Archive for December, 2008

Make sure where your tv goes when it is recycled.

Monday, December 1st, 2008

A good video to watch about e-recycling

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Make Phonebooks a thing of the past…

Monday, December 1st, 2008

I subscribe to a blog / daily e-mail called Ideal Bites.  It’s a great source of info, because they are short and to the point.  It’s easy to read, and extremely helpful.  I got this tip in my inbox the other day, and I wanted to share it with you.  I have been telling people this for months, and here it was, written up nicely.

If you would like to see what I mean about this blog, check it out at

http://www.idealbite.com

Wanna study up on how to stop getting phonebooks?

The Bite
Don’t cheat yourself or the forest. Sign up and you’ll never receive another paper phonebook. Taking notes?

The Benefits

  • More paper for textbooks. About 540 million unsolicited phonebooks arrive at American doors annually - takes a lotta trees to make those.
  • Majoring in waste reduction. Phonebooks make for about 660,000 tons of trash every year.
  • Extra credit: less annoyance. Just lugging phonebooks into the house when you know you’ll never use them is a pain.

Personally Speaking
None of us have used a paper phonebook since the advent of Google SMS (send a text message to 466453 with business name and zip code, and you’ll get the number and address sent to you).

Wanna Try?

  • YellowPagesGoesGreen - enter your info here to get your name off the mailing list.
  • Earth 911 - recycle your old phonebooks (if you have curbside recycling, just toss them in there).

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Electronics Recycling on Dec 14th in MD

Monday, December 1st, 2008

Have that old tv or monitor that you know needs to be recycled?  If it is not completely broken, I suggest putting it on Freecycle or on Craigslist under “free”.  Someone out there will be able to use it, or know how to fix it.  If it is completely unrepairable, then take out on the 14th to be recycled.

Bethesda Green’s Electronics Recycling Day is coming up on December 14th at Walt Whitman High School (7100 Whittier Blvd, Bethesda MD) from noon until 4pm!

Drop off any old, unused electronics and enter a raffle to win a a new Samsung ENERGY STAR®-qualified TV (26-Inch 720p LCD HDTV), courtesy of Shady Grove Fertility Center.

Check out more info at Bethesda Green

http://bethesdagreen.org/

greg

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