I have been a huge fan of GoGo squeeZ for YEARS! While I don’t have children I love their products because they are super tasty and perfect for on the go. I make it a point to have one or two pouches in my purse at all times for when I get hangry on the go. GoGo squeeZ has a huge product line to choose from and truly I don’t think they are just for kids!

Park Slopers are putting your butts to work — to save the planet! Honchos of the nabe’s Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District installed special receptacles along the thoroughfare where puffing passersby can toss used cigarettes, which are then sent to a company that recycles the otherwise forgotten filth into functional goods, according to a street cleaner that works with the organization.

If you've been a parent for more than six months, you probably have baby gear stashed in the top of your closet or attic or storage or, well, you get the idea. For some of us, it stays there until another baby needs it, or until it's time for a spring clean, neighborhood yard sale, or donation run. Many of us save car seats for years, "just in case," but can you return an expired car seatwhen you don't need it anymore?

Hickey's Music Center in Ithaca is hosting a free guitar string recycling event to recycle old and used guitar strings on Saturday, November 18 at 10:00 a.m.

Park Slopers are putting your butts to work — to save the planet! Honchos of the nabe’s Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District installed special receptacles along the thoroughfare where puffing passersby can toss used cigarettes, which are then sent to a company that recycles the otherwise forgotten filth into functional goods, according to a street cleaner that works with the organization.

Contact lenses revolutionized the world of vision care back in 1971 when the first mass-produced soft lenses were introduced by Bausch + Lomb, adding an extra bit of convenience for those in need of vision correction. However, even though the materials they are made with are generally composed of recyclable plastic and/or foil, they are too small for most standard recycling centers. Today, Bausch + Lomb is looking to change that with their  ONE by ONE recycling program, which gives consumers a quick and easy way to recycle their contact lenses, blister packs, and foil, free of charge. We spoke with Gina Wesley, O.D., an optometrist from Complete Eye Care in Minnesota and a proponent of the program, about the initiative and what it means for the future of sustainable eye care.

Did you know that November 15th is America Recycles Day - a national initiative to keep America beautiful? Our library is proud to do its part and you can too by recycling paper, plastic, cardboard, glass, foil and metal. Just drop your clean recyclables into one of the bins throughout the library; these are located near the exits in Brody Learning Commons (BLC) and Milton S. Eisenhower Library (MSEL) and near stairwells. Paper and cardboard go into blue bins, while all other recyclables go in green bins.

Oak Brook, Ill. — Lightweighting and growing use of recycled content increase the need to tightly control the PET blow molding process, consultant Mike Urquhart said.

Takeaways from Terracycle, mad scientists of recycling, from 15 years of working with global consumer brands Tom Szaky, the Hungarian-born CEO and founder of TerraCycle, dreams of chewing gum, cigarette butts and ocean plastic. His Trenton, New Jersey-based company aims to accelerate the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution, a breakthrough in materials science, energy storage and other technologies, by cleaning up after heaps of waste and inventing inputs for items spurned by ordinary recyclers.