Comments on: It’s Not Easy Being Green… Or Is It? http://www.wyote.com/2009/05/26/its-not-easy-being-green-or-is-it/ Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:57:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Kiel http://www.wyote.com/2009/05/26/its-not-easy-being-green-or-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-6620 Kiel Tue, 26 May 2009 17:06:42 +0000 http://www.wyote.com/?p=1286#comment-6620 Brad - Agreed! I tried to see how much stuff I can recycle... it's like Mary Poppins said, "for every job that must be done, there should be an element of fun!" Kerry - Dude.. totally forgot about collecting rain water. We don't have to do that up here, like you would in AZ. My mom collects rain water since they have water restrictions in Florida. A bidet though? Not sure America is ready for those yet... LOL. Theresa - Thanks for commenting! yup, I'm very familiar with the rechargeable batteries, have stocked up as of late. :-) Brad – Agreed! I tried to see how much stuff I can recycle… it’s like Mary Poppins said, “for every job that must be done, there should be an element of fun!”

Kerry – Dude.. totally forgot about collecting rain water. We don’t have to do that up here, like you would in AZ. My mom collects rain water since they have water restrictions in Florida. A bidet though? Not sure America is ready for those yet… LOL.

Theresa – Thanks for commenting! yup, I’m very familiar with the rechargeable batteries, have stocked up as of late. :-)

]]> By: Theresa http://www.wyote.com/2009/05/26/its-not-easy-being-green-or-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-6619 Theresa Tue, 26 May 2009 16:20:21 +0000 http://www.wyote.com/?p=1286#comment-6619 It is easy. These simple steps won't drastically change or inconvenience one's lifestyle. You don't have to purchase expensive solar panels, replace all your energy draining appliances with Energy Star ones or replace your current car with a hybrid, just yet. In addition to using rechargeable batteries (as a replacement to disposable alkalines) consider all the other cordless electronics that are powered only by rechargeable batteries: laptops, cell phones, electric razors, electric toothbrushes, mp3 players, digital cameras, power tools, camcorders, cordless vacuums, remote control toys, two-way radios, and life-saving cordless medical devices/equipment. The link provided in the above blog is for recycling rechargeable in the UK. In the U.S. and Canada, visit the nonprofit www.call2recycle.org and type in your zip code to find convenient drop off locations in your neighborhood. The program is free and nationwide (in the US and Canada). 100% of the rechargeable batteries get recycled in North America. The recycling process is environmentally sound. Nothing goes to the landfills, no waste is sent to or processed in developing countries. It is easy. These simple steps won’t drastically change or inconvenience one’s lifestyle. You don’t have to purchase expensive solar panels, replace all your energy draining appliances with Energy Star ones or replace your current car with a hybrid, just yet.

In addition to using rechargeable batteries (as a replacement to disposable alkalines) consider all the other cordless electronics that are powered only by rechargeable batteries: laptops, cell phones, electric razors, electric toothbrushes, mp3 players, digital cameras, power tools, camcorders, cordless vacuums, remote control toys, two-way radios, and life-saving cordless medical devices/equipment.

The link provided in the above blog is for recycling rechargeable in the UK. In the U.S. and Canada, visit the nonprofit http://www.call2recycle.org and type in your zip code to find convenient drop off locations in your neighborhood. The program is free and nationwide (in the US and Canada). 100% of the rechargeable batteries get recycled in North America. The recycling process is environmentally sound. Nothing goes to the landfills, no waste is sent to or processed in developing countries.

]]> By: Kerry Snyder http://www.wyote.com/2009/05/26/its-not-easy-being-green-or-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-6618 Kerry Snyder Tue, 26 May 2009 15:38:35 +0000 http://www.wyote.com/?p=1286#comment-6618 Good one man. Here's another couple of great hints - Rain Barrels - Use the collected water for lawn/garden. Bidet - Cleaner than toilet paper and less waste Cloth Diapers - for those with kids - (use a green laundry service) We don't currently have ALL these in place, but I am working towards it! Good one man. Here’s another couple of great hints –

Rain Barrels – Use the collected water for lawn/garden.

Bidet – Cleaner than toilet paper and less waste

Cloth Diapers – for those with kids – (use a green laundry service)

We don’t currently have ALL these in place, but I am working towards it!

]]> By: Brad Ruggles http://www.wyote.com/2009/05/26/its-not-easy-being-green-or-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-6617 Brad Ruggles Tue, 26 May 2009 15:34:16 +0000 http://www.wyote.com/?p=1286#comment-6617 Great article Kiel. We've always been big into recycling, although back in Fort Wayne, we had to sort out everything into separate bins. It's so nice here being able to toss everything into one huge bin. The only problem is that we're recycling so much now that the every-other-week pickup just isn't cutting it. We could easily fill up a bin every week. Love that info video by the way. Very interesting. Great article Kiel. We’ve always been big into recycling, although back in Fort Wayne, we had to sort out everything into separate bins. It’s so nice here being able to toss everything into one huge bin. The only problem is that we’re recycling so much now that the every-other-week pickup just isn’t cutting it. We could easily fill up a bin every week.

Love that info video by the way. Very interesting.

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