Don't toss that holiday waste — recycle it with Wake County's Holiday Wrap-Up recycling program.
Residents can drop off Christmas trees (without lights, ornamentation, etc.), wrapping paper (excluding foil and bows), holiday greeting cards, corrugated cardboard, chipboard (i.e. cereal boxes, paper roll tubes, etc.), SBS Board (i.e. shirt and gift boxes), magazines and catalogs at the following convenience centers:
Dr. Frederick Koch (left), with his student Paul Green. North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Thanks so much to all of you who entered my giveaway for a little holiday splurge in the form of a $10 Starbucks gift card.
I asked you to leave me comments on your favorite holiday splurges and your responses were so fun to read. Even we frugal folks have our guilty pleasures!
And, of course, I especially liked how some of you described obtaining your holiday splurges on the cheap.
Food trucks, handmade goods, live music: What more could a person want for Saturday afternoon entertainment? The Rock & Shop Market -- a craft fair featuring 110 vendors, two bands, a DJ, a fashion show and food trucks -- is from noon til 6 at three Durham venues. Catch the action at Motorco Music Hall, FullSteam Brewery and the Trotter Building.
Food trucks will include Chirba Chirba, KoKyu BBQ, Parlour, Pie Pushers, Old North State BBQ, Will & Pop's, Bike Coffee, Only Burger, Klausie's Pizza and Slippin Sliders.
Five-dollar admission gets you into the three venues to shop and enjoy the music. The food's extra.
The holiday season, from Thanksgiving through New Year's Day, is also the most wasteful season, as American household waste increases by more than 25 percent. All that added food waste, shopping bags, packaging, wrapping paper, bows, ribbons and more adds up to an additional one million tons a week to the landfills in the United States.
Starbucks afficianados will love this deal: a BOGO offer on the coffee shop's holiday beverages.
From 2 to 5 p.m., Thursday through Sunday (Nov. 17-20), you'll get a FREE holiday drink when you buy a holiday drink.
Your choice of Peppermint Mocha, Skinny Peppermint Mocha, Caramel Brulée Latte, Gingerbread Latte or Eggnog Latte.
Here's a new "try me free" rebate for the holidays.
Purchase a Renuzit Holiday Fresh Accents air freshener in Winter Berry or Festive Snow fragrance and get a full refund, up to $2.29, via the U.S. mail. You need your receipt to qualify.
Check out our holiday gift guide for all the TV fans on your shopping list.
Just click the picture below to proceed to the gallery -- and be sure to forward this link to Santa!
What do you like better...music or free? Both, you say?
Take a break today and relieve some holiday anxiety. Jamin Winans of Double Edge FIlms created this clever pitch for Motorola. View the video on the jump.
