1-800-Recycling.com Takes a Closer Look at the World’s Landfills
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In an exclusive article featured on 1-800-Recycling.com, journalist Elizah Leigh takes a closer look at seven of the planet’s largest landfills and the pros, cons and challenges facing each.
1-800-Recycling.com is an interactive website dedicated to enhancing and democratizing the consumer recycling experience while making practical suggestions about green living. Leigh’s article on landfills is included as the latest in a series of blog articles and features about recycling options and programs around the world.
The new landfill article, titled “Easy Come, Easy Throw: Giant Landfills Face Major Waste Issues,” outlines seven key landfills around the world, including those in China, South Africa, India, Brazil and even California and Nevada, and focuses on each landfill’s specific issues and some of the surprising positive steps they have taken to become more eco-friendly. The full article can be found at: http://1800recycling.com/2012/08/easy-come-easy-throw-giant-landfills-major-waste-issues/.
All articles on 1-800-Recycling.com’s blog are archived on the site and provide helpful links and information for consumers and businesses.
“At 1-800-Recycling.com, our mission is to help people achieve their recycling goals and live more sustainable lifestyles,” said John S. Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronics and e-waste, and parent company of 1-800-Recycling.com. “A big part of that is education, so we also work to keep people informed about what waste managers are doing all over the world so we can all be better informed when we make our own recycling decisions.”
1-800-Recycling.com’s article archive also features original interviews and news articles about green practices for businesses or individuals, recycling, tips, educational information and interviews. Content is updated daily, and for those reading the articles who become inspired, 1-800-Recycling.com provides its visitors everywhere in the United States with a dedicated tool to find recycling locations nearest to them (every zip code in the country is covered) for whatever it is they wish to recycle.
Consumers can also opt to call 1-800-Recycling via telephone for a 24/7 phone line resource. Both the site and the phone service will be able to direct users to responsible recyclers of electronics, tires, oil, paint, glass, plastic, household hazardous waste, wood, mattresses, carpet, junk – basically everything that can be recycled.
For more information on recycling needs, visit www.electronicrecyclers.com, http://1800recycling.com or www.urbanmining.org.
Now the largest privately held recycler of electronic waste in the US, and the world’s first dual-certified electronic waste recycler, Fresno-headquartered Electronic Recyclers International is licensed to de-manufacture and recycle televisions, computer monitors, computers and other types of electronic equipment.ERI serves public sector clients via GSA contract GS-10F-0051Y and processes more than 160 million pounds of electronic waste annually at eight locations in seven states, including California, Washington, Colorado, Indiana, Massachusetts, Texas and North Carolina.For more information about e-waste recycling and ERI, call 1-800-884-8466 or visit http://www.electronicrecyclers.com.
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