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By Valentine's Day, most of us have long abandoned New Year resolutions. Here's one to keep: Buy Recycled!
A new national annual eventAmerica Recycles Dayhas begun to focus Americans on the importance of not just recycling, but also purchasing products made of recycled materials.
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries points
out that items tossed into the recycling bin are not really recycled until
they are remade into new products we actually buy. Commit yourself to these
resolutions and we'll all have a Happy New Year:
Shop at stores that carry recycled-content products.
Look for product labels that assure you of recycled content.
Find paper towels, lunch bags, facial tissue, and similar items made from
recycled paper.
Buy door mats, carpet padding, new carpeting, insulated
jackets, and sleeping bags made from recycled plastic beverage bottles.
Give handymen gifts of tools made from recycled metals.
Water your garden with hoses made from recycled rubber.
Scrub your pots and pans with scouring pads made from recycled plastic.
Resurface floors and countertops with recycled glass tiles.