1-800-Recycling.com, an interactive nationwide website dedicated to enhancing and democratizing the consumer recycling experience, has published a feature article on its blog helping consumers to throw a more environmentally responsible and recycling-ready New Year’s party this holiday season.
The article, titled “How to Make Your Party Recycle Friendly” (http://1800recycling.com/2009/12/party- recycle-friendly/) shares suggestions about getting your big bash recycle-ready without getting too overbearing for your guests. The piece offers tips about making greening your party easier and using recycled goods during the festivities. It even has some clever suggestions regarding earth responsible post-party cleanup.
“At 1-800-Recycling.com, we are all about helping people achieve their recycling goals and living a greener lifestyle in general,” 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. “New Year’s Eve parties are fun, but can be quite wasteful. This piece on our site was written to help those of us throwing parties to be more sustainable about the process so everyone can have a greener new year without taking away any of the fun of celebrating.”
1-800-Recycling.com features an archive of original 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 “Recycling Locator” tool to find a recycling location 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.