When is the last time you used a real phone book? By real, I mean the kind made of paper that you can touch and open with your hands. I cannot remember the last time I did because I typically use the computer or my cell phone to look up everything. I actually don’t have any phone books in my [...]
For Christmas I received $50 cash, so my plan was to visit some second-hand stores and see how far I could go with it. I shall call it my “50 Dollar Quest” mini-series and it will span into multiple posts until my money has been spent. The first store was Treasures of the Heart in Conway, SC. Store #2: Recycled [...]
The holidays are just about over. You are probably in the process of taking down decorations, while wrestling with the time you don’t have. I will confess that one year, I kept my Christmas tree up until Valentine’s Day. Yay, it was just easier that way. Anyway, one of the major issues during the holidays between Thanksgiving and New Year’s [...]
We visited Walt Disney World for our family vacation during Thanksgiving, but, of course, my “green glasses” were on searching for all the Green Mickeys. The Recycling Bin Hunt During our visit, I was hunting recycling bins, most of which were in regular traffic paths for the public. The bins were plentiful and easy to find. However, there was NOT [...]
I once was told that recycling isn’t all there is to sustainability. Okay, while I agree, I have learned that recycling is a vital component to the success of sustainability, especially on a college campus. In February 2011, I started working back at my alma mater as their second sustainability coordinator. My background includes seven years of experience working at [...]
How many electronics do you have at home? The average American household owns about 24 electronics and spends more than $1,100 a year on these products, according to a press release from the Consumer Electronics Association. Electronics include televisions, cell phones, computers, DVD players, MP3 players, microwaves, small appliances, and even, clock radios. The newest iPhone version may arrive in [...]
We are saturated with terms like, sustainability, climate change, global warming, fracking, etc. It’s overwhelming when you don’t know how you can help make a difference in your own life. So how does the average person add a little green into their life? We all have responsibilities, work, dinners, kids, errands, chores, classes, etc. Some people think that going green takes [...]
Did you know that the item that takes up the most space in the landfill is PAPER? Yes, paper and cardboard take up as much as 40 percent of the space in the landfill. Now, look in your house and locate all the paper, cardboard, magazines, receipts, brochures, maps, etc. It adds up quickly, doesn’t it? One Saturday, my husband [...]
A friend tweeted that I check out this online recycled t-shirt company called Teecycle, so I explored their website. If you are into t-shirts, this one’s for you! The company buys gently used t-shirts and resells them online, donating $1 from each sale to restore urban rivers and trails for the River Rivitalization Foundation. Teecycle was founded in 2008 in [...]
Life is different in South Carolina. It’s more relaxed, you actually say “hey” and chat with people at the local grocery store, and the sweet tea is unbelievable. However, even though life seems dandy in the South, one thing is not. Being green. The South constantly sees in influx of new residents relocating from the North. Thus the complaints roll [...]
