Goal For The Green

The world hasn’t gone to hell in a handbag yet, but scary statistics about pollution and climate change do need to be taken seriously. According to Cleanair.org, each year Americans throw away enough paper and plastic products to wrap around the equator three times, and the oil from one oil change is enough to contaminate a million gallons of fresh water. Paying attention to details and making small changes in our daily lives can make a sizable impact over time.

Recycle Your Cellphone

Your electronic gadgets are pricey because many require precious metals like gold, silver and palladium to work. These precious metals require huge, energy-sucking, toxic mining operations to be extracted, and the outcome isn’t pretty. Gold mines have been equated to nuclear waste dumps in terms of environmental damage, and they’re largely unnecessary. There are 100 to 130 million cellphones carelessly tossed away each year; the amount of wasted precious metals from them equates to more than some gold producing nations. Do the world a huge favor and recycle your out-of-date cellphone.

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Outsource Printing and Scanning

A report by an Australian air researcher revealed that the particulates from many household printers and scanners may be as dangerous as cigarette smoke. Even limited exposure can lodge in the lungs and cause anything from irritation to cancer. The lasers present in some scanners can pose radiation threats and expose you to harmful ultraviolet light. These products require many of the same precious, toxically-mined metals as your cell phone. As technology expands, there is much less need for printers, so a quick run to Kinkos beats buying and breathing printer ink. When it comes to your scanning needs, it’s easier and less expensive to outsource. Let the professionals scan your documents, photos and slides to digital.

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Cold Water for Your Clothes

Your clothes do not need to be washed in hot water. This is one of the easiest ways you can possibly go green. With the literal turn of a dial you can conserve wads of energy each year. Product-giant Procter and Gamble authorities remarked that if every American used cold water in washing machines, enough energy would be saved to light 2.5 million homes for an entire year. Go cold; your pink laundry won’t care.

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Ditch Bad Bottle Habits

You’ve heard it before, yet plastic bottle sales are still going strong. Stop using disposable plastic bottles. Stop today. National Geographic reports that we use 7 billion gallons of bottled water every year; many of them contribute to the destruction of the ocean and soil. What you don’t probably know is that over 1 million barrels of oil is required to produce the “convenient” little bottles, enough to fuel 100,000 cars for a whole year. Instead of contributing to this industry, use a water filter or simply buy huge bottles that last a very long time.

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In the Valcucine Milan Brera space, during the Milan Design Week – April 9-13, 2013, 10:00Am-10:00PM, it will be possible to enjoy a direct experience of the elements that have always strongly distinguished Valcucine’s DNA: the handicraft expertise of the workmanship, the information that accompanies the company’s transparency, the research and analysis into materials and superior quality that make Valcucine special and unique.

In a previous post of mine, A 100% Recyclable Kitchen  you will notice the rigorous, minimalist, ergonomic design of the Invitrum kitchens. The attention to eco-sustainability lives in perfect harmony with natural materials and with precious handicraft workmanship, as you will notice in the video below.

No other company in the world can boast units as special as those produced by Valcucine. Technology and craftsmanship coupled together with the special attention to details are some of  the secrets that make Valcucine’s products fully resistant and reliable as years go by, guaranteeing their long life and use.

Wall units and those with coplanar, sliding doors are inspired by and designed following the concept of lightness. They offer a revolutionary interpretation of kitchen ergonomics and the Invitrum base units are the first 100% recyclable base units in glass and aluminum. The Living Valcucine base units make it possible to harmonize the design of the living room area with that of the kitchen. With the option to use the copious cupboard unit that has coplanar sliding doors, it is now possible to customize your kitchen and make it totally unique by means of an artistic and handicraft decor.

While the clean and ergonomic design may not suit everyone’s taste, one thing is certain, it is beautiful, and it is green.  You now have the option to purchase, assemble, disassemble and reuse your 100% recyclable kitchen. It is a wise investment to be able to take your kitchen with you when or if you move, making it money well spent and greenbacks in your wallet.

For more than 40 years, General Kinematics equipment solutions, has pioneered the application of vibratory separation through products such as their FINGER-SCREEN™ and DE-STONER® Air Classifier, both which efficiently sort and separate recyclables using low energy and low labor requirements.

English: A schematic of a sorting machine for domestic waste, based on an image in the book “Energie en grondstoffen in de toekomst” by Robbin Kerrod. The machine can be used in countries where non-organicly degradable, unsorted (at the source) domestic waste is placed in trash bags and picked up by the local garbage men. Permission was granted by Robin Kerrod for the use of the image. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

General Kinematics can help you get started in efficiently recovering recyclable materials through their proven vibratory, mechanical, optical, and manual sorting systems.  Their equipment is superior and is designed to quickly divert valuable material from waste. GK is available around the world, so no matter which markets your company serves, they can provide the highest level of support and know-how available.

GK uses the latest technology combined with the most knowledgeable applications and technical engineers in the industry to create new products and solutions for solving your processing issues. They also  design complete systems for material recovery, or they will work with your system provider to supply their proven vibratory sorting solutions to best increase your sorting efficiency.

You may be asking-  What do you do once you collect all this material?

As more and more counties, cities, corporations, and individuals are finding the value in the collection and recovery of renewable resources through recycling, new processing and environmental challenges emerge. General Kinematics, is uniquely positioned to help you create new solutions to solve the most difficult processing problems, and increase your overall recovery rate and profits.

There is no need to look any further than GK Recycling, for the best in recycling recovery equipment. General Kinematics, combines innovative technologies with the production process insight and creativity to deliver engineered solutions that enhance your production processes. They strive to  provide their customers a competitive advantage. You can be assured that, General Kinematics has the expertise and knowledge to respond to your objectives for efficient, dependable processing packages, and for processing bulk materials. GK solutions takes pride in the fact that they can heat, cool, coat, convey, feed, elevate, agglomerate, grind, and so much more.  Best of all, they can do all of this while reducing energy consumption, maintenance, and downtime for their customers.

Look to General Kinematics for all your vibrating equipment and machinery.  They offer the best there is in Foundry equipment, Recycling equipment, Mining equipment, Bulk Processing equipment, and Part and Services.  They take pride in helping you turn your investments into profits, while offering you superior quality products. They are working toward creating many more green tomorrows for everyone.