Filed under: Green Life, Green Tip, Green Websites | Tags: donate, everything, how to, lime.com, packing peanuts, prom dresses, recycle
I stumbled across an article on lime.com. This article explains how to recycle everything you never know you could recycle, from makeup to toothbrushes. Want to recycle your packing peanuts? Just take them down to your local UPS and they will take them from you. How about a formal dress that you will never wear again? Well, those you can donate to the Salvation Army, or to the Glass Slipper Project. You can even get rid of furniture effectively, by either selling it on craigslist or a number of other ways to recycle.
Go to the article for the complete list on how to recycle everything everynting.
Filed under: Green Tip, Green Websites | Tags: environment, green website, healthy, hipster, lime.com, living, recycle
That is the slogan for LIME. This website is fantastic; it is more than day to day tips on green life, it really is how to live green life. They teach you how to incorporate eco-living into your everyday life, and have interesting articles (like how to recycle everything), and they recognize that the eco-world is becoming more and more hipster each day. After about two hours on this site, I have distinguished between what is important and what has recently become hip. I plan to use a lot of these tips, and as I find great ones, I will share them with you.
Greenscream is back, and now I’m never going to shut up.
Filed under: Green Life | Tags: bake sales, brats, buddies, eco-school, green roofs, Kids, pre teens, recycle, school
This morning was very unusual at my school. The first two periods where used for something called “Buddy Activities”. Normally, these activities include drawing pictures with the 2nd and 3rd graders, or playing games like tag and knockout with the 6th graders. The Juniors always have the 7th grade, something I was not looking forward to. I thought they would be too cool for us, and not participate. I thought we would be doing some kind of activity like “board games” but this morning was different. It was a conversation about how we could make our school a more sustainable place. I was so happy that this was what this morning was devoted to, but I was still worried that these 7th graders would not be interested in it. We split into a small group, there were four Juniors and four 7th graders at my table. It took the kids a couple of minutes to warm up, but soon they were contributing to the conversation. I (of course) had a lot to say, and I noticed that these kids had as much to say as I did.
They came up with great ideas, and they agreed that our school needs a green roof. They said that we needed more recycling bins, and the ones that are already there need to be more visable. They said we should have a “green sale” once a month, where we raise money either for green organizations or for our schools own “green funds”.
I must say I was very impressed with the conversation. I can’t say I was passionate about anything when I was 7th grade. The only thing I cared about was boys and what I was wearing. It definitely set a very good tone for my day.
One thing bothered me, and it wasn’t the juvenile comments or horny middle school boys. It was the snack. We had a snack after the discussion, and I ate a very good brownie. But the had HUGE paper plates AND napkins! I saw both 7th graders and 11th graders walking by with a huge napkin, a huge plate, and on that plate one little donut hole. This bothered me, and I actually said something about it. It seemed a little hypocritical to me.
Other than that, it was a great morning that made me have a really good day. I think that more kids (or are they pre-teens?) should be enviornmentally involved. I am really happy with the steps my school is taking to be green.
