Thank's to California's Bottle and Can Recycling Law, Recycling for Cash is now as close and Convenient as your local Supermarket. The following Supermarket locations in San Mateo County will now gladly accept and pay CASH for Glass, Plastic and Aluminum Beverage Containers!

Recyclables are accepted during all hours that stores are open for business. And unless otherwise stated on a sign posted at the store entrance, empty beverage containers can be redeemed for cash at any open cash register.

As initially reported by CAW earlier this month, today's (December 24, 2007) Los Angeles Times features a story on how more Californians are recycling, boosting recovery rates for beverage containers to record levels in 2007.

The story, by Times Staff Writer Tami Abdollah, includes quotes from CAW Executive Director Mark Murray, California Department of Conservation Director Bridgett Luther, and a growing cadre of California consumers redeeming their beverage containers for cash.

In January, the state increased the California Refund Value to a nickel for small beverage containers and a dime for large ones. The respective one- and two-cent hikes, they believe, may have changed a lot of perceptions.

"If you see four pennies on the ground and you're walking on the street, are you going to bother to pick them up?" asked Mark Murray, executive director for Californians Against Waste, a statewide environmental organization that focuses on recycling. "Whereas you see a nickel or dime on the ground, you're likely to pick that up. The same thing goes to just seeing that value in a can and thinking, 'I'm tossing a nickel in the trash.' "

For the complete story click here.

Today, the modern world faces one of its greatest challenges yet: move forward without destroying all in its path. Thankfully, people are aware more than ever of the effects they have on the planet, and are seeking change in order to preserve this world for posterity.

In response to this awareness, more environmentally friendly options are available in nearly aspect of life. Here is just a sample of the options to consider:

CA Green Lodging Green Vacation (U.S.) Low impact travelling.

May 29 – Recycle Your Cell Phone and Save a Gorilla in the Congo Cell phones have penetrated our society the way VCRs penetrated family homes in 80's. Everyone has one, and most people like to upgrade for the newest model as soon as it’s on the market, which is becoming increasingly more frequent. The problem is it's illegal to toss any cell phone in the trash under CA's Universal Waste Rule, yet less than 1% of cell phone users recycle or donate their used phones. Similar cell phone trash bans are making their way into other state policies, so cell phone recycling could be on the upswing. Noreen O'Donnell reports in The Journal News about how safe cell phone disposal is catching on and how donating and recycling is helping more than you think. It's the evolution of cell phones. I kept mine because I didn't know what to do with them. I still don't know what I'm going to do, but Westchester County is about to make it illegal to throw them in the trash. As of Thursday, you'll risk first a warning, then fines of up to $250. California put a similar ban into effect in February. New York City follows next year, though the city's law doesn't stop with fines. It threatens jail time for repeat offenders. The goal is to safeguard the toxic materials found in the phones and their batteries. Arsenic, for example, and antimony, beryllium, cadmium, copper, lead, nickel and zinc. If the phones end up in landfills, the chemicals and metals can leach into the soil or the groundwater. If they're incinerated, they can form other toxic materials. Lots of people are too environmentally aware to even think of throwing away their cell phones. They already recycle them or donate them to domestic-violence shelters or other worthwhile causes. Read the Complete Article here to understand the interesting Congo connection...   123next ›last »

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