May 2010 Blog Posts (3)

Mattress Recycling

Recycling a mattress was frustrating and more time consuming than I imaged it would be.


Our daughters queen size mattress is still in good shape and I will not put it into the landfill.
Loading the mattress into my vehicle and visiting several locally listed mattress recycling centers provided no solution. The only mattress accepted is the solid foam hospital bed. My regular household mattresses is not accepted.
After calling several non-profit shelters I…
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Added by Robert Vance on May 21, 2010 at 2:13pm — 3 Comments

Rethink Fiber Event Blog Posting by Robert Stockham

How much fiber do you have?
Written by Robert Stockham


We all have fiber. No, I don’t mean dietary fiber, but rather fiber waste. When we talk fiber waste, we mean things like cardboard, paper and the like. It is a huge problem in the US. Estimates vary, but at least half of all the waste that fills today’s landfill is fiber waste. At the same time, paper and cardboard are a vital…
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Added by Victoria on May 20, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Great PD Article about Cleveland Downtown Composting Program



Large volume of waste
A recent study by the waste industry found that organic materials made up half of all household solid waste -- and up to 75 percent of that can be composted and re-used. Jill Ziegler and others said the numbers are probably even higher for sports arenas and certainly for restaurants but no doubt lower for…
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Added by Victoria on May 17, 2010 at 10:58am — 1 Comment

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