Living Green, One Tip at a Time - (a weekly feature)

Living Green, One Tip at a Time -


# 6  -  Reuse  (part 1)


Garage sales:  shop at and hold garage sales, it's a lot of fun and a great way to reuse products.
Reusables:  switch from disposable to reuseable products:  food and beverage containers, cups, plates, writing pens, razors, diapers, towels, shopping bags, etc.
Donations:  Donate (and buy used):
     - household items - clothes, furniture, dishes, books, sports equipment, magazines, appliances,         electronics, business attire, wedding attire, etc.
     - women's business attire (Dress for Success)
     - computer equipment
     - cell phones, iPod/MP3 Players, laptops, PDAs, ink cartridges  - recycle to charities or to Cure Recycling
     - if you would like to start your own recycling program, check out Wireless Recycling
     - building materials to Habitat for Humanity (or to companies who specialize in selling used materials)
     - eyegasses (to Lions Club, Pearle, or Lenscrafters)
     - extra hangers (to your local dry cleaners)
     - art materials (to a school or cultural organization)
     - unwanted boxed/bagged/canned food (to homeless shelters, food banks, or soup kitchens)

The information contained in this post was obtained, with permission, from the following site -

http://www.globalstewards.org/ecotips.htm#reduce

Monica