From Waste To Resource

What can I recycle? is a question that’s often asked.  Amazingly, more things are recyclable than we realize.
As we all know, by recycling, we reduce the amount that ends up in landfills, thus reducing green house gases. With landfills known to produce millions of tons of carbon dioxide and methane (the two prominent green house [...]

Posted on Wednesday, 20th May 2009 by BSwafford

Tags: aluminum containers, Appliances, Asphalt, batteries, biomass fuel, brass, carbon dioxide and methane, Cardboard, compost, construction and demolition debris, copper, curbside recycling, demolition, demolition debris, glass containers, grass clippings, green house gases, milk jugs, oil, plastic bottles, playground, pop cans, recycling bins, telephone books, tin, tree limbs, truck tires, Wood, yard debris
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Reducing energy consumption not only helps to save the environment, but can also save individuals money.
How to reduce our energy consumption is partly common sense, but is also being smart about our purchases.
Using some of the following ideas will not only help to reduce our energy consumption, but may put more money in our pocket.
1) [...]

Posted on Wednesday, 15th April 2009 by BSwafford

Tags: air filters, air leaks, ceiling fans, christmas holiday, compact florescent light bulbs, crawl space, dirty filters, efficiency, energy star appliances, florescent light bulbs, heat vents, holiday lights, home improvement stores, insulation, led lights, natural heat, programmable thermostat, reducing energy consumption, small appliances, smart strips, styrofoam, vent plugs
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Companies who are involved in wood recycling, cleaning up old mill sites or log yard debris, often encounter the problem of how to separate rock and dirt from wood products. Although numerous size trommels, rock screens and/or heavy equipment can be used to complete this process, the cost often begins to outweigh the benefits.
That’s [...]

Posted on Tuesday, 10th March 2009 by BSwafford

Tags: bark products, classifier, compost, conveyor belt, diesel, dirt, electric, float tank, heavy equipment, hopper, pieces of wood, Recycling, screens, separate wood and rock, stationary screening plant, topsoil, trommel screen, water bath, Wittco classifier
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