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Have Old Electronics Around the House? Recycle them!

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

With Earth Day coming up in a few days, many communities are making responsible recycling available.
This is especially true with electronics equipment since it’s usually not easy to find a place to recycle them. Throwing electronics in the trash isn’t the best choice since there are hundreds if not thousands of toxic substances contained in [...]

Email Fax, The Best Way To Turn Your Office Green

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Did you know your office fax machine often consumes the most energy of all office equipment? According to EnergyStar, the joint US EPA and DOE government initiative to increase use of energy efficient materials, equipment and appliances, the average fax machine consumes between 30 and 350 watts per hour. And part of the reason why [...]

Cell For Cash: Get Paid to Recycle Your Cell Phone

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

UPDATE:
Since I originally posted this article I have learned that many customers have recently had problems with Cell For Cash and there have been complaints about not receiving payments from the company. Although I personally never had problems, there are too many complaints online to ignore, so I no longer recommend using Cell For Cash.
In [...]

Eliminate Junkmail, Save Time and Environment with Earth Class Mail

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

If you’re like me, you’re tired of junk mail and going through letter after letter to get to the mail you really want to get. Or perhaps you travel often and are tired of paying for mail forwarding and waiting for your mail.

Mercury Poisoning Now Found To Cause More Problems

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

In recent years, with the increased levels of mercury found in foods and in our environment, health care officials have been associating the effects of mercury poisoning to not only neurological disorders, but to other diseases as well.

Earth911 Helps Recycle Your Christmas Trees

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

Start the new year ‘green’ by recycling your live Christmas tree.
Earth911 provides the most extensive database of Christmas tree recycling centers as well as facts, tips and content will help make you green this winter no matter which holidays you are celebrating.
Find a Christmas Tree Recycling Center near you.