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How 'green' are you?

gsdx

gsdx

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I recycle everything possible and try to shop with recycling in mind. First, I look at nutrition labels, and then I look for the recycle icon. I've been recycling for years. I even recycle empty toilet paper tubes. For tissue boxes, I peel off the plastic, cut away the paper which sticks to the outside, and recycle that as well as the card.

I compost everything compostable. . . including coffee grounds and tea. There isn't a single incandescent light bulb in the apartment now except for the light inside the oven, and I hardly ever use that. All the rest are CFLs.

When I'm out walking, I pick up tin cans and plastic bottles and bring them home to recycle.

In the end, I have about 1/2 of a green garbage bag of trash to take out, but the recycle bin is usually overflowing.

I'm nowhere near as green as Ed Begley Jr, but I do what I can to help keep garbage out of the landfill.
 
I held my breath for 2 minutes to save oxygen on Save The Earth Day. !oops!

To those wondering: No, I'm not serious.
 
PreTTy PeTe said:
CFL's have mercury in them

how do dispose of that
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http://www.gelighting.com/na/home_lighting/ask_us/faq_compact.htm#disposal

What do I do with a CFL when it burns out? What is the proper disposal of a CFL bulb?
Follow these guidelines to dispose your CFL properly:

* Like paint, batteries, thermostats, and other hazardous household items, CFLs should be disposed of properly. Do not throw CFLs away in your household garbage if better disposal options exist. To find out what to do first check www.earth911.org (where you can find disposal options by using your zip code) or call 1-877-EARTH911 for local disposal options. Another option is to check directly with your local waste management agency for recycling options and disposal guidelines in your community. Additional information is available at www.lamprecycle.org. Finally, IKEA stores take back used CFLs, and other retailers are currently exploring take back programs.
* If your local waste management agency offers no other disposal options except your household garbage, place the CFL in a plastic bag and seal it before putting it in the trash. If your waste agency incinerates its garbage, you should search a wider geographic area for proper disposal options. Never send a CFL or other mercury containing product to an incinerator.
* ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs have a two-year warranty. If the bulb fails within the warranty period, return it to your retailer.
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most CFL's go into just regular household waste

no one is going to go thru all that crap to throw out one light bulb
 
PreTTy PeTe said:
most CFL's go into just regular household waste

no one is going to go thru all that crap to throw out one light bulb
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I agree, but from the same site:

Disposing of your lamps
Most states do not have special requirements for the disposal of regular household mercury-containing fluorescent lamps (including compact fluorescents), although a few states and localities ban homeowners from disposing of such lamps in normal household trash.
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I guess if you always threw a lot of them away then they would start cracking down on you.
 
PreTTy PeTe said:
they go through your garbage???????

how odd
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No. They don't. But they can hear glass or tins and plastic and things. If there's never a recycle box at that address, it's tagged and fines are issued. Recycling is mandatory around here.
 
gsdx said:
No. They don't. But they can hear glass or tins and plastic and things. If there's never a recycle box at that address, it's tagged and fines are issued. Recycling is mandatory around here.
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and they stop collecting to issue you a fine
or do they call the garbage police
 
PreTTy PeTe said:
and they stop collecting to issue you a fine
or do they call the garbage police
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trashpolicemay2005.jpg
 
I'm not as green as I could be but I do put in my effort. I recycle, drive a high MPG car and I try to use non toxic household cleaners. I recently discoverd "soap nuts," which are nuts that you can use to wash your clothes. I will soon be more green because I run a website about local food and environmentally friends cars.

One of the easiest and cheapest ways to be "green" is to chose two food items and buy them from producers within 100 miles of your house.
 
I also recycle as you do gsdx. Up here we also purchase linen bags from grocery stores and put our groceries in them to save on plastic bags. Now when the clerk at the cash starts loading someone's grocery in plastic bags, you should here the customer yell, no,no, I have my own bags.

Only the exception few, now take plastic bags.

I also addpted the Bus system for everywhere, they serve.

In december, I took my new car purchased in May for the 6 mos service, and it only has 2149 kilometers on it. LOL The Service Manager asked me if I did not like the car.No I only use it for out of town trips. And thoses are rare.

In Ottawa, you also will get fined if you do not put out a buebox or a blackbox.

I thinks it's a super idea.

(!)(!)(!)(!)(!)(!)(!)(!)
 
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