Recycling for Charities could not have asked for a better day to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. The sun was shining down on their eco-friendly Smart Car; the newest hits provided by 98.7 AMP Radio kept everything upbeat and the donations pouring in. The campus of Oakland University was glowing green thanks to […]
Success Dressed in Green for Earth Day Celebration
April 19th, 2010Gardening Goes Green with Biodegradable Pots
April 8th, 2010Trying to find a way to make your garden even greener this season? Then it is time to ditch those plastic planting pots that usually end up in landfills anyway and start thinking biodegradable!
Oakland University Earth Day Celebration
April 2nd, 2010Recycling for Charities has partnered with the Sustaining Our Planet Earth organization of Oakland University to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. On April 15 the two organizations hope to prevent nearly 50 TONS of electronic waste, which can leak harmful chemicals, from entering landfills while celebrating the environmentally-friendly holiday on the university’s campus.
Recycling for Charities: Our Earth Day Challenge
March 18th, 2010Recycling for Charities is challenging YOU to help keep 75 tons of e-waste out of landfills this Earth Day. Are you up for the challenge? Between March 22 and April 24 individuals with used or broken electronics, such as cell phones, PDAs, MP3 players, and digital cameras, will have the opportunity to drop off their items, which will later be recycled, at participating locations in downtown Royal Oak. Continue on for full details of event.
Plastic Waste Forms Island of Garbage in Pacific Ocean
February 18th, 2010The Great Eastern Garbage Patch. Have you ever heard of it? Most haven’t. Located at a natural collecting point right in the center of revolving currents called the North Pacific Gyre, the Great Eastern Garbage Patch is a floating island of waste estimated to be twice the size of Texas. That’s right- TEXAS. Somehow this massive garbage heap had shied away from the media for years, but has now been brought to the public’s attention via Captain Charles Moore of the Oceanographic Research Vessel Alguita, who is credited for its discovery.
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