MaidSparkle http://www.maidsparkle.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:37:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Book Recycling Helps The Envrironment http://www.maidsparkle.com/blog/?p=17 http://www.maidsparkle.com/blog/?p=17#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:37:15 +0000 admin http://www.maidsparkle.com/blog/?p=17 Book recycling is becoming more and more common as companies and people are converting to computers. Whether it’s reading an e-book, an instruction manual, or looking up research material, you may not need these types of books as much as in the past. The push to eliminate paper waste is growing among many companies and people as they do there best to reduce the amount of paper waste. This is where book recycling comes into play.

In 2008, a record-high 57.4 percent of the paper consumed in the U.S. was recovered for recycling. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) paper and paperboard products represent the largest portion of our municipal waste. Paper and paperboard products account for 33% of all the waste collected.

There are many of programs centered on recycling, but how do you find one that does book recycling? Many recycling programs may not even do book recycling; yet they charge a subscription fee or are heavily subsidized by tax money. In spite of this there are a handful of companies who currently do not charge any money for book recycling.

There are companies that take the extra time and resources to process these books and actually recycle them to be made back into paper. Why is it so difficult to recycle books? Hardbound books are hard to recycle because of their heavy glue content, vinyl and low fiber content; most unused or obsolete hardback books end up in the landfill. Under some cases, these books are recycled through mulching and becoming compost or insulation.

Listed below are a few familiar products that are made from recycled paper:

Masking tape

Dust masks

Bandages

Coffee filters

Lamp shades

Insulation

By recycling your damaged or obsolete books you can make a large environmental impact. Here are a few ways book recycling can help the environment: reducing greenhouse gas emissions, saves considerable landfill space, reduces energy and water consumption, and decreases the need for disposal (i.e., landfill or incineration which decreases the amount of CO2 produced).

]]> http://www.maidsparkle.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=17 87 Earth Hour 2010 http://www.maidsparkle.com/blog/?p=14 http://www.maidsparkle.com/blog/?p=14#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:23:32 +0000 admin http://www.maidsparkle.com/blog/?p=14 On Earth Hour hundreds of millions of people will come together to call for action on climate change by doing something quite simple—turning off their lights for one hour. The movement symbolizes that by working together, each of us can make a positive impact in this fight, protecting our future and that of future generations. Learn more about how Earth Hour began, what we’ve accomplished, and what is in store for 2010.

To learn more and get involved please click the link below.

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]]> http://www.maidsparkle.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=14 117 Top Green Cleaning Tip #8 http://www.maidsparkle.com/blog/?p=7 http://www.maidsparkle.com/blog/?p=7#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:37:34 +0000 admin http://www.maidsparkle.com/blog/?p=7 8. Employ a green house cleaning service

For people that don’t have the time to clean their own homes, fortunately there are an increasing number of green cleaning services out there to help get things spic and span. If you can’t find one in your area (or their rates are outlandish), call around until you find a service willing to use the products and methods you specify.

For the rest of the tips please go to www.planetgreen.discovery.com

To schedule a service with us please go to www.maidsparkle.com

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I’d like to welcome ourselves to the blog world.
We at MaidSparkle look forward to sharing green tips with you.

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