My wife and I as well as other families we know save aluminum cans and take them to the recycling center. In our town there are actually two places that you can sell the cans to be recycled. In larger towns there are quite a few of these centers. We save cans and my son in law also picks up scrap metal of just about every kind to haul off and get some extra cash.
We feel that the recycling is a smart way to do our part to help the environment and we also get a little extra cash, so why not?
You can imagine my amazement when I found out about a new building material being made from recycled material. When I first heard about it a few years ago I was very skeptical. The stuff was indestructible and resistant to just about everything. I did not believe the hype at all. After I thought about it for a while though I realized that if this stuff was only as good as the claims made for it then it could be the greatest thing to every hit the building industry.
The major problem with it is that most people especially contractors and builders know very little about the product. As the product is put into use and the builders begin to find out about it, they will build more houses and buildings with it. When it gets real popular the people that had some faith in the product to begin with could be very wealthy. I know I have heard so many stories about how if you would have bought 100 shares of IBM back in the twenties or thirties for less than 1.00 per share you would be a multimillionaire today as the stock has split many times and has gotten unbelievably valuable.
My late friend Charlie told me that when he was young he had a chance to buy a large chunk of Georgia Pacific shares for about 100.00. He did not do it. He took the money and bought liquor with it. He could have lived out the last years of his life in comfort, instead he lived on disability checks from the government.
Charlie just did not believe there was much money to be made in the plywood and building industry and he was not willing to take a chance on a new start up company with a brilliant idea.
I believe that there may be another IBM or Georgia Pacific in the start up phase and that this company may surpass what either of those two have done. I know you have probably heard of LEED or EnergyStar. These are companies that are well known for green building.
What if I told you there is a new product made from stuff that is normally thrown out that surpasses any other type of building material on the market today. It is stronger than cement or concrete blocks, insulates better than fiberglass, is fire resistant, wind resistant and water resistant and it is even bullet proof.
Would you be interested in finding out more about it?
I also forgot to mention that building a home or building of any type with this material will cost you about the same or even less than the conventional building methods.
There is a video that tells all about it and you can even visit a home made of this material or visit a shop where it is being made. Another nice thing is that it can be made into virtually any shape and size, so it is very flexible as far as design goes, and it is made from 100% recycled material.
Jerry Goodwin is a Medical Technologist that serves as the safety officer and evening shift supervisor at a Medical Center in South Georgia. Jerry is also the Educational Coordinator for the lab. He has served in the US Navy and in the Army National Guard. He is an experienced amateur woodworker and a Life Member of the Handyman Club of America. Check out the video on mass recycling at http://www.massrecycling.com
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