Eco-Waste Management

04/14/2023

WHERE TO RECYCLE STYROFOAM?

Finally, I have located a place that will accept your styrofoam blocks (clean and dry) and will actually recycle them rather than toss in the landfill.

They accept many other materials as well.

To learn more, visit their website here:

05/01/2021

What’s the current status of recycling?

It’s not what it used to be, so Inurge you to please cease from purchasing plastic as before whenever possible.

America produces more waste per capita than any other country in the world. And recycling, which was once considered the solution to that problem, isn’t real...

01/23/2020

hi there,

You likely know by now that plastic bags are no longer recyclable at grocery store bins. The best thing we can do is avoid them altogether.

Here are details on the current status of other plastic recycling.

Try to bring your own bags, use glass jars for bulk, etc...it's up to us to change the situation now. Plastic is a menace, and it has created immense amounts of pollution on our planet.

https://earth911.com/business-policy/china-ban-plastics/

Be well!

Thanks to curbside recycling programs, most Americans have developed an “out of sight, out of

08/19/2019

Peeps,

As you may know, China has stopped accepting the world’s recyclables.

It’s actually an interesting blessing, and this article really breaks down what has been happening for the last decade in China in terms of recycling and where this might take us next in the United States. It’s pretty sad to learn that a lot of the recycling that was sent there was actually not recycled!

China doesn't want our crap anymore, and who can blame them?

09/08/2018

Progress!

Floating trash collector embarks on mission to clean up Great Pacific Garbage Patch - National Geographichttps://apple.news/AoPiChJP6QhGXsFqlV-6tEA

08/12/2018

Universal Waste Management has moved from Oakland to Berkeley. Check out their site for e-waste and other recycling services:

Best place to recycle electronic waste, recycle computers, refrigerators, mattresses, stoves, in Oakland, Bay Area recycling events

06/12/2017

Wow! Check this out:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3293707/Revealed-116-things-cause-CANCER-according-world-health-experts.html

Experts at the WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer have classified processed meat as being carcinogenic to humans. Here we reveal the other 115 things deemed as dangerous.

06/12/2017

Wow, check this list out!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3293707/Revealed-116-things-cause-CANCER-according-world-health-experts.html

03/20/2017

GETTING RID OF WOOD IN AN ECOLOGICALLY SOUND WAY
3.20.17

Hi friends,

I learned something new this week. Once mold spores grow on wood, you will waste your time attempting to clean, or salvage the wood. I've tried bleach, concrobium, soap and water, and even staining the wood!

They grow back!!!

Now, if you're in the Bay Area and need to get rid of untreated wood, most transfer stations or landfills will accept it because it can either be reused or chopped down and used for mulch.

However, if your wood is treated, or it's particle board, uh-oh.

Only 2 places I am aware of in the semi-local area that accept it. How crazy is that? No wonder you see so much dumping that happens on off roads, etc...

1. Recology in Vacaville on Hay Rd.

2. Potrero Hills Landfill in Suisun.

I just used an ecologically sound hauler goes there occasionally to get rid of my bed which had developed mold spores on it while. Nice guy:

Matthew at
"I'm Hauling For You!"
707-315-3226

Thank you for thinking about your impact on the planet.

Renee

03/07/2016

hi there,

Unfortunately, Green Citizen in Berkeley has closed down. However, another place where you can take whole styrofoam, not peanuts, is to the El Cerrito Recycling Center on Schmidt Ln.
Here is the link:

http://www.el-cerrito.org/index.aspx?NID=336

As far as peanuts go. I find small mailing service companies, not chains, and often offer them to them--they are usually happy to use them.

Until styrofoam becomes a thing of the past, please do your part to take it somewhere that will deal with it in a way that keeps it out of the land fill. Once again: STYROFOAM IS NON-BIODEGRADABLE.

thank you!

Background on the Recycling + Environmental Services Center

05/22/2015

Dear friends, I would love nothing more than to put styrofoam manufacturers totally out of business. Its the most destructive, useless material around. It is not biodegradable, although it it reusable. Green Citizen works with a company that will turn it into surfboard packing material. Nevertheless, better options are out there and I hope companies see them and begin to transition.

A rival to foam peanuts Valley manufacturer One Earth Starch offers biodegradable packing material Treva Lind February 2nd, 2012 -—Staff photo by Treva Lind One Earth Starch General Manager John Dill II says the company is "trying to put Styrofoam out of business." Two-year-old Spokane Valley manufa…

04/22/2015

Happy Earth Day!

I really love this company and use it often for recycling. Most interesting is that they take styrofoam and are able to pack it down to a hard substance and use it as filling for things like surfboards and other products. Styrofoam is NOT biodegradable in any way, ever, so reusing it or transforming it is the only way to go.

I encourage people to request businesses they work with often to switch to paper packing.

Cheers!

Renee

2015 Award Winner Greencitizen: The E-waste Tsunami Posted March 17th, 2015& filed under Nathan's Blog. by Nathanael Horton GreenCitizen is pioneering a business model that tackles the electronic waste crisis. They are one of the honorees being celebrated at our March 26th Sustainability Awards Dinn…