Recycling

Choctaw Nation Expands Their Recycling Program

Choctaw Nation Expands Their Recycling Program

The Choctaw Nation opened a recycling center in Durant the end of 2010 and have continued to lead the way in the state, with their recycling efforts. The recycling center accepts paper, cardboard, plastics #1, 2, and 5, aluminum, tin/steel cans, printer cartridges, e-waste,...

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10 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Recycle

10 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Recycle

Many cities in Oklahoma offer recycling for many products but there are some items that you likely can’t recycling with your city. Thankfully many businesses are starting to offer some great recycling programs for harder to recycle items. Here is a list of ten...

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Recycling Your Old iPhone

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Getting a new iPhone? Did you know just trashing it is bad for the environment? Be sure to reuse it, sell it, or recycle it. Here is some info on making your switch to a new iPhone greener. Browse more data visualization.  

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Trash to Cash…for Real?

Trash to Cash…for Real?

It’s pretty astounding that the average American creates over one and a half tons of trash a year. Very overwhelming if you think about it. Spread that figure out over 300 or so million Americans and you get an inkling of the problem we’re...

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E-Waste Not Just a Landfill Issue

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We all know about the good things that come with today’s technology advances. Mobile apps and computers, media and electronic gadgets galore. We love them all and can’t get enough. The downside is the surplus of massed produced e-products that quickly become obsolete and...

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Upcycling: the Art of Re-imagining our Waste

Upcycling: the Art of Re-imagining our Waste

Granted, it may have all started with Marcel Duchamp’s “Fountain” back in the 20’s, but today’s trash artists are upping the ante when it comes to artistic upcycling like never before. Whereas Duchamp’s purpose was more for shock value by rendering a urinal as...

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The Life of a Water Bottle

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Are you still using bottled water? This graphic shows what is happening to that bottle when you are done. via If you use bottled water please recycle your bottles. Better yet, switch to a reusable water bottle like the options below. (click on the...

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Norman Expands Recycling Program

Norman Expands Recycling Program

The City of Norman has added plastics #3-#7, with some exceptions,  to their recycling program. They will now except plastics #1- Beverage bottles, #2- Milk, shampoo and conditioner bottles, detergent and fabric softener bottles, #3-7-Juice, yogurt, dairy, margarine tubs, prescription vials, clean garden pots or flats. Plastics they...

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Curbside Recycling Coming to Ada

Curbside Recycling Coming to Ada

Last night at the Ada Public Works Authority meeting the city discussed a contract with WCA of Oklahoma, LLC for sanitation collection and disposal services. One of the options for the council members to consider included curbside recycling. The members had several questions about...

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Choctaw Nation Recycling Center

Choctaw Nation Recycling Center

The Choctaw Nation opened a recycling center on December 1st, 2010 and it’s still going strong. The center was funded through an Energy Efficieny Community Block Grant from the Department of Energy. The facility employees four full-time staff members and is over 30,000 square...

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