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>>Lindsay: WE ALL WANT TO DO
WHAT IS BEST FOR THE PLANET, BUT
WITH ALL THE TALK ABOUT THE
ENVIRONMENT, KNOWING WHERE TO
START CAN BE A BIT OVERWHELMING.
WITH EARTH DAY COMING UP THIS
SUNDAY, WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A
FEW SMALL IDEAS THAT WILL MAKE A
BIG DIFFERENCE FOR THE PLANET.
HERE TO SHARE SOME SIMPLE IDEAS
FOR GOING GREEN IS OUR VERY OWN
QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE, KELLY
DIEDRING-HARRIS.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE AGAIN.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S TALK ABOUT DOWNCYCLING.
WHAT IS IT AND WHAT IS IT
EXACTLY APPLIED TO?
SOME PEOPLE HEAR THAT WORD AND
THEY KIND OF LOOK AROUND IN
CONFUSION.
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
THERE'S TWO TYPES OF RECYCLING.
THERE ARE MANY.
THE TWO MAIN TYPES ARE
DOWNCYCLING AND UPCYCLING.
DOWNCYCLING BASICALLY MEANS
YOU'LL TAKE SOMETHING AND TURN
IT INTO SOMETHING OF LESSER USE,
MAYBE THE SAME BOTTLE.
MAYBE GLASS AND BACK TO GLASS.
ALUMINUM AND RETURN IT BACK TO
ALUMINUM.
SOMETHING THAT THE USE IS A
LITTLE BIT DOWN FROM WHAT IT WAS
ORIGINALLY.
>>Lindsay: IT'S ESSENTIALLY
TRADITIONAL RECYCLING.
>> UPCYCLING IS WHEN YOU TAKE
SOMETHING AND TURN IT INTO WHAT
I CONSIDER BETTER.
SO THAT WOULD BE LIKE JEWELRY OR
SOMETHING YOU'RE GOING TO REUSE.
THAT'S KIND OF THE DIFFERENCE.
BOTH ARE ESSENTIAL AND BOTH ARE
FANTASTIC.
>>Lindsay: OKAY.
LET'S GET INTO THE DOWNCYCLING,
BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS
ABOUT THIS THAT I SPECIFICALLY
HAVE.
I WAS ALWAYS TAUGHT TO SEPARATE
PLASTICS FROM CARDBOARD AND
WHATNOT AND GLASS.
AND YOU PUT IT OUT ON THE
STREET.
BUT THEN I SEE THE RECYCLING
TRUCK COME AND THEY DUMP IT INTO
ONE BIG CONTAINER.
I GET VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS.
SOME PLACES, THEY DON'T DO THAT.
>> IT'S FRUSTRATING AND THAT'S
WHY A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T
RECYCLE.
IT IS FRUSTRATING.
RECYCLING IS ALL LOCAL.
YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT.
YOUR COMMUNITY MIGHT NOT ASK YOU
TO SEPARATE THEM.
THOUGH YOU LEARNED MAYBE IN
ANOTHER COMMUNITY THAT YOU
SHOULD.
YOU'RE GOING THROUGH ALL THIS
WORK TO SEPARATE THEM.
YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR
MUNICIPALITY IS JUST THROWING IT
ALL INTO ONE BIG BIN.
>>Lindsay: IT STILL GETS
RECYCLED.
>> STILL GETS RECYCLED OVERALL.
THEY'LL SHUFFLE THROUGH IT AND
SEPARATE IT OUT.
>>Lindsay: A LOT OF WORK FOR
THEM.
>> IT IS.
IT JUST DEPENDS.
WHAT I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE IS TO
ACTUALLY CALL YOUR MUNICIPALITY
AND GET AS MUCH INFORMATION ON
WHAT KINDS OF THINGS YOU CAN
RECYCLE.
DO YOU NEED TO SEPARATE THEM?
LIKE, WITH MY MUNICIPALITY, I
HAVE TO SEPARATE CARDBOARD FROM
PLASTICS OR ALUMINUM.
BUT MY PLASTICS AND ALUMINUMS
CAN GO TOGETHER.
IT JUST DEPENDS.
THOUSANDS OF DIFFERENT METHODS
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
>>Lindsay: YOU CAN ALSO FIND A
LOT OF THAT INFORMATION ONLINE
AT LOCAL WEB SITES.
LOOK UP RECYCLING RULES FOR YOUR
COMMUNITY.
LET'S TALK ABOUT COMPUTERS AND
CELL PHONES.
>> THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE
ELECTRONICS TAKE UP A LOT OF
SPACE IN LANDFILLS AND CAN BE
VERY DAMAGING TO WILDLIFE.
ELECTRONICS MUST BE RECYCLED.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THE
COMPUTER, I'LL TAKE IT TO A BEST
BUY OR HOME DEPOT SOMEWHERE THAT
WILL ACTUALLY ACCEPT IT.
THEY'LL TAKE MY COMPUTER APART
AND RECYCLE OR REUSE WHAT THEY
CAN.
THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
>>Lindsay: MAKE SURE TO CLEAR
YOUR HARD DRIVE FIRST.
>> YES.
CELL PHONES CONTAIN COLTAN WHICH
IS MINED IN A FOREST WITH AN
ENDANGERED SPECIES OF GORILLA.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU RECYCLE
THE CELL PHONE SO WE CAN LESSEN
THE IMPACT ON THE FORESTS.
>>Lindsay: PLEASE RECYCLE YOUR
CELL PHONE.
>> THAT IS A BIG DEAL.
NOW, LET'S MOVE ON TO UPCYCLING.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE.
THIS IS JEWELRY ALL MADE FROM
RECYCLED MATERIALS.
THIS IS A BRACELET I WEAR ALL
THE TIME.
IT'S MADE OUT OF A BELT THAT WAS
BEING THROWN AWAY.
THIS IS A SCRABBLE TILE.
THAT'S ACTUALLY MY DOG'S
PHOTOGRAPH.
I GAVE THAT TO A JEWELER.
SHE PUT MY DOG'S PHOTOGRAPH ON A
SCRABBLE TILE AND INSTEAD OF A
LANDFILL, IT'S ON MY NECK.
>>Lindsay: WHEN YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT UPCYCLING, YOU'RE NOT
TALKING ABOUT MELTING DOWN THE
METALS.
>> TAKING SOMETHING THAT WOULD
NORMALLY GO IN A LANDFILL AND
REUSING IT.
YOU CAN SEE THIS WELCOME MAT.
THIS IS MADE FROM RECYCLED
TIRES.
THIS IS MY MOM'S WELCOME MAT.
SHE SAID IT IS THE BEST WELCOME
MAT SHE'S HAD IN HER LIFE.
SHE'S HAD IT TEN YEARS.
SO DURABLE.
NO RIPS OR TEARS.
>>Lindsay: SOME OF THE
REASONABLED PRODUCTS MIGHT COST
A LITTLE BIT MORE LIKE A WELCOME
MAT.
IF IT LASTS LONGER --
>> IT'S WELL WORTH IT AND DOING
SOMETHING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
WE ALL KNOW EARTH DAY IS COMING
UP.
>>Lindsay: WE HAVE A LOT OF
RECYCLED BAGS.
>> THIS IS MADE OUT OF A BIRD
SEED BAG.
THEY TOOK IT AND MADE ONE OF MY
FAVORITE PURSES.
THIS IS WEAVED PLASTIC BAG.
YOU CAN SEE THE SHOES.
THESE ARE ACTUALLY MADE OUT OF
RECYCLED YOGA MATS.
THEY RECYCLED THEM AND UPCYCLED
THEM.
THERE ARE THINGS LIKE CARPETS
THAT CAN BE RECYCLED.
>>Lindsay: WE'RE OUT OF TIME BUT
YOU CAN ALSO BUY RECYCLED TOILET
PAPER.
THEY USE OTHER PAPER.
LET'S MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR.
>> IT'S JUST BETTER FOR THE
FOREST.
>>Lindsay: GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HERE.
QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE.
FROM OUR QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE TO
A COUPONING QUEEN WHO IS
TEACHING US HOW TO LOAD UP ON
FREEBIES.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.