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How can I recycle even more?
It’s true that many of us are doing our part of including a recycling pick up in
conjunction with our weekly trash pick up. Some of us are even participating in
the programs set up through our work. However, there is always more ways that we
can do. The following links provide additional recycling tips:
www.ourearth.org
www.earth911.org
http://www.lowimpactliving.com
www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/optoutalrt.htm
What can I do to prevent excess paper waste?
Here are three simple things that you can do to stop the inundation of paper
products.
1) Remove your name from receiving junk mail. The following resources will
assist:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/optoutalrt.htm
http://www.newdream.org/junkmail/optout.php
http://www.cpsr.org/prevsite/cpsr/privacy/junkmail.html
2) Put a stop to receiving the updated Dex phone book delivery by calling
1-800-422-8793. You’ll need to listen for the prompt that takes you to the
customer service representative. Simply ask to stop delivery on the next phone
book.
3) Take your own mug or cup for your next refill of coffee.
How can I recycle the more difficult products?
Here’s a list of recycling services for those more difficult items:
Appliances: recycle-steel.org
Bus Clothing: dressforsuccess.org
Carpets: carpetrecovery.org
Cell phone and rechargeable batteries: rbrc.org
CFL Light bulbs: www.thedailygreen.com/going-green/tips/recycle-cfls-460128
Computers: sharetechnology.org
Electronics: mygreenelectronics.org
Eyeglasses: neweyesfortheneedy.org
Floppy disks/videotapes: greendisk.com
Formal dresses: www.operationfairydust.org
Packing peanuts: loosefillpackaging.com or take to local packing place
Paint: earth911.org
Tires: epa.gov/garbage/tires/live.htm
Resource: O Magazine, February 2008