ThredUP Online Clothing Swap

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Becky Striepe .

Let’s be honest here for a minute. We’ve all got some things in our closets that we haven’t worn in years. Maybe it’s that pair of jeans that we’re hoping to one day fit back into. Maybe it’s a top that’s great in theory but just doesn’t seem to go with anything. [...]

Recycling Your Gadgets Is Easier Than You Think

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Derek Markham .

We’re a nation of gadget lovers. Our computers and cellphones and MP3 players rapidly become outdated, obsolete, or simply not-so-cool anymore, and our consumer urge is to simply replace them instead of fixing or upgrading. The EPA estimates that 2.25 million tons of electronics were disposed of in 2007, and 80 to 85% of them [...]

Recylebank Earns You Goods and Services for Recycling

Posted on August 27, 2008 by Doug Gunzelmann .

Money can be a powerful motivation for change. Recyclebank is a reach not preach organization that focuses on leading people to see and understand the greener choices that are out there. Recycling has become a household concept in America and elsewhere but does not necessarily bring 100% participation. Some people don’t care about the environment, [...]

Find e-Waste Electronics Recycling Center’s Near You

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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MyGreenElectronics.org is a great site from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) that has a wealth of information to help consumers Reduce, Reuse & Recycle their electronics.  The site includes a database of recycling centers and services that you can use to recycle your old electronics.  You can search the database by zip code [...]

UPGRADE & Recycle Your Old Electronics

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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Two new customer buy back programs aim to reduce the amount of e-waste pouring into landfills every day.  Both ecoNEW and TechForward pay consumers for their old electronics equipment hoping to encourage new purchases and to keep these products, many of which contain harmful chemicals, out of our landfills.  The reclaimed electronics will [...]

UPDATE: Recycling Electronics via the Mail…For Free!

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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We have a few more details on yesterdays post about the e-waste recycling mail back program…  The USPS will run the pilot program for 90 days in which time they will determine if the consumers response to this program warrants a nation wide roll out. 

Recycling Electronics via the Mail…For Free!

Posted on March 18, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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Recycling our bottles, cans and paper is as easy as walking down to the curb once a week, but what about those other things our town doesn’t give us a bin for? The United States Postal Service has answered this question with this weeks launch of a pilot “Mail [...]