Recycling

Recycle, Profit, Invest…Repeat!

ByRyan Cope June 3, 2017September 20, 2022

This is the power of a bottle deposit:

Step 1: Collect & Sort

Step 2: Profit

Step 3: Invest (in your health!)

The act of returning metal and glass for money is amazing (almost like magic), but it’s made all the more powerful when that handful of change is put right back into the local economy. In doing this, I’ve supported area farmers, while also feeding myself and my family. And, as a bonus, I’ve also invested in our future health by purchasing a few seedlings for the garden. All with money collected from metal and glass. 👊🏼

How freaking cool is that?!

Recycling

Update to the update to the Brita story
ByRyan Cope September 8, 2022September 8, 2022

The original Brita story, where we asked about what happens to Brita filters that Terracycle collects, has another update!

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Bottle Bills
ByRyan Cope March 29, 2010

Good morning all! Putting the finishing touches on the first draft of my capstone…it’s really exciting! I have no idea what to expect as far as editing is concerned, but I’ll try to keep updating. Something I’m mentioning in my paper is the concept of incentives a means to increase recycling effort. Everybody knows that…

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Why do we love glass jars? Four thoughts on refilling, reusing, and recycling.
ByRyan Cope August 18, 2022August 18, 2022

It started innocently enough: I just wanted to find a home for several packages of almonds. All of a sudden, I was musing on our collective glass consumption and why we tend to stockpile jars.

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Recycling will never be a good solution…as long as we have 10-cent bottle returns!
ByRyan Cope July 24, 2021July 24, 2021

I was reminded today of the fallacy of recycling. (So dramatic, I know…stay with me – this one’s a thinker. 😇 ) One of my favourite refilleries in town posted a fun video to social media they made of their staff running away from plastic packaging as it chased them around the store. It made…

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Writin’ about Recyclin’
ByRyan Cope March 15, 2010

I accomplished something tonight! It’s not quite finished and the table that I mention at the end is still in production, but basically I’ve written a brief history of plastics and started in on the thesis –> recycling. Comments, critiques and questions welcome! Please remember that this is a first draft and is extremely rough….

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Inspiration | Recycling

Lollapalooza 2011…and Plastic
ByRyan Cope September 11, 2011

Where did summer go? One minute I setting up a garden with my roommates, the next I’m staring at my now-defunct cucumber plants and watching as all the college kids come back into town. Shipyard Pumpkinhead is on the shelves at our local grocery store, so I suppose I had better accept my fate. Autumn…

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Recycle, Profit, Invest…Repeat!

Update to the update to the Brita story

Bottle Bills

Why do we love glass jars? Four thoughts on refilling, reusing, and recycling.

Recycling will never be a good solution…as long as we have 10-cent bottle returns!

Writin’ about Recyclin’

Lollapalooza 2011…and Plastic

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