Blog posts page 2
Posted on Tuesday, January 26, 2016
By:
J.P. Mascaro & Sons
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The process of commercial composting
produces a variety of undesirable byproducts unless facilitated responsibly in
a state-of-the-art indoor facility.By now, most of us have a good grasp on the features,
benefits and methods of composting our own food scraps and yard waste at home. It
is an environmentally-responsible behavior that provides a useful product for
our gardens, and is a great...
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Tagged:Green, Sustainability, Compost, Composting, Organic, Wastewater, Biosolids, Compostable, Food scraps, Organic waste, Grass clippings
Posted on Saturday, January 9, 2016
By:
J.P. Mascaro & Sons
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Recycling
You may
have been lead to believe that solid-waste incineration is a “landfill-free”
solution, but the facts burn far brighter!Contrary to what you may have been told, incineration is far
from being a “landfill-free” solid-waste disposal option of choice. Did you
know that approximately 25% of the waste delivered to
incinerators winds up in a landfill? That’s a...
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Tagged:Green, Recycle, Recycling, Education, Sustainability, Landfill-Free, Incineration, Landfills, Environment, Solid Waste, Trash, Garbage
Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2015
By:
J.P. Mascaro & Sons
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Five years later, we take time for a
walk in the Danielle
Ruiz-Murphy Recreational Dog Park and Horse Rescue to look back with our
four-legged friends.Imagine a place
where your beloved four legged friend can run free! A place where dogs can play
off leash and be able to freely make friends with other dogs. Well, in Berks
County this place is a reality.In 2010, we
were honored to...
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Tagged:Giving, Community, Giving Back, Donation
Posted on Tuesday, November 10, 2015
By:
J.P. Mascaro
Categories:
Recycling
You hear it all the time, “Live more sustainably!” and “Save the environment!” What do they all really mean?Sustainability is considered to be the healthy & productive maintenance of something; the capacity to endure (indefinitely). We’re depleting resources on a daily basis – from nature, to energy and water. Sustainability serves up the goal of reducing our...
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Tagged:Green, Recycle, Recycling, Sustainability
Posted on Tuesday, October 6, 2015
By:
J.P. Mascaro & Sons
Categories:
Recycling
It’s easy to forget about your waste once it’s dropped
down the discreetly designed garbage pale. You probably don’t think twice as
you throw away your uneaten food, wrappers, cups, utensils, and paper napkins
when eating out. Each week, garbage
companies pick up the contents of your family’s waste and haul it away. Over 71
million tons of paper annually, over...
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Tagged:Recycle, Recycling
Posted on Wednesday, August 26, 2015
By:
J.P. Mascaro
Categories:
Recycling
Each year, parents across the country dedicate to sending their children back to school with the latest and greatest - a new trendy backpack, shiny, crisp notebooks, a fresh box of unsharpened pencils. This season, hold on to the green rules you already know: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.
Wherever possible, reuse what you already have. Invest in the backpack you know will last, and...
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Tagged:Green, Recycle, Recycling, Education, School, Sustainability, Environment, Kids, Green Schools, blue bins
Posted on Wednesday, August 26, 2015
By:
J.P. Mascaro
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We choose one day of the year to honor this planet we call home; but it’s worthy of so much more than a single day of celebration!
There are constant reminders to take a stand against the ways we harmfully impact our environment, but how often is what we say enacted?
It’s important to remember that you don’t need to make the change in an instant, you can...
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Tagged:Green, Recycle, Recycling