Recycling

Recycle, Profit, Invest…Repeat!

Bysevenintheocean 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 Brita story
Bysevenintheocean August 12, 2022August 12, 2022

In BC, Brita filters can be returned to TerraCycle for recycling through a program at the retail outlet London Drugs. But how does this work, exactly? We reached out to TerraCycle to learn more and they responded!

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Bottle Bills
Bysevenintheocean 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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Recycled Artists
Bysevenintheocean March 3, 2010

Another solution to pollution: turn our non-biodegradable non-recyclable refuse into something beautiful. Sure, it’s not being broken down and put into something new, but it’s not ending up in landfills and could serve a functional purpose. Check out a few artists I’ve discovered! Chris Jordan Andy Hughes Robert Bradford Heath Nash

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Update to the update to the Brita story
Bysevenintheocean 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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Inspiration | Recycling

Lollapalooza 2011…and Plastic
Bysevenintheocean 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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Why do we love glass jars? Four thoughts on refilling, reusing, and recycling.
Bysevenintheocean 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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Recycle, Profit, Invest…Repeat!

Update to the Brita story

Bottle Bills

Recycled Artists

Update to the update to the Brita story

Lollapalooza 2011…and Plastic

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

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