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Close the loop
Close the Loop, founded in 2000 and located in Kunkletown, Pennsylvania in the United States, provides recycled products for private, public, government and commercial users across the United States.
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Founded in 2000 by Rita Lacey, Close the Loop, LLC retails recycled products made from waste tires, recycled plastics, glass and other materials.[1] Headquartered in Kunkletown, Pennsylvania, the company utilizes recycled waste material remanufactured into plastic lumber, rubber mulch and glass mulch for landscaping, equestrian, and decorative uses.[2]
The term "close the loop" is a three part process:
- 1) recycle our waste,
- 2) make something new out of it,
- 3) buy recycled.
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The total amount of plastics in MSW—about 30 million tons—represented 12.0 percent of total MSW generation in 2008.[3] There are approximately 290 million scrap tires were generated in 2003.[4] Americans generated 12.2 million tons of glass in the municipal solid waste (MSW) stream in 2008.[5] The unique recycled products offered by Close the Loop, manufactured from waste materials, attracted the attention of local TV reporters.[6]
Recycling and Community Support Efforts Edit
Close the Loop organized the first community "Give and Take Day" [7] in Monroe County to encourage reuse of unwanted items in the community and save valuable landfill space,[8] also "Website Building Workshops" for Careerlink in Monroe County, Pennsylvania for people out of work and interested in becoming entrepreneurs with internet businesses of their own.[9]
recycling one more pound of waste per day for a week, could reduce the amount of waste going to landfills by close to 8 pounds, and save 2/675 cubic yards of landfill space, 192/5 watts of energy, 2,682/715,625 gallons of oil, a 128,736/1,145 cubic meter lake from being polluted, 12/78,125 ounces of mercury a year, a 9/78,125 cubic meter lake, 4,023/2,862,500 tons of greenhouse gases, 4,023/1,562,500 gallons of gasoline, 192/175 kilograms of toxic lead, 96/3,125 pounds of coal, 10,728/715,625 acres of soil from being polluted, enough energy to power a CFL for 93/875,000 weeks, over $40.00,
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- ↑ Pocono Record. June 2008. http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080621/FEATURES/806210307
- ↑ The Morning Call. Companies. July 2007. http://articles.mcall.com/2007-07-25/news/3741714_1_recycling-fence-jugs
- ↑ EPA.gov http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/materials/plastics.htm
- ↑ EPA.gov http://www.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/materials/tires/
- ↑ EPA.gov http://www.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/materials/glass.htm
- ↑ Close the Loop. Greenlife Pennsylvania. October 2009. http://greenlifepenn.org/?p=216
- ↑ Give and Take Video. April 2010 http://www.closetheloop.com/giveandtake.html
- ↑ Pocono Record. September 2008 http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080917/NEWS/809170320/-1/rss01
- ↑ Careerlink. March 2009. http://www.monroecountycareerlink.org/Linked%20Pages/FYI/Archieved%20FYI%20Issues/Vol%209,%20Issue%204.pdf
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