No. Not so much. Local recycling centers will not accept products with food grease on them. There’s also some concern about germs and such. PLUS many paper towel products are made with some sort of recycled fiber which shorten the same said fibers and makes them harder to recycle.

Better choices than paper towels…

Cloth napkins for meals.
Rags, old tee-shirts, old socks, microfiber towels, and so on for cleaning.
A plate for microwaving foods – you know how many times I see folks put food on a flipping paper towel then microwave it? It’s such a waste.

IF you must purchase paper towels, only [...]

Post from: Blisstree

Can you recycle paper towels?

continue reading.....

New York City plans to train one thousand superintendents on green buildings this year. City managers of commercial and high-rise residential buildings now have the chance reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the city on a sky high level.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg took part in the program, “One Year, One Thousand Green Supers” which was also approved by the U.S. Green Building Council and the Building Performance Institute. It’s also made possible by the Thomas Shortman Training Fund. This is part of NYC’s huge goal to reduce their building-generated carbon footprint.

Read more of this story »

continue reading.....