Category: Recycling
All That Holiday Wrapping! (don’t rush to recycle)
When all the gifts have been opened in a flurry of excitement, one can find oneself surrounded by a sea of crumpled wrapping paper, ribbons, boxes, packaging materials, and a question: what to do with all that mess?! Some of what you will be able to do with it comes down [...]
The Most Eco-Friendly Furniture You Will Ever Find
Reused furniture is the most eco-friendly furniture you will ever find. Here’s why. It takes a lot of energy to make new products from raw materials. Large amount of fossil fuels are needed to extract the raw materials and to manufacture, pack and ship the products. In addition, all these processes generate waste [...]
My Green Bin Challenge: Taking Out The Trash!
My 2019 Green Bin Challenge: Taking Out The Trash! Last month, on November 27th, 2019, almost 11 months since I began my “Green Bin Challenge” we pulled the green bin out to the curb for the first time this year! January 1st, 2019, I decided to see how [...]
Challenges of Moving Toward Zero Waste in a Rural Small Town
The Zero Waste lifestyle is a passion of mine and I'm hoping to raise awareness and bring the movement to my rural community of Richmond County. I grew up in a small town called Rockingham near the NC/SC state line. In 2003, I moved to Greensboro, which is a much larger city, to attend [...]
China Says “No More!”
By: Dee Gilmore You might have heard that China doesn't want to be the "world's garbage dump" anymore. I can't blame them. According to a New York Times article China processed 7.3 million tons of the world's paper, plastic and metal last year. China's recent refusal to continue to accept the world's [...]
