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ELIMINATING THE IDEA OF WASTE®

Los alumnos del “Virgen de la Esperanza” desarrollan el programa “Recapacicla”

La Brigada de Elementos de Escritura recogerá los elemnetos desechados y entregará el importe recibido a una ONG El IES “ Virgen de la Esperanza” pone en marcha el programa “ Recapacicla” de la Junta de Andalucía, a través de proyectos interdisciplinares en las Aulas Avance, Diversificación y Bilingüismo, dedicando los centros de interés de este trimestre a la Ecología, Reciclaje y Medio Ambiente y campaña en todo el centro.

RecycleMania kicks off two-month-long recycling competition

The recycling mania at Penn has officially begun. From February 5 through March 31, Penn will compete in the 2012 RecycleMania Tournament, a recycling competition held annually between over 600 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. Penn’s student Eco-Reps are the main voices of the competition on campus and will be promoting it over the course of the next eight weeks. Coming off last year’s final University-wide recycling rate of 28.94 percent — about one percent off the target goal of 30 percent — Penn is now aiming for 32 percent.

The Impact of Gamification

Gamification.org defines gamification as "the concept of applying game-design thinking to non-game applications to make them more fun and engaging." In gamification study, regularly used game design techniques and mechanics are defined and introduced into atypical game scenarios. An example is the game Trash Tycoon where the player has been left behind in a city abandoned because of its extreme garbage problem. The player takes time to build a trash collecting empire that incorporates recycling and organic trash collection solutions often seen in real-life situations. The game employs the popular game mechanic of community collaboration as it is played on Facebook.

How To Recycle | 2012 Market Facts

TerraCycle, an award-winning company that specializes in recycling hard-to-recycle waste, wants to help small businesses achieve their green initiatives while giving back to the community. If your company signs up to a TerraCycle "Brigade" and begins collecting specific items such as Scotch tape dispensers, toner cartridges, pens, drink pouches, potato chip bags and more, TerraCycle will process those items and your company can earn money for the school or charity of your choice.

TerraCycle Valentine's Day Craft Idea

LOVE THE PLANET THIS VALENTINE’S DAY Celebrate with Eco Games and Gifts from Upcycling Pioneer TerraCycle Love it or loathe it, Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching. Some are planning romantic dates with their longtime sweetheart. Some are planning to finally ask out their crush at recess. Regardless of your plans this Valentine’s Day, TerraCycle has sweet ways to celebrate that are good for the planet, good for the wallet and good for you. While cleaning up trash doesn’t seem like a romantic way to spend the day, you can celebrate the holiday and effect real-world change with special Valentine’s Day items, products and decorations in Trash Tycoon, Facebook’s first upcycling game from Guerillapps and TerraCycle. In the game, you can clean up trash and upcycle it to fun products like necklaces, Valentine’s Day cards and heart shaped wreaths to send to friends or to decorate your town. Players’ hearts will swell because Trash Tycoon creates positive social impact by donating 10% of in-game dollars to environmental projects sponsored by CarbonFund.org.