Sentences with phrase «years recycling glass»

But even trading it in for an ordinary family saloon would save as much energy in a year as your household would save if it spent the next 400 years recycling glass bottles.

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During the 2010 - 2011 school year, the department composted 143 tons of food waste, collected 4,533 gallons of used cooking oil (to create biodiesel fuel) and recycled more than 150 tons of cardboard, glass and plastic.

Glass takes 1 million years to break down in a landfill and only 20 % of our paper, plastic and glass materials come from recycled materGlass takes 1 million years to break down in a landfill and only 20 % of our paper, plastic and glass materials come from recycled materglass materials come from recycled materials.

Rubio's works to be a friend to the ocean year - round with a majority of its seafood being sourced from sustainable fisheries, recycling plastic and glass bottles in restaurants whenever possible, and using eco-friendly plates and to - go containers.

As a result, 40 percent of aluminum, plastic and glass containers are recycled in the United States, up nine percentage points in the last seven years.

The Glass Recycling Coalition, under the leadership of the Glass Packaging Institute and CPG members, has made significant strides during 2017 to improve both the quality and amount of glass that is recycled each Glass Recycling Coalition, under the leadership of the Glass Packaging Institute and CPG members, has made significant strides during 2017 to improve both the quality and amount of glass that is recycled each Glass Packaging Institute and CPG members, has made significant strides during 2017 to improve both the quality and amount of glass that is recycled each glass that is recycled each year.

In total, 34 % of all glass containers were recycled, equivalent to taking 210,000 cars off the road each year.

In 2011, over 86,000 tons of glass containers were collected for recycling (up from about 45,000 tons / year before the law).

Since then, they have boosted the amount of glass bottles recovered for recycling from about 45,000 tons / year before the ABC law to more than 86,000 tons in 2011.

13.3 % The recycling rate last year for traditional recyclables (paper, glass, plastic) in areas with blue cart service 6.7 % The recycling rate last year for traditional recyclables under the blue bag program 18.6 % The recycling rate from January through August of this year for households with blue cart service in the Northeast section of the city, the best showing 7.7 % The recycling rate among households with blue cart service in the 37th Ward, on the West Side, which was the lowest recycling rate among blue cart areas — - What can the city recycle?

The recycling rate last year for traditional recyclables (paper, glass, plastic) in areas with blue cart service

Even with today's recycling programs, billions of glass bottles end up in landfills every year, prompting the researchers to ask whether silicon dioxide in waste beverage bottles could provide high purity silicon nanoparticles for lithium - ion batteries.

That same year, about 24,000 tons of CRT glass — which is filled with lead to protect viewers from the x-rays produced by the monitor — was sold to markets abroad to replace damaged CRTs in various countries, and North American waste and recycling companies recovered about 10,000 tons of lead (meaning it was not placed into landfills or incinerated).

This year I made a simple Easter table decoration with recycled glass jars, fresh moss and pink hyacinths.

Designed with lightweight and recycled materials, as well as hexagonal roof - top solar cells embedded in the glass roof panel that power extra lighting or climate control systems, the Kia Ray is the fifth vehicle from the Irvine Calif. - based Kia Design Center America (KDCA) to be revealed in the last year.

The UK currently recycles around 50 % of container glass (like bottles and jars) and while this figure has doubled over the last five years it still lags behind other countries.

The UK business sector still has a lot of work to do to recycle glass — bars, restaurants and pubs currently throw away over 200,000 tonnes of glass every year into landfill.

Over the past 20 years, more than 80 billion bottles and cans have been returned and recycled through New York's bottle bill, and more than five million tons of plastic, glass and metal have been kept out of New York's landfills and incinerators.

Pottery Barn has recycled glass pumpkin candle cloches this year.

Cooked bacon sandwiches for Sprogs» breakfast (to remove temptation from fridge for The Great Famine of 2012); did grocery shopping; bought Husband six - pack of beer for New Year's Eve party; bought chooks 25 kg bag of scratch mix; staggered to car with 25 kg bag of scratch mix; washed and hung out two loads of washing; filled recycling bin with empty bottles and cartons; baked eggshells to make grit for chooks; assembled wraps for Husband and Sprogs for lunch; baked banana bread to use up manky banana supplies; baked biscuits with Sprog 2, who doesn't like banana bread; shut back door 50 times to stop plague of mozzies getting in; shut front door 20 times to stop plague of mozzies getting in; killed lots of mozzies; threw out old magazines and newspapers; put crap away from recent car trip; cleaned chook shit out of chook house; sorted three baskets of clean laundry; unpacked and repacked diswasher; returned to supermarket for forgotten essentials: toilet paper, broccoli, sparklers and last shot of caffeine before The Great Famine of 2012; cooked dinner; washed Sprogs» hair and painted Sprog 2's toenails rainbow colours for New Year's Eve party; copped grief from Husband for painting Sprog 2's toenails (some sexualisation nonsense); went to New Year's Eve Party; reluctantly abandoned third glass of French champagne after being reminded of designated driver status; drove Husband and Sprogs home from New Year's Eve party; took Unisom; collapsed in bed at 11.50 pm.

So this year our mantel is graced with a new Recycled Glass Jug, Tobacco baskets I purchased from Decor Steals, my mini wooden ladder, and an old window screen.

This year I made a simple Easter table decoration with recycled glass jars, fresh moss and pink hyacinths.

For years, I have been using my own bags at the grocery store, I recycle all glass, plastic and paper and I shop at yard sales.