Sustainability should be far more than a buzzword. When businesses focus on sustainability, everybody wins. Consumers feel better about shopping from businesses that match their values, businesses see profit increases from building a sustainable brand, and our environment becomes cleaner...
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Category: Recycling
Lithium Batteries Are Causing Fires at Recycling Plants. Are They Really Environmentally Friendly?
As a company that prides itself on being environmentally friendly, we pay a lot of attention to news coming out of the recycling world. One of the issues that recycling facilities are dealing with today is the fire risk posed...
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A Circular Economy for Plastics. What Is It?
Science is full of cycles. The water cycle, carbon cycle, hydrologic cycle, oxygen cycle...the list goes on and on! In elementary school, many of us learned the mantra about reducing, reusing, and recycling, typically accompanied by a little diagram synonymous...
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Purchasing American-Made Products Also Good for the Environment
When it comes to being a sustainable brand, it’s not just about how your products are made but where they are made as well. At Polly Products, in addition to our outdoor furniture and recreational products being made of recycled...
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Unlocking the Power of Volunteers: A Guide for Parks and Rec Managers
Volunteers are an invaluable asset to park and recreation managers, providing a steady stream of dedicated people who can help maintain and improve parks. They bring enthusiasm, energy, creativity, and resources that would otherwise be unavailable. Volunteers also provide the opportunity...
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Gen Z’s Leading the Way in Sustainability
Sustainability means making choices today that avoid depleting the environment of natural resources. In this way, an ecological balance will be kept or sustained. Ideally, sustainability should not deprive modern society of any quality of life. One description of environmental...
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Sustainable Park Design Inspiration: Five Great Examples
Sustainable park design is becoming increasingly popular as people recognize the benefits of creating green spaces that protect and promote local ecology while also offering a place for social interaction. These sustainable parks use eco-friendly materials, products and energy sources...
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Which Recyclable Materials Are the Easiest to Recycle?
Have you ever stopped to think about the people on the other end of your recycling? That is, the people who sort, process, and remake those recyclable materials into everyday usable products? Most people stop thinking about their recycling once...
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What is Greenwashing and How Do You Spot it?
You are probably familiar with the term whitewash; it originally simply meant to cover the surface of a building with white liquid to conceal its faults. However, in 1851, the term took on a figurative meaning: any unsavory facts that...
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How You Can Make a Positive Impact On the Environment
Most people today understand the importance of living sustainably and want to make a positive impact on the environment. However, when it comes to taking action, knowing what to do to have the most impact can feel overwhelming—especially as...
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How To Design An Effective Recycling Program For Your Park
If you’ve ever visited a large park, you may have noticed many people disposing of recyclable waste in trash cans, even when a recycling bin is not far away. This non-compliant behavior means that those recyclables will end up...
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We Prioritize The Environment. So Can You With a Few Easy Ideas.
At Polly Products, we are proud to prioritize the environment in everything we do! For us, it’s not just about selling environmentally-friendly products. It’s also about re-thinking how we do business. Our day-to-day operations are directly affected by our mission...
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