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Companies and Organizations Involved in Improving the Environment: Part 2

Google the online search engine and multimillion dollar company is helping to build a greener future. Google has covered the rooftops of eight building at the Googleplex CA headquarters with solar panels. This solution relieves stress off of the power infrastructure while reducing pollution by a fraction. Google has recently launched a new program called Renewable Energy Cheaper Than Coal, or RE Less-than C for short. Google is also working on more affordable and more efficient technologies in geothermal, wind, and solar powers.

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Companies and Organizations Involved in Improving the Environment: Part 1

Recycle San Diego is on a mission to reduce the amount of garbage that goes into our landfills. They provide a convenient and cost effective way to manage recycling in San Diego. They provide service to residential and commercial customers, picking up their old, discarded pieces of furniture and sends them to be turned into reclaimed furniture. Through their website you can learn more about recycling of plastic, glass, and paper.

Bottles and Cans is a great online recycling resource. There is information about the environment, recycling programs, and recycling location in California. They can teach you how to start a local recycling program; they even have a cash calculator.

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Solar Powered/Alternative Energy Products: Part 2

The Home Depot is a national home improvement chain with an online store. When working on a home improvement project like solar lighting or installing solar panels the Home Depot has many environmentally friendly products available. At some locations they offer informative classes. The fountains and outdoor lighting have small solar panels that charge batteries. These items can be rearranged around your home or yard without having to mess with wiring.

The people at Sunpower care about the environment, and it shows in their products and services. They see a world where solar power solutions are the future. Innovation and performance are factors that Sunpower puts into their work. They have residential and commercial applications. They seek to provide you with a product and a service that will end up saving you money on your electricity in the long run.

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Solar Powered/Alternative Energy Products: Part 1

Let’s face it, solar power is extremely clean and becoming more efficient and affordable. Brunton sells a series of solar panels and accessories. They sell a variety of batteries that can be charged with solar panels. They even sell a solar powered iPod charger. The waterproof SolarRoll can be rolled for storage, or used to power video equipment on a kayak or mountain peak, and a laptop in your back yard.

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Sustainable Furniture and Products Made from Recycled Plastics: Part 2

Plastic Recycling is a manufacturer of recycled plastic products out of Iowa Falls, Iowa. They specialize in landscaping components made from an environmentally friendly resource. Their products are custom molded, and because the process is inexpensive they turn the savings over to the costumer. Their product lines include, among many things, tables, benches, and trash/recycling receptacles.

Tom Ballhatchet is a designer with an eco-friendly innovative product. He has designed a multi-purpose TV stand. It is for LCD or plasma style TVs and can be used to transport them also. It is made from a recycled material called Aprpo, made by JSP.

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Sustainable Furniture and Products Made from Recycled Plastics: Part 1

By the Yard is a family owned business that produces/sells over 90 types and styles of outdoor furniture constructed from HDPE recycled plastic. They produce table and chair sets in regular height, and my personal favorite, bar height. They also sell side tables, coffee tables, and planters. They offer benches, porch swings, and gliders. Among many other things they carry an entire line of Adirondack style chairs and lounges. Though not sold by this company, the furniture does accommodate cushions and umbrellas in the standard sizes. The company guarantees their products for 35 years against structural integrity. The furniture is made in the good old USA, as well as all the recycled plastics.

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

When you think about recycling you might remember the days of separate containers for bottles, cans, and paper. Modern recycling is much easier; everything is mixed together in one container, or comingled. At the recycling plant the materials are sorted through many steps. Cardboard and paper are removed by hand and by machine. Metal, glass and plastic are separated from each other. Using magnets, shaking conveyers, by hand, and through other methods the material is sorted. The materials are packaged in huge bails and wait to be transported to a manufacturer that will give this garbage a new life. Recycling is uses less energy than producing new glass, aluminum, and plastic, it also cuts down on the amount of garbage go into our landfills.

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Green Household Products: Part 3

Greenfeet is a company that knows we pollute the environment everyday. They are working to combat issues little by little, one person at a time. They are active in local communities as well as contributing worldwide. Greenfeet offers a range of products including kitchenware, hemp products, and sustainable furniture. I suggest the bamboo Boutique line mane from sustainable materials.

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Green Household Products: Part 2

The nationwide chain of Staples provides many recycled products. There are recycles folders, notepads, and printer paper made from recycled paper. Staples also carries a range of products made from recycles plastics. Some of these items include clipboards, desktop file stackers, and drawer organizers. They also include a line of eco-friendly furniture that is one of their best sellers!

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Green Household Products: Part 1

Method is one of the leading brands of safe, nontoxic environmentally friendly cleaning products. All products are made from natural ingredients that come from plants, no harmful chemicals, and nothing from this company is tested on animals. They have many products including laundry detergent, dish and hand soaps. They make it simple products that are safe for the earth and safe for your home. The Wood for Good product line incorporates an all natural wood surface cleaner that will clean and shine your recycled furniture while leaving the room with a nonchemical sent of almonds, good for wood and good for you.

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