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No more Junk Mail.
Posted on March 11, 2008 05:32 PMForest Ethics : Index
Join ForestEthics mission to protect the world’s endangered forests by signing their petition to create a Do Not Mail Registry in the United States.
Give your old cell phone a new home.
Posted on January 28, 2008 06:28 AMSecure the Call
Don’t throw that old cell phone away. Instead, help someone gain free and easy access to a 911 call by donating it to Secure the Call. Use the site to locate a drop-off point or download a mailing label and tax deduction form.
Proper disposal of Compact Fluorescent Bulbs (CFLs)
Posted on January 28, 2008 12:26 AMState Mercury-Containing Bulb (Lamp) Recycling Programs | Wastes | US EPA
Use this website to locate regional recycling and disposal sites for CFLs and other mercury- containing light bulbs and keep mercury out of the landfill and the environment.
A plan for saving civilization.
Posted on January 18, 2008 06:21 PMBooks from the Earth Policy Institute - Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization
Lester Brown’s latest book is Plan B 3.0, a “comprehensive plan for reversing the trends that are fast undermining our future. Its four overriding goals are to stabilize climate, stabilize population, eradicate poverty, and restore the earth's damaged ecosystems". On this site you can purchase Plan B 3.0 or download it for free.
Treeless cradle-to-cradle greeting cards that become carpet tiles.
Posted on January 14, 2008 12:44 AMReProduct - A World Without Waste
Using the cradle-to-cradle concept of zero waste, ReProduct greeting cards come with a postage paid return envelope so that when you want to dispose of it, instead of throwing it away, you send it to Shaw Industries where it and the envelope will be re-used to manufacture new carpet tiles.