Computer Resin Imprinted Products

I was contacted by the recycler of HP printers and copiers,about what kind of products we could make out of 100% post consumer resin. A very special type of plastic,we had to determine what kind of molds, heat and additives we would need. We experimented and discovered that the best kind of products we could do. We did our first run for EPA who was introducing electronic recycling a few years ago. Through our co ventures we were able to create a good line of products including, mugs,rulers,message clips,piggy banks,picture frames,note pad holder and license plate holders. Other products available on special run.

Recycled Dog

The Recycled Plastic Playhouse

Working on the artist playhouse made from our Aztec Plastic Lumber. This playhouse is to be auctioned off for the non profit Rocky Mountain Communities later this month at Children's Museum.

Rainbow Bread Bunny

A great way to recycle all those bread bags.

Plastic Bag Chair

A nice way recycle those unwanted plastic bags !

Target Violates Hazardous Waste Laws

Target

Target currently operates more than 200 retail stores and seven distribution centers in California. The retailer carries and handles hundreds of items with hazardous properties, including: bleach, paints, pesticides, aerosol products, oven cleaners and automotive products.

Under California law, Target is responsible for properly handling and disposing of products that are damaged during shipping or stocking, returned to the store by customers or removed because they are past their expiration date.

Target is also required under law to employ a licensed hazardous waste hauler to pick up the waste and transport it to a hazardous waste disposal facility. This ensures that hazardous waste will not end up at local landfills where toxic chemicals can seep into California's water supplies or emit dangerous gases.

Since 2001, however, local environmental health inspectors have served Target with more than 300 Notices of Violation (NOVs) for breaking California's hazardous waste control laws.

Is this end of CIWMB?

California "Governator" Takes Aim at Waste Board

Date: June 15, 2009

Source: News Room

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger again wants to eliminate the state's Integrated Waste management Board (CIWMB) as part of his campaign to address the state's $24.3 billion deficit. Proponents of the agency say that it has helped California cut its waste by 50 percent between 1989, when the agency was created, and 2005 and that much of its $235 million budget is funded by landfill taxes and fees on the sale of tires, televisions and other goods. Critics of CIWMB, which has six board members and a staff of about 450 employees, charge that the board positions are essentially parking spots for political cronies. The Governor argues that the money it receives and which is guided by state law to be allocated to waste and recycling related programs would be better spent elsewhere. He would like to eliminate the board and split its responsibilities between the Department of Conservation and Department of Toxic Substances Control. According to the Governor, "It is absurd for us to continue on as business as usual with those things when we have such limited amount of money," he said. "It's ludicrous to even debate this issue" (Matthew Yi, San Francisco Chronicle, June 14).