely not recycled from other toilet paper but rather other paper products. There really is no yuck factor!
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Glass is a fascinating material. Although it seems solid and shatters when hit, it never loses all of its liquid properties, which is why very old glass windows are wavy. It can be recycled over and over again and still be as strong and useful as ever. It does not absorb tastes and stains.
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Glass is one of the oldest recyclable, man-made materials on Earth. The ancient Egyptians made glass, and broken glass was melted down and reused. It can be made into an amazing number of items, including an alternative to pavement (“glassphalt”), construction sand, containers, bottles, lenses, and other items.
