Highland Park Environment

Recycling

Waste in the Environment

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Earlier this summer, we were in Arcadia National Park and read the information below in the Acadia National Park “Beaver Log”.
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If you leave litter behind, how long does it take to break down? You mights be surprised.
Glass Bottle  ……………. 1 million years
Fishing Line ……………… 600 years
Plastic Bottle ……………. 450 years
Disposable Diaper ……… 450 years
Aluminum Can [...]

Your Impact on the Ocean!!!

Monday, May 18th, 2009

We were recently in Cape May, NJ for a birding weekend and came across this sign at a shop on Sunset Beach, Cape May Point. It outlines how long it takes man’s trash to degrade in the ocean. A disposable diaper (not biodegradable) has an estimated lifetime in the ocean of an astounding 450 [...]

Packing Peanuts Find a Home at Last

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

One big hole in most recycling programs is those lumpy white beads that come in so many shipments to you. Fortunately, some of the shipping and packing stores will take them for reuse. For one, the Highland Park UPS Store (55 Raritan Avenue) will take your leftover clean polystyrene packing beads (peanuts) for reuse. Remember, [...]