Earth Day, Every Day - Tip # 21 - Do you FreeCycle?

www.FreeCycle.org

This falls into RECYCLE under the 3 R's.

FreeCycle is one of my favorite ways to recycle! To get stated, find a local group, join, then "OFFER" perfectly useable items that you no longer want or need. You'll then get a response via email, for that item and arrange with the person to pick the item up at your home.*

This is a great way to de-clutter your home and find a new home for that perfectly good whatever!

*For safetys sake, I highly recommend you leave items outside your door when possible.

Earth Day, Every Day - Tip # 12 - "Green Remodeling" for your Kitchen

GreenDemolitions.org is a "kitchen recycler." Homeowners donate their gently used kitchens (donors get a tax deductible receipt), then Green Demolitions resells them, with the profits going to charity.

Donations come and go daily, so visit often. Plus if you're looking for a carved wood mantel, a pedestal sink, a stained glass window, a high end Wolf Range or a double oven, they just might have it, and at a fraction of the retail cost. You can find Green Demolitions stores in NY, CT, PA and NJ.
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Speaking of Kitchens... “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution,” returns for its second season TONIGHT, Tuesday, April 12 (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) on ABC.

This time Jamie heads to Los Angeles, working to educate families on choosing healthier food choices... and encouraging the school district there to offer better school lunches.

Earth Day, Every Day - Tip # 2

Remember the 3 R's (Reduce, Reuse & Recycle)

In short, consider your garbage can to be a last-resort option, and use it sparingly.

Donate clothes that you no longer want or need. Same with books, furniture, glassware, etc. Many agencies such as Goodwill, Salvation Army or a local thrift store (most benefit a charity) will gladly accept your donations and give you a receipt you can use as a tax write off.

An environmental choice that benefits others.

Keeping Nantucket Clean... the Nantucket Clean Team

This morning, instead of the usual walk with my dog, I headed over to The Muse on Surfside Road to volunteer with the Nantucket Clean Team. There I met Bill Connell and some of the other volunteers. Our mission that day, to clean up Surfside Rd. and beach. (Meanwhile another group was busy in town doing the same.)

After getting my instructions, I donned my blue gloves, took my paper "recycling" bag, and my plastic "trash" bag, and headed off to my assigned area, Surfside Rd. from The Muse to the high school and to "please pick up the sand chair sitting on the school lawn."

An hour later, both sides of Surfside Rd. were noticeably cleaner (if I do say so myself) as we headed back to The Muse. Next, everyone sorted their recyclables by number for easy recycling at the Madaket dump. And the mountain of trash was considerable. The Gray Lady looked great, just in time for Figawi Weekend.

Happy Memorial Day.