NEW!  FitPop® Funnels are completely redesigned to be better than ever.  Now FitPop® fits perfectly into almost any standard plastic bottle, including spray bottles.  The new design fits so snugly, the funnel will even remain in place if the bottle is turned upside-down!

FitPop® Funnels make it easy to manage your bulk purchases, and they are now made from 100% recycled polypropylene plastic (PP #5 from recycled bottle caps).  Help the earth (and yourself) when you REUSE containers and avoid messy spills when refilling. 

The unique design makes FitPop® the perfect companion for refilling your hand soap, cleaning agents, cooking oil, plant food, soda bottles, liquid detergent, spray bottles and much more.

Weisenbach Recycled Products is now offering spray bottles, too!  Made from post-consumer recycled HDPE (the plastic from used milk jugs).  These bottles are excellent for your custom mix of non-toxic household cleaners or other mixtures suitable for a spray bottle.  Now available in 2 sizes, 24oz and 32oz.  Both sizes can be ordered with custom labels to showcase your logo, message, or your own special recipe. 

Pair these bottles with the FitPop® Funnel to make the perfect promotional item for your upcoming pollution prevention event.

Call 1-800-778-5420 to order.

Pollution Prevention Week is September 20-26th!

        

 
Just visit RecyclingIsCool.com between now and September 6, and enter the promotional code "2010summer" at check-out to receive a 10% discount off the price of your merchandise!

At RecyclingIsCool.com you will find all sorts of recycled and earth-friendly tools, like the Snap& Pour® spout set, which prevents pollution by allowing for mess-free pouring, and great treasures such as certificate frames made from reclaimed circuit boards, recycled pens & pencils, recycled glass pieces and so much more.

There is also a wide selection of close-out and reduced merchandise.  With our cool summer discount code, you can save even more!  Don't forget the code: 2010summer

        

This will be the 20th annual conference for the organization.  The event is appropriately themed "Twenty Years & Zero Waste to Go!"  The conference will feature many great educational opportunities, such as Waste Audit Workshops and Backyard Composting, fun events like a silent auction, golf outing and a picnic on the terrace, as well as a plethora of great exhibitors eager to talk about their latest, greatest products & projects.

Attendees can find Weisenbach Recycled Products at Booth #2 in the exhibit hall.

In addition to all of the other great activities that will be taking place, the 3rd Annual PROP Recycling Film Festival will be held on Tuesday, July 27th.  We hope that all attendees will check-out and enjoy "Caps Can Do," our very own film contest entry.  Caps Can Do is a short but informative film that discusses several of the environmental issues that discarded plastic bottle caps can cause, and offers one solution that Weisenbach can provide to help alleviate these issues.   You can also check out our video on You Tube .

We are truly looking forward to this year's conference and we hope to see you there!

        

Why didn't we think of that? 

These cool little race cars are powered by balloons!   Educators can use them to teach kids about Newton's Third Law of Motion. 

The balloon is inflated using the attached curved spout.  The curved spout is a part of the Adapt-A-Jug® - from our line of recycled plastic spouts for pollution prevention!

After the balloon is inflated and let go, the escaping air sends the little car racing away.  Kids can try to build the car that goes the fastest and the farthest. 

The Balloon Buggy Kit is available at Pitsco Education in packs of of 10 and 50.

        

Weisenbach Recycled Products is rolling out a new program to collect plastic bottle caps made from polypropylene (#5 plastic or PP) called Caps Can Do™.  This new program helps to solve a big problem: reducing the amount of plastic litter while educating consumers, protecting wildlife, and finding new uses for a material that is rarely recycled in the United States.

Many times consumers are told to put their plastic bottles in the recycling bin, and to toss the plastic cap into the trash.  This is because the bottles are made of a different material than their caps are.  While the bottles themselves can easily be recycled in most areas, there are currently a very limited number of facilities that will recycle the caps. 

The small caps are easily overlooked and often end up as litter.  Once in the environment, the caps can be mistaken by animals and birds as an easy meal.  The results can be tragic.  Even if the caps make it to a landfill, they can still pose a threat to birds that scavenge through the trash looking for food.

Weisenbach is looking to partner with zoos, aquariums, parks, wildlife centers and other such environmental-minded organizations to help educate consumers,encourage personal responsibility, and of course, provide an opportunity to recycle all of those caps!

You can learn more, including how to recycle your own caps and what specific types of materials we can accept, at our website: CapsCanDo.org or on Facebook , keyword CapsCanDo.

        

During Earth Week, thousands of people all across the country participated in litter clean-ups in their own neighborhoods and beyond.  The volunteers undoubtedly picked up countless amounts of paper, plastic, cigarette butts, bottles, cans, cardboard and other commonly littered items.  But among all of that trash, there certainly must have been some interesting finds, too. 

I chatted with some clean-up participants to find out about some of the weirdest items that they found.  These conversations got me thinking about the stories behind the trash.  Just how did these strange things get here, and what was the journey like along the way? 

First, there was an entire toilet found in the river.  I imagine someone going through the trouble of removing the old toilet from the bathroom of their home, purchasing and installing a new one and then wondering, "Now what are we going to do with this old crapper?"  We put it out on the curb in front of the house.  After it sat there for a few weeks, we decided that not only was the refuse collection not going to take it, but neither were the neighborhood pickers who drove their trucks around at night looking for the discarded treasures of others. 

Well, what solutions could remain?  We must wait until the cover of darkness.  Then we will load the old commode up in the back of our vehicle and take it for a long drive out to the country.  Once we get there, we will grab the old john by either side and give it the ol' heave-ho right over the edge of that hill.  Once it's in the river maybe some critter can use it as a hide-out.  It's a win-win! 

Next, there were not one, not two, not three, but five old-school pull-tabs from beverage cans - the kind that are designed to come off completely and to be discarded.  Personally, I don't ever remember seeing a can with this type of opening mechanism in my lifetime.  So I looked it up on the most reliable resource I know of, Wikipedia, and I learned these tabs were first developed in 1956.  Turns out that people could ingest the tabs when they broke off and fell into the can.  So the tops were redesigned in 1975 to reduce both injuries and litter.  Now maybe there are still some cans out there somewhere that use the old opening mechanism, but if not, imagine the five pull-tabs have been laying around for the past 35 years!

So how did they get here originally?  Even 35 years ago, teenagers still tried to hide the fact that they were throwing back a few beers from their parents and from law enforcement.  What better way to create plausible deniability than to chuck the evidence randomly onto the ground?  "It's not my tab officer.  That thing was laying there when we got here."  We started to sweat a little bit as we hoped the officer wouldn't peer behind the big rocks at the edge of the trees, where we had discarded the empty cans.

Hey, it could happen.  We'd love to know what the weirdest thing that you or your friends ever found while participating in a litter clean-up, or just picking up trash on your own.  Write to us an let us know...the weirder the better.  We will share the best ones on our Twitter page, too!


       

        

Eventware™ trays are designed to let you eat, drink & socialize.  With these clever little trays, a drink and hors d'oeuvres can be held in just one hand, leaving your other hand free to greet, shake hands, gesture, or just grab some more appetizers.

Eventware™ trays are made of recycled food-grade plastic (re-grind polypropylene).  They are designed to be used time and time again and are dishwasher safe on the top rack.  These trays work well with just about all standard cups, cans, bottles, and glasses -- including stemware used for wine or champagne.

A good, green choice for conferences, conventions, wine tastings, parties and celebrations of all kinds (including Earth Day celebrations).  At any event, these little trays are sure to be a conversation starter. 

Moms will also love Eventware™ for toddlers - they are easy to hold, easy to clean, and tough enough to withstand being tossed from the highchair to the floor, over and over again.   

At Weisenbach Recycled Products, Eventware™ trays are kept in stock and can ship out the same day.  So if you are looking for a unique idea for your Earth Day celebration, keep these handy little trays in mind.  You can buy a 6-pack at RecyclingIsCool.com for just 12 bucks. 

        

There is still time to get everything that you need for your Earth Day 40th Anniversary celebration.  Weisenbach Recycled Products can help you spread awareness of your message and help make environmental education both interesting and fun! 

We've got lots of items in stock and ready to ship today, including our "Wild About Recycling" line of color-changing mood pencils, our EventWare™ plates for socializing while snacking, recycled hand fans, recycled glass sun catchers, "Picture Me Green" story books, crayon sharpeners, shoe laces and much more.  Please check out our YIKES page for a full list of available stock items.  You can also order select stock items online at RecyclingIsCool.

It's not too late for custom!  There is still time to order items customized with your logo or message, as well.  We've got a good selection of items that can be custom printed in 3 - 10 business days, including select aluminum water bottles, tire rubber jar openers, key chains, whistles and more.  Just give us a call at 1-800-778-5420 and ask what items that you can get in time for your event.  We will work to make it happen for you.

        

I was topping off the anti-freeze on my car this past weekend when i noticed the print on the label, "Contains Bittering Agent".  Of course, the bittering agent is added to discourage drinking of the anti-freeze by children, pets and wildlife, which is a really good thing, but it got me thinking, we should avoid spilling anti-freeze in any case.

Green puddles are still a danger to humans and animals alike.  Even if the spilled fluid is not directly lapped up from the ground, it will still wind up in our water system when it is finally washed away by rainfall.  This nonpoint source pollution poses a danger to humans and wildlife when it contaminates our lakes, rivers and streams, as well as impacting the quality of our drinking water.

Waste and water pollution also cost money.  Not only do we do well for ourselves when we prevent water pollution, but we also get the best value for our money when none of the product we use is spilled.  Like I always say, "Fill It, Don't Spill It."

 

        

If you're not subscribing to our monthly newsletter, you're missing out on some pretty cool things.  Since it's almost Earth Day, we are feeling inspired to spread the word that Weisenbach Recycled Products is your source for great recycled products of all kinds.  That's why we are sharing this special discount code with all of our online friends and fans.

Become a regular subscriber to our newsletter by signing up for our mailing list at RecycledProducts to always be in the know!  Below is a sampling of what you will find when you subscribe.  Use the special code below to receive our special Earth Day discount, good through April 30th, 2010. 

Special 10% Earth Day Discount for our Newsletter Subscribers!

The 40th Annual Earth Day is fast approaching (it's April 22nd) and we've got a special offer just for you.  Just use the promo code 2010EDS to receive a 10% discount off all your merchandise when you order now through April 30.

Just mention the promo code when you call us toll-free at 1-800-778-5420 or when you send us an email at sales@weisenbach.com

You can also use the promo code at our online store RecyclingIsCool.com.  After you add an item to your shopping cart, just enter the 2010EDS into the "apply coupon" field and click Go! to receive your 10% merchandise discount.

Please note the 10% discount applies only to the cost of merchandise.  Shipping, set-up and other fees are regular price.  Offer expires 4/30/2010