plastics Archives - RecycleNation Search. Find. Recycle. Tue, 20 Mar 2018 18:55:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 How San Luis Obispo plans to SLO Down Plastics https://recyclenation.com/2018/03/how-san-luis-obispo-plans-to-slo-down-plastics/ Thu, 15 Mar 2018 18:53:46 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/?p=1013969 San Luis Obispo, a beautiful community located on the Central Coast of California, is choosing to do something about single use plastics that are ultimately ending up on our beaches and in our oceans.

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]]> What You Need to Know About Plastics in the Ocean https://recyclenation.com/2017/03/what-you-need-to-know-about-plastics-in-the-ocean/ Wed, 22 Mar 2017 00:09:00 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/?p=1013516 There is a lot of trash in the ocean, but the most common material found in the water is plastic. In fact, it is estimated that in each square mile of the ocean, there are over 46,000 pieces of plastic. How does all of this plastic get into the ocean? Imagine that you see a […]

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]]> Surprising Things Made From Plastic https://recyclenation.com/2015/12/surprising-things-made-from-plastic/ Fri, 18 Dec 2015 01:34:16 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2015/12/surprising-things-made-from-plastic From where the plastic bio-degradable bags come from, to ingesting quick release pain medications to even Skin Creams made of Teflon...

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]]> LEDs: Everything you Needed to Know https://recyclenation.com/2015/12/leds-everything-you-needed-to-know/ Wed, 16 Dec 2015 06:23:16 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2015/12/leds-everything-you-needed-to-know What are LED bulbs, really? What does LED even stand for? And are they really the lighting solution of the future?

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]]> How to recycle plastic storage bins https://recyclenation.com/2015/11/how-to-recycle-plastic-storage-bins/ Wed, 18 Nov 2015 03:06:20 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2015/11/how-to-recycle-plastic-storage-bins Regardless of size or composition, most plastic storage bins have one thing in common: they are hard to recycle.

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]]> 13 Creative (Re)Uses for Plastic Halloween Pumpkins https://recyclenation.com/2015/11/13-creative-re-uses-for-plastic-halloween-pumpkins/ Wed, 04 Nov 2015 06:13:52 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2015/11/13-creative-re-uses-for-plastic-halloween-pumpkins Kids too old for Halloween now? Broke this year's plastic pumpkin? Try one of these DIY projects to reuse it!

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]]> 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Recycling https://recyclenation.com/2015/10/5-things-you-didn-t-know-about-recycling/ Wed, 28 Oct 2015 23:30:25 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2015/10/5-things-you-didn-t-know-about-recycling Why can't you recycle plastic bottle caps? What do you do with old water filters? Read on to find out!

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]]> Ooho – The Blob that will Replace Your Water Bottle https://recyclenation.com/2015/10/ooho-blob-that-will-replace-your-water-bottle/ Tue, 20 Oct 2015 22:35:30 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2015/10/ooho-blob-that-will-replace-your-water-bottle We dump an average of 167 plastic bottles EVERY YEAR in landfills. Some clever people are engineering solutions to the plastic bottle disaster.

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]]> 6 Ways to Reuse Plastic Tablecloths https://recyclenation.com/2015/08/6-ways-to-reuse-plastic-tablecloths/ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 02:47:06 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2015/08/6-ways-to-reuse-plastic-tablecloths Plastic tablecloths can be a must for certain events - BBQs, events with kids, etc. But what can you do with leftover cloths other than toss them out?

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]]> Plastics: Cutting Down on Waste with Effective Recycling https://recyclenation.com/2015/08/plastics-cutting-down-on-waste-with-effective-recycling/ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 01:15:57 +0000 https://recyclenation.com/2015/08/plastics-cutting-down-on-waste-with-effective-recycling Be a better recycler and cut down on your plastic waste.

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