For some reason Spring seems to be the time that I start to see Computer recycling offered in many communities. Perhaps it has something to do with Spring cleaning? Who knows. The good thing is it gets people to recycle their computers rather than throw them into a landfill, where dangerous chemicals could leach into […]
Green Links for May 16, 2010 from Smart Grid to Children’s Tylenol recall
Photo by Fernando de Sousa. Lots of good green stuff in the mailbox this week ranging from five green energy myths with a dash of Children’s Tylenol recalls and a sprinkle of what is the Smart Grid anyways? Oh, don’t forget to read the BottleHood’s creative way to reuse wine bottles. Lots more where that came from. […]
Second Life Denim Jean Rugs from Summer and Winter Weaving
What is my favorite part of writing articles for Green Talk? Hands down. The readers. I especially love hearing from y’all (as my southern friends would say) when you have created a business giving our stuff a second life. Apparently recycling your blue jeans is a very hot topic on GT given the amount of readers […]
Rutgers University SWRRG Presents First-Ever NJ Food Waste Recycling Forum
I received the following email from Priscilla Hayes for reprint on Green Talk. NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.– Are you a nervous investor, looking for a sign that it is safe to go back into the market after the great meltdown? Are you a municipality looking to support sustainable ratables for your town? Attend New Jersey’s first-ever Investment Forum […]
Want Car Recycling in your Town?
Photo courtesy of NJ.com’s coverage of last years car seat recycling. As a follow-up to my recycling car seat post, Jennifer Carcich and Linnea Hasegawa of the Morristown Moms and Tots sought car recycling in their town last year and furnished me with a copy of their letter for use by anyone who desire car […]
Recycling Car Seats
As I have been spring cleaning, I noticed that I still have my son’s foam booster seat. I figured I would just give it to someone. People pass down their car seats all the time. Right? For some reason I landed on a site about Morristown and Morris Township’s car seat recycling effort and got […]
FurtherProducts Creates Biodiesil’s Fuel and Soap from Cooking Oil
Want to power up your car and make soap from the cooking oil from your local restaurant? Don’t laugh. FutherProducts co- founder, Marshall Dostal, is driving all the way to the bank and NOT to the local gas station since he makes his own bio-diesel fuel from the restuarant down the street. Well, not exactly the restaurant […]
Recycle Yoga Mats Through RecycleYourMat
I am a real sucker for any program that takes back a product and up-cycles to keep it out of landfills. RecycleYourMat takes back your old yoga mat so that it can live another life in another product. To encourage more recycling, the Company has partnered with Manduka, who will send you a FREE Recycled […]
