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February 20, 2017

5 Unbelievable Useful Products Made Out of Trash

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Fact The first ever recorded reuse of waste paper dates back to 1031 in Japan.

If you’re trying to incorporate green products into your life and contribute to preserving the environment you must recycle and reuse.

We have put together the ultimate list of useful products your garbage can be turned into.

  1. 1. Toys
    1. a. Green Toys, Inc.
    2. b. Made with 100% recycled plastic materials such as milk jugs.
    3. c. Other plastic materials used include yogurt cups whenever needed.
    4. d. Toys are made without:
      1. – Paint
      2. – Screws
      3. – Glue
      4. – Batteries
    5. e. Green Toys has recycled approximately 46,380,366 milk jugs.
  2. 2. Car Batteries
    1. a. NAPA Auto Parts
    2. b. All of the materials in a car battery are 100% recyclable.
    3. c. The Plastic, the lead and the acid are all recycled.
    4. d. Lead Acid Batteries (98%) are the most recyclable reclaimed material among:
      1. – Tires 85%
      2. – Paper 63%
      3. – Aluminum Cans 58%
      4. – Glass Bottles 41%
    5. e. “New” batteries contain 60% – 80% recycled lead and plastic.
  3. 3. Decks
    1. a. Trex Decks
    2. b. Made with 95% recycled materials such as:
      1. – Wood
      2. – Sawdust
      3. – Plastic Film
    3. c. Trex saves 400 million pounds of plastic film and wood from landfills each year.
    4. d. Materials that can be turned into Trex Decks:
      1. – Grocery bags
      2. – Bread bags
      3. – Case overwrap
      4. – Dry cleaning bags
      5. – Newspaper sleeves
      6. – Ice bags
      7. – Wood pellet bags
      8. – Ziploc and other re-sealable bags
      9. – Produce bags
      10. – Bubble wrap
      11. – Salt bags
      12. – Cereal bags
  4. 4. Kitchen Tools
    1. a. Preserve
    2. b. Made with 100% recycled #5 (polypropylene) plastic
    3. c. All Preserve products are:
      1. – Made in the USA
      2. – Recycled through “Gimme 5” program
      3. – BPA free
      4. – Dishwasher safe
      5. – Melamine free
      6. – Created with B Corp Standards
    4. d. Kitchen tools include:
      1. – Serving bowl
      2. – Colanders
      3. – Cutting boards
      4. – Mixing bowls
      5. – Measuring cups
    5. e. #5 Plastics Polypropylene (PP) Include:
      1. – Food containers
      2. – Medicine containers
      3. – Straws
      4. – Bottle caps
      5. – Britta filters
      6. – Rubbermaid
      7. – Opaque plastic containers
      8. – Including baby bottles
  5. 5. Rain Jackets
    1. a. Columbia
    2. b. OutDry Extreme ECO Shell rain jacket
    3. c. Made with 100% recycled products including:
      1. – Plastic from at least 21 discarded water bottles.
    4. d. No dyes are used; the jacket is only available in white:
      1. – This saves over 13 over 13 gallons of water per garment.
    5. e. It’s eco-friendly and waterproof.

Sources:

http://www.greentoys.com/

http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/eco-tourism/sponsorstory/recycling-car-batteries-whats-old-new-infographic

http://knowhow.napaonline.com/bring-dead-car-battery-back-life-recycle/

http://www.mnn.com/your-home/at-home/sponsorstory/7-things-you-probably-didn-t-know-can-be-made-from-recycled-plastic

http://www.trex.com/

https://www.preserveproducts.com

https://www.lifewithoutplastic.com/store/common_plastics_no_1_to_no_7#.WIZDFLYrJTY

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