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Kids Go Green: Waste Less | PBS LearningMedia

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Learn about kids who are helping the environment by reducing waste in their school. This Cyberchase-presented video features P.S. 110's Green Team who is helping their school recycle and compost more. P.S.

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Conserving Non-Renewable Resources | PBS LearningMedia

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Learn why it is important to be careful when using non-renewable resources in this video from CYBERCHASE. Students discover that most electricity currently comes from burning gas, oil, and coal, which are all resources that cannot be replaced once they are consumed.

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Visiting a Recycling Plant | PBS LearningMedia

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About half of the paper we use in our daily lives has been recycled. The process begins when paper is picked up from a recycling bin and taken to a sorting facility, where items are separated and baled.

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Cyberchase | Reduce, Reuse, Recycle | PBS LearningMedia

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By practicing the reducing, reusing and recycling, we can cut our trash by significant amounts and lower our impact on landfills and the planet.

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Cyberchase . Games . Space Waste Odyssey | PBS KIDS

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Fly through cyberspace collecting and sorting trash.

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Into the Outdoors | 2018

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THE LATEST

IMPORTANT CORONAVIRUS NOTICE:

Eco-Cycle CHaRM (and our friends at Resource Central) will be OPEN tomorrow, Tuesday 10/13/20!

Get all the latest updates at ecocycle.org/latest-updates

The Boulder County Hazardous Materials Management Facility is OPEN as of Wednesday, June 3rd. Click here for more information about hours, safety protocols, making an appointment and more.

The Eco-Cycle/City of Boulder Center for Hard-to-Recycle Materials (CHaRM) to reopen to the public beginning Tuesday, April 28, 2020.

Please Observe New Covid-19 Protocols:

Given the high degree of customer/staff interaction at the Eco-Cycle/City of Boulder Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM), the facility has been closed in compliance with the City of Boulder's local emergency declaration and efforts to avoid the spread of COVID-19. However, the CHaRM is OPEN with strict new protocols to serve the community while limiting exposure between and among customers and staff.

All visitors to the CHaRM will be required to:

Place electronics you're dropping off for recycling in the very back of your vehicle (trunk or truck bed) so they can be easily accessed by our staff while maintaining a safe distance. Vehicles not adhering to this requirement will be asked to exit the CHaRM yard, relocate their electronics, and come through the line again. Otherwise, please follow instructions from our Blue Star Recyclers partners for unloading your own vehicle.

Wear a mask or face covering at all times (our staff will do the same)

Pay with credit card ONLY with a self-pay system (NO cash or checks will be accepted)

Observe 6-foot distancing areas marked off around drop-off bins

Stay in your car to wait your turn until customers in front of you have cleared the area around a drop-off bin you wish to use

Unload your own vehicles (please bring help if needed, as our staff has been directed to maintain a 6-foot distance)

Please read signs guiding you through our new transaction processes

We look forward to seeing you and serving your hard-to-recycle needs! Please visit www.ecocycle.org/charm for a full list of materials accepted, as well as prices. Please email recycle@ecocycle.org or call 303-444-6634 with questions.

NOTE: The Resource Central Yard, adjacent to the Eco-Cycle CHaRM, is run by Resource Central and will be observing a different schedule and timeline. Please visit resourcecentral.org for updates.

YOU can recycle more types of plastics in Boulder County than ever before!

The Boulder County Recycling Center, operated by Eco-Cycle, has completed major upgrades. That means the publicly-owned facility now accepts more types of plastics for recycling - something the public has been requesting for a long time!

Hey Longmont! Got recycling questions?

Let us know-your question could be featured in the Times-Call!

Eco-Cycle Videos

Did you know? Going for Zero Waste is one of the fastest ways communities can help fight climate change.

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Eco-Cycle CHaRM (and our friends at Resource Central) will be OPEN tomorrow, Tuesday 10/13/20! Get all the latest updates at ecocycle.org/latest-updates The Boulder County Hazardous Materials Management Facility is OPEN as of Wednesday, June 3rd. Click here for more information about hours, safety protocols, making an appointment and more.

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Oakland Recycles

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<p>Learn about recycling in Oakland in a fun way with our brand new Recycle Right Challenge!! waste sorting game. Sort materials correctly and win fun items to build your own digital park!</p>

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Learn about recycling in Oakland in a fun way with our brand new Recycle Right Challenge!! waste sorting game. Sort materials correctly and win fun items to build your own digital park!

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Miranda Paul | Amazon | 2015
NOT #OwnVoices

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Linda Elovitz Marshall | 2016
Amazon

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The Soda Bottle School: A True Story of Recycling, Teamwork, and One Crazy Idea

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The Soda Bottle School: A True Story of Recycling, Teamwork, and One Crazy Idea

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Laura Kutner | 2014
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ZOOM | Making Recycled Paper | PBS LearningMedia

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Recent Environmental Protection Agency studies have shown that 0.9 metric tons of recycled paper saves 17 trees, 26,500 liters of water, 27 kilograms of pollution, 2.5 cubic meters of landfill space, and enough energy to power the average American home for six months.

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Life of a Can is a recycling education program that allows your students to explore this question and many more! Your students will be empowered to make a positive difference in their communities as they explore the never-ending lifecycle of a recycled aluminum can.

Students can be defenders of the planet, just like National Hockey League defenseman Andrew Ference, who highlights the power of recycling in the video, What's One Can. After viewing the video, your class CAN explore how recycling saves energy, investigate their impact on the environment, and examine the properties and structures of aluminum. Finally, extend the learning at home with a scavenger hunt that illuminates the potential energy saved from aluminum recycling.

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Life of a Can is a recycling education program that allows your students to explore this question and many more! Your students will be empowered to make a positive difference in their communities as they explore the never-ending lifecycle of a recycled aluminum can.

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Click below to learn about the life of a can. 👇🏽

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Waste Management

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What Is Recycling & What to Recycle | WM

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Have you ever wondered what is recycling or what can you recycle? Learn how to recycle the right way with our tips, bust popular recycling myths, and become an expert recycler.

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Conserve Energy Future

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This is how long everyday plastic items last in the ocean

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This is how long everyday plastic items last in the ocean

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World Economic Forum | 2018

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This is how long everyday plastic items last in the ocean

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Single-use man-made items like plastic bottles and disposable diapers can take up to 500 years to break down in the ocean. But governments are starting to fight back against global plastic pollution.

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Bryson Recycling

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Recycling is easy to do and really can make a difference.

Recycling conserves resources

When we recycle, materials are converted into new products, reducing the need to consume natural resources which will help to protect natural habitats for the future.

Recycling saves energy

Using recycled materials in the manufacturing process uses considerably less energy than that required for producing new products from raw materials.

Recycling helps protect the environment

Recycling reduces the need for extracting, refining and processing raw materials all of which create air and water pollution.

As recycling saves energy it also reduces greenhouse gas emissions, which helps to tackle climate change.

Recycling reduces landfill

When we recycle, recyclable materials are reprocessed into new products, and as a result the amount of rubbish sent to landfill sites decreases which reduces emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas.

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Why Should We Recycle? | Bryson Recycling

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Recycling is easy to do and really can make a difference. When we recycle, materials are converted into new products, reducing the need to consume natural resources which will help to protect natural habitats for the future. Using recycled materials in the manufacturing process uses considerably less energy than that required for producing new products from raw materials.