water bottle recycling Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 11 Mar 2016 16:48:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 5 Single-Serve Items We Could Live Without (or Recycle) https://www.greenoptimistic.com/single-serve-items-recycle/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/single-serve-items-recycle/#respond Fri, 11 Mar 2016 16:48:07 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=59562 Although there has been an emphasis on the importance of recycling and many more people are recycling these days, there is much room to grow in reducing the amount of waste we generate and also reusing materials before simply throwing them away. In today’s developed society, over-consumption is the norm. With it comes an increase in the […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/single-serve-items-recycle/feed/ 0 59562 2011 Plastic Water Bottle Recycling Rate Jumps 20% https://www.greenoptimistic.com/2011-plastic-water-bottle-recycling-rate-jumps-20-20130222/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/2011-plastic-water-bottle-recycling-rate-jumps-20-20130222/#respond Fri, 22 Feb 2013 06:18:08 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=33852 According to the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA), the Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) water bottle recycling rate increased over the past year. The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) reported that 38.6% of plastic water bottles were recycled in the US in 2011, making a 20% leap from the 2010 rate of 32.25%. The 2011 […]

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