Monday, November 3, 2008

“Go Green” Tip of the Week

The Basics of Recycling Plastic
In the early 1900s, Leo Baekeland, a Belgian scientist living in the state of New York, invented plastic. This invention caused a lot of excitement—not only did it turn out to be clean, inexpensive and strong—but it proved to be long lasting. In fact, it is so long lasting that it may never go away. Getting rid of plastic waste creates environmental concerns and problems.

Click here to read more about recycling plastic.

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