Posted May 8th, 2008 by admin
The eCycle Group Staff Foosball Tournament is underway (see bracket and video below) and the staff is going nuts. If you are looking for ways to keep your twenty-something employees happy, I recommend that you go out and buy a foosball table today. Our staff sprints to the table during every break and at lunch; […]
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Posted May 7th, 2008 by admin
Al Gore, chair of Generation Investment Management, has helped raise $683 million for a sustainable business investment fund. The fund, called the Climate Solutions Fund, will invest in green energy, sustainable construction, improved fossil fuel technology, and sustainable agriculture.
This means more money for positive solutions.
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Posted May 7th, 2008 by admin
The most recent issue of Good Magazine focuses on rising China and its similarities and differences with America. As a part of an interesting article profiling Chinese director Jia Zhang Ke, who received an official ban for his social commentary on the paradox’s of Chinese society, Good Magazine reviewed 8 Chinese films. Here’s what they […]
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Posted March 18th, 2008 by admin
Chris Jordan depicts epic mounds of discarded plastic bottles, fields of prison uniforms, and seas of ewaste. Each piece of art is an unfiltered snapshot of consumerism. The images depict such large volumes that they have to be meticulously edited in computer programs in order to accurately represent the shear mass of waste.
Watch the Bill […]
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Posted March 11th, 2008 by admin
Many people now recognize that our lifestyle choices have global repercussions. Greenhouse gases trap the earth’s heat in its lower atmosphere. Coal plants, household energy use, transportation and agricultural production all contribute to global warming. Some concerned groups have created free programs that help you calculate your family’s contribution to global warming. Once you know […]
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Posted March 11th, 2008 by admin
The first step is often the most overlooked. Choose the right box for your shipment
(see our article in this issue on oversized charges).
A good box should:
1. Be the proper size to hold 7-12 toners, 20-250 inkjets, or 10-150 cell phones.
2. Be made of durable, undamaged cardboard.
After choosing […]
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Posted March 11th, 2008 by admin
The non-profit College Scholarships created an entertaining and useful list of ways college students can save money.
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Posted March 11th, 2008 by admin
In 1969, one man said enough is enough. Senator Gaylord Nelson announced a grassroots campaign that would put the environment on the agenda at Capitol Hill. April 22 was meant to be an annual “nationwide environmental ‘teach-in’” and a “day of observance of environmental problems.”
Now, nearly 40 years later, Earth Day is the most observed […]
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Posted March 11th, 2008 by admin
Due to the ever increasing cost of shipping, and the creative charges that freight carriers apply to any box that doesn’t conform to their very specific requirements, eCycle Group is making a collector-wide appeal that you closely follow our guidelines on shipping.
We’ve recently learned that an additional $45.00 fee is applied to any single box […]
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Posted March 11th, 2008 by admin
American Heritage Dictionary’s List of 100 Words That Every High School Grad Should Know
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