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I found a wonderful website, called Explore The Cycle, that features Flash animations about how different products are recycled and how single-stream recycling works.  Single-stream recycling is becoming more popular because it makes recycling so easy.  Everything goes in one bin, rather than having to separate paper, plastics, glass, and metals.  The animations are quick and easy-to-understand . . . kind of like Looney Tunes for eco-minded people.  If you are interested in learning how recycling works and what our recycled products eventually become, this is the site for you!

I am lucky enough to live in a town where recycling is very easy.  We have single-stream recycling, which means we don’t even have to separate the recyclable materials.  Up until about a week ago, when Mark and I watched the documentary No Impact Man (which is also available on NetFlix), I thought it was great that most of our waste went into the recycling bin.  However, now I realize that the idea is to minimize or stop creating any waste, whether it is recyclable or not.  This is due to several reasons: Read the rest of this entry »