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Day 23: Nov. 17th, 2009

Its sunny today, which in Chicago in March is no small feat! Sorry if today’s post seems repetitive…if you hadn’t noticed, I am trying to describe my attempts at finding an..

Day 24: Nov. 18th, 2009

Another sunny day in Chicago! I just don’t know what to do with myself! The next day I arrived to find an empty inbox. Ug! I had sent out a gizzillion emails and gone as far as I..

Day 22: Nov. 16th, 2009

On November 16th I received the following email from my contact at Waste Management, confirming receipt of our RPET samples: Chandler, I received the samples to run through our..

Day 21: Nov. 7th, 2009

After sending out several emails to contacts in different organizations (who wish to remain anonymous), I received the following information about non-bottle PET recycling...

Day 18: Nov. 3, 2009

I felt as though I had hit a road block; while Robert’s kind words were encouraging, I felt like there was nothing I could do as an individual to create an end market for..

Day 16: Oct. 29, 2009

Happy Friday! Spring is just around the corner! I hope everyone has splendid plans for the weekend; if you live in Chicago, you should subscribe to groupon.com, which emails you..

Day 15: Oct. 28, 2009

I just spoke with my contact at Recycle America, a division of Waste Management. She is excited about what I am doing and wants to help; she just wants to make sure that I..

Day 14: Oct. 27, 2009

The next day I arrived to the office full of enthusiasm; I had brought my favorite lunch—penne puntanesca and garlic bread—which ensured that no one in the office would want to..

Keep your chin up

Hello world. For those of you who have been following my blog everyday (all 11 of you!), I apologize for the recent postponement of my writing and the removal of some material..

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