RecycleStuff.Org

RecycleStuff.Org is a website proudly run by The Center for the Development of Recycling (CDR) - a university-based, non-profit, environmental research and service organization that was established in 1989. Located in the Department of Environmental Studies at San Jose State University (SJSU) and stewarded by the SJSU Foundation, faculty-managed students work on environment-related projects for businesses, government agencies, consultants, and non-profit organizations.

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Jamba Juice is doing it right by sorting out their waste but perhaps they should switch the colors for the #recycle and #compost sign? 😉 What do you guys think? #jambajuice #trash #recycle #blue #green

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Fontus : the device that turns air into drinking water - Full video

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The CDR now has a water refill station right outside it's office! Having more refill stations available on campus reduces the consumption of single-use water bottles. There's even a tracker at every station! . . . #cdr #sjsu #sanjose #santaclaracounty #hotline #water #waterbottle #refill #reducewaste #endpollution #environment #kleenkanteen #college #watermanagement #naturalresources

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Getting wasted—or not—at Big Game bashes

You’re surrounded by friends and family, and everyone’s having a great time watching the biggest football game of the year. The first one tastes so good that you have another—and another. Before you know it, you realize you’ve consumed way too many … chicken wings. According to Forbes’ latest tally, Americans polish off more than a billion wings during the Super Bowl, along with 11 billion pounds of chips and 8 million pounds of guacamole, making Super Sunday one of the biggest food consumption days of the year. Unfortunately, with all that food comes the potential for food waste and negative environmental impacts that would leave any fan crying for an Earth interference penalty.

The Natural Resources Defense Council shocked the conscience of the country when it reported in 2012 that America tosses nearly 40 percent of its food each year, translating to an annual loss of $2,275 for the average family of four. In California, the negative impacts of food waste go well beyond cost. As the most productive agricultural state in the nation, we spend 80 percent of our water, 43 percent of our land, and incalculable amounts of soil nutrients, human labor, and natural resources to plant, grow, process, package, transport, market, purchase, and prepare the food we all enjoy. It’s amazing—and equally disheartening—when you learn Californians toss an estimated 5.6 million tons of food each year, according to CalRecycle’s most recent waste characterization study. This comprises 18 percent of what winds up in our landfills each year. Reducing food waste is central to achieving California’s greenhouse gas reduction targets and reaching our goal of 75 percent recycling, composting, or source reduction of solid waste.

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This Starbucks cup could have easily been disposed of properly, but instead someone chose to leave it on the ground of an empty parking lot. Let's change this kind of behavior and end littering! . . . #stoplittering #litterati #litter #starbucks #recycle #reduce #change #sanjose #santaclaracounty #cdr #recycleright #waste #stopwaste #disposal #sustain #thinkgreen #environment #gogreen #sjsu #recyclestuff

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Never imagined an old toilet could be turned into a grill and drink cooler. Would you be daring enough to try this? . . . . #repurposedmaterials #redneckbbq #upcycled #upcycle #toilet #grill #cooler #recycle #used #green #recycling #sustainable #waste #diy #recycleinspiration #recyclideas #repurpose #impressive

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PC/TV monitor cat homes! That’s original. 🐱➕♻️📺= 🏠 #reduce #reuse #recycle #reclaim #repurpose #redo #cat #home #pet #pc #tv #monitor #smalldog #dog #chat #gato #katze #hund #everythingoldisnewagain

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I want to be mouse-free. 

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Organics!

At CalRecycle, we talk about organics pretty much all the time. In fact, I’m not sure why everyone in California doesn’t talk about organics all the time. I don’t mean the stuff in the pricey part of the produce section at the grocery store. I’m talking about the food waste we scrape off our plates or pull out of the back of the fridge and dump into the garbage, the food waste at restaurants and grocery stores, the lawn clippings and yard trimmings, untreated wood waste, and even food-soiled paper waste. You might be impressed and appalled at the same time at the volume—tons and tons—of this stuff that goes to landfills and then decomposes and generates greenhouse gases like methane.

A group of intrepid CalRecycle staffers conducted a statewide waste characterization study to measure and quantify what kind of material, and how much of it, ends up in landfills in California. It’s actually fascinating, and we’re the only state that does such a thorough study—so other states, even other nations, have been eagerly anticipating the report to help them shape their own material management policies.

Deep apologies to the staff who worked tirelessly on this study and generated hundreds of pages of data, but I’m going to sum it up right here:

Too much organic waste. Too much food waste.

For those of you who want the numbers, I’ll share one chart and one table from the study:

Overview of California’s Overall Disposed Waste Stream

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Our household hazardous waste drop off process is quick and simple! If you're a Santa Clara County resident, make an appointment with us to drop off your HHW [phone] #santaclaracounty #cdr #hhw #householdhazardouswaste #recycle #bayarea #sanjose #california (at San Jose, California)

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Happy Holidays from the Santa Clara County Recycling Hotline!

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ReCommunity - Cartons: How they're recycled from ReCommunity Recycling on Vimeo.

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Artist Moffat Takadiwa Transforms Found Consumer Waste into Intricate Sculptural Forms

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Designer Etienne Reijnders Transforms Discarded Shopping Carts into Stylish Furniture

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Artist Jens-Ole Remmers Transforms Discarded Food Packaging into Recycled Cardboard Art

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Artist Jens-Ole Remmers creates stunning three-dimensional collages by carefully cutting and layering discarded food and snack packaging found at local supermarkets.

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#Halloween #ecotip 03 #DIY #Upcycled Bat #costume with an old umbrella → http://wp.me/p3om2c-1bJ

Be #Eco: Join the #Green and Share the Love! ♻️

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Recycle to make some awesome Halloween costumes! #recycle #Halloween