Here's a new option for turning your clutter into cash.
Amazon.com is now offering to buy your old CDs.
Let the big cats have a new toy - your Christmas tree
Submitted by paigemaxwell on 01/05/2012 - 12:05Want to put your old Christmas tree to good use than just recycling it? Here's an unusual way to reuse it — donate it to the Carolina Tiger Rescue in Pittsboro.
Chapel Hill to collect trees, wreaths for mulching
Submitted by paigemaxwell on 12/30/2011 - 09:53Chapel Hill will pick up Christmas trees and wreaths for mulching during regular yard waste collection.
Decorations, tinsel and wire must be removed from trees and wreaths before being placed at the curb with other yard waste. Apartment complex residents should place trees in areas designated by property managers.
Resolve to make your life a little greener
Submitted by paigemaxwell on 12/27/2011 - 14:20Do you want to lessen your impact on the environment? No matter your living situation, there's a little something all of us can do to be a bit greener in 2012. Just adopting one new green habit can make a difference. Here are some tips to help get you started:
Get $50 & free pickup of your old fridge or freezer
Submitted by paigemaxwell on 11/10/2011 - 15:43Do you have a spare refrigerator or freezer that's taking up valuable space? Progress Energy is offering a rebate incentive program to help you get rid of the old appliance that's running up your power bill.
The Progress Energy Appliance Recycling Program will pay you $50 for an old refrigerator or freezer. Any Progress Energy customer with a valid account number can participate in the program, and there is a limit of two appliances recycled per account per year.
Rare coupon on cool eco-friendly school supplies
Submitted by AmyDunn on 07/22/2011 - 09:47Coupons on school supplies are pretty much a rarity so I was excited to spot one on B2P pens from Pilot.
I was also pretty psyched because the gel pen is made out of recycled water bottles. (B2P = bottle to pen.) It's part of Pilot's line of BeGreen products, which are manufactured from recycled products.
'Gimme 5' campaign recycles yogurt, other dairy containers
Submitted by paigemaxwell on 12/21/2010 - 11:00Feel bad about not being able to recycle those yogurt cups and other No. 5 plastics on a regular basis? The "Gimme 5" campaign will be collecting these plastics to turn into razors and toothbrushes. Read more about it on Mouthful.
Pop-up portable recycling bin for home or on the go; enter to get one free
Submitted by paigemaxwell on 12/20/2010 - 11:51
Do you have extra guests in your house for the holidays or upcoming parties the celebrate the season? Then you probably need more containers to collect all those recyclables.
Recycle those shells ... seafood shells, that is
Submitted by paigemaxwell on 10/21/2010 - 07:57The return of oyster season means the state will again collect and recycle empty shells from backyard oyster roasts and other feasts.
Beer byproduct part of a healthy diet for livestock
Submitted by paigemaxwell on 07/27/2010 - 07:38A local farmer finds food for his animals in a brewery's spent grain. Read more about it here.
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