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Saturday, April 2, 2011

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


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12 comments:

  1. UnknownApril 2, 2011 at 8:27 AM

    Great tips. I want to live greener but it can be overwhelming at times. This is definitely doable. Have a great weekend! :)

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  2. Whats Cookin Italian Style CuisineApril 2, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    Great tips and will be using this info~ thanks

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  3. mamtcApril 2, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    Those are some good life tips.TLC

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  4. BriannaApril 2, 2011 at 11:24 PM

    Great tips! Thanks for sharing them.

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  5. KathyApril 2, 2011 at 11:30 PM

    Have you heard about the Re-Store? It's a store where donated building supplies can be purchased at a really good price. Things like doors, windows, plumbing and electrical supplies, kitchen and bathroom hardware. Stuff like that. good recycling concept.

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  6. Julie Jordan ScottApril 3, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    I am commenting here rather than on your B just because I have been nodding my head the whole time I have been reading.

    I so appreciate your thoughtful recipes and look forward to each day's greeting of something new to prepare in my kitchen AND I feel I have found a kindred in you. Makes me happy.

    Older Moms rock, don't we? :-)

    My A-Z posts are here.

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  7. BarbaraApril 3, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    Some great tips here :) Thank you for visiting my place, and nice to meet you during the A-Z challenge :)

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  8. TomApril 3, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    It drives me crazy when I see how much waste we use in packaging stuff at the store. These are some good ideas.

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  9. Gail WilsonApril 3, 2011 at 10:44 PM

    Monica, thank you for stopping by my blog. I am following your blog and find it very interesting. I am dropping out of the A to Z blog challege in the next few days. I told Arlee that I would try to join next year. Please stop by again. I have a dog blog too...you might enjoy it too...
    www.http://lifeofapoundpuppy.blogspot.com

    Please stop by sometime! Gail

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  10. Gail WilsonApril 3, 2011 at 10:52 PM

    Hi Monica, I just realized that you have already stopped by my blog about dogs!! Sorry, I have two and I thought you had stopped by the other one!
    Gail :)

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  11. DaniApril 4, 2011 at 1:11 AM

    I'm in the A-Z Challenge, too. Instead of talking about Blog Book Tours, I'll also mention my work with Little Pickle Press - a green kidlit publisher! I manage their blog and organize tours. Thanks for visiting me! http://www.littlepicklepress.com

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  12. Retired KnitterApril 7, 2011 at 8:33 AM

    Wish more people reused.great post.

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