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Recycle This: Plastic Milk Containers

February 5, 2010 by EcoistPaige on February 5, 2010

Recycle This: Plastic Milk Containers

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Plastic milk jugs are usually coded as a number 2 plastic, which means they are highly recyclable. Most curbside recyclers take plastic milk containers and will later recycle them into laundry detergent bottles, pens, floor tiles, fencing and more. But if you’d prefer to be a bit more creativity you can recycle the container yourself.

Here are ten ideas on how to recycle that milk container.

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How to Reuse an Old Ice Cream Container

November 20, 2009 by EcoistPaige on November 20, 2009

How to Reuse an Old Ice Cream Container

One of the best things about recycling is you never have to say good bye.  Take ice cream, for instance.  Who wants to say good bye to ice cream?!?! 

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Go Green and Save Money: Personal Finance Advice

September 28, 2008 by TBFTBF on September 28, 2008

You may not have realized this quite yet, but personal finances and being environmentally conscious can go hand in hand. Going green is really trendy right now, so why not combine your environmentally-conscious savvy with your efforts to get your personal finances in order?

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Houston, We Have a Problem: Recycle This….Now!

August 5, 2008 by EcoistPaige on August 5, 2008

This week The New York Times reported that out of the thirty largest cities in the U.S., Houston is the lamest (our term, not the NYT’s) when

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Green Shoes, Ecostiletto, and Scrabfabulous: The Budget Ecoist

August 4, 2008 by Angela on August 4, 2008

The lowdown on the latest eco-friendly dish at The Budget Ecoist:

~ Have a passion for green fashion? Corso Como shoes might be just your thingR

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