Greenbox Recycling Updates Website
March 12th, 2011
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Shop Smart
March 7th, 2011
Paper, plastic, glass and cans aren’t the only items that should be diverted from incinerators and landfills. Reduce the environmental impacts of organic waste by composting food scraps, and by leaving short grass clippings on lawns to decompose. Donate old clothing to homeless shelters, thrift stores, animal shelters and other community organizations. Take advantage of manufacturer take-back programs for your unwanted electronics.
Cleaning Your Hardrive Before E-cycling
March 1st, 2011
Simply reformatting the hard drive or deleting files does not permanently erase the information stored on the drive. A great method of removing personal information off of your computer is Overwriting. Overwriting of data means replacing previously stored data on a drive or disk with a predetermined pattern of meaningless information such as a string of 1s or 0s. This process will write a 1 or 0 on every part of the drive or disk no matter if that part of the drive contained data. The overwriting process should make at least one pass over the entire drive to reduce the chance that personal or financial data could be recovered. Additional passes will further reduce the potential for data recovery, although a single pass will defeat most software recovery attempts. The Microsoft Windows XP installation CD, Microsoft Windows Vista installation DVD, and the Apple OS-X Installation DVD contain disk management tools that can be used to overwrite the data on drive.
Don’t Forget to Reuse
February 21st, 2011
Paper, plastic, glass and cans aren’t the only items that should be diverted from incinerators and landfills. Reduce the environmental impacts of organic waste by composting food scraps, and by leaving short grass clippings on lawns to decompose. Donate old clothing to homeless shelters, thrift stores, animal shelters and other community organizations. Take advantage of manufacturer take-back programs for your unwanted electronics.
Convenience is Key
February 14th, 2011
Put collection bins in various places around your home and office to make recycling convenient. Use different bins that follow your city’s recycling policies so you don’t have to separate it out later. If you tend to forget what’s recyclable and what’s not, make a sign and post it near your bins.
