Green Options » Roswell http://greenoptions.com/tag/roswell Posts tagged 'Roswell' Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:00:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Atlanta-Area Recycling Event with a Side of Greenwashing http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/04/07/atlanta-area-recycling-event-with-a-side-of-greenwashing/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/04/07/atlanta-area-recycling-event-with-a-side-of-greenwashing/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:00:56 +0000 Becky Striepe http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/04/07/atlanta-area-recycling-event-with-a-side-of-greenwashing/
Who knew you could even recycle Styrofoam? Sure, recycling the stuff is better than tossing it into a landfill. Every bit of this petroleum product that’s recycled is a bit less made from new materials. We shouldn’t see this as a green light to stock up on the packing peanuts, though, like Styrocyclers, the recycling company handling the Styrofoam at the Roswell event seems to advocate.

The Roswell Recycling Center and Styrocyclers will hold a one-day polystyrene, or Styrofoam, recycling event on Saturday, May 2 from 8am to 2pm. They’re only accepting polystyrene packaging. Egg cartons, plates, takeout containers, and cups can’t be recycled.

While researching about the event, I came across this little gem on the Styrocyclers website (emphasis mine):

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