Reduce/Reuse/Recycle

Living in the city that produces more trash than any other in the United States requires that we constantly reassess how we dispose of our waste. An important rethinking of trash disposal in the...

There are three steps to reducing your junk mail (four depending on where you live) (five if you want to spend some money).

Step 1

If you receive unwanted catalogs or other mail...

If you have your reusable bag on hand, using it will become second nature. www.simplygreensolutions.com...

Use paper that has only been written or printed on one side to make your own note pad. You can get creative with ways of binding them. The easiest to make and use is to cut the paper into the size...

Many Whole Foods and other grocery stores provide receiving services for plastic # 5. By bringing your yogurt cups and butter bins to one of these local spots you are saving plastic from being...

There are several different types of plastics that you should know about before recycling:

-Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET or PETE)
-High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)
-Polyvinyl...

You can place up to six large items (old mattresses, broken televisions, damaged sofas, etc.) on the curb on regular garbage days (except during weeks with a holiday or snow days).

The NYC Department of Sanitation allows you to recycle the following:
(you can also visit earth911.org to get all the local recycling information you need)

RECYCLE:
– white,...

Prepare a cost benefit analysis report for you boss showing how much money the company will save by purchasing ceramic or glass cups for employees instead of disposable paper/plastic cups. Chances...

Being videographer and photographer, i get a lot of requests to attend friends weddings. Maybe it's also the age that i am now, but it seems like everyone i know is getting married. Because of...

From catalogchoice.org: "Catalog Choice is a free service that allows you to decide what gets in your mailbox. Use it to reduce your mailbox clutter, while helping save natural resources."

Ever find yourself going through a dozen 10 oz. water bottles in a day? Think about all the energy it took to produce the bottles and transport them to you. Instead of wasting your money and...

Instead of waiting and listening to the frustrating sound of the old-school fax, use the e-fax! efax.com

Reduce or eliminate your waste by choosing not to accept plastic forks, spoons, knives, and plates. Instead, purchase reusable cutlery and keep in your drawer at work. If you get take out and eat...