Plastic bottles are a huge problem in 21st century America. For example, according to the Beverage Marketing Corp, in 1976, the average U.S. citizen drank just 1.6 gallons of bottled water. By 2006 this had leapt to a massive 28.3 gallons and it’s rising still. And it’s not just plastic water bottles; any beverage, be it Coke, Juice, various oils for use in automobiles, there’s a million and one products which come in plastic bottles. Plastic lids, yogurt tubs, shampoo bottles and other ... continue reading...
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How to Recycle Tires
In the past, scrap tires always went into landfill. In the year of 2003 alone, 290 million tires were disposed of this way, taking up an enormous amount of resources and causing the U.S. government great concern. Thankfully, markets now exist for over 80% of these scrap tires, therefore taking a lot of the pressure off the landfill sites. Can they be recycled? Most definitely, and should always be done so. When tires end up being dumped or going to landfill they proved a wonderful breeding ... continue reading...