http://www.greenme.ie/greenblog/2009/11/wintertime-go-green-and-save-tips/ fun, funky sustainable living and lifestyles: organic, eco, green, fair... Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:19:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.greenme.ie/greenblog/2009/11/wintertime-go-green-and-save-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-8649 Mallory Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:45:57 +0000 http://www.greenme.ie/?p=4098#comment-8649 I’ve got a great + super simple tip. The next time you’re purchasing a gift card– go for the electronic (and paperless) option, an eGift card. Each year, 75 millions lbs of PVC is dumped into landfills from plastic gift card waste (Plenty Magazine). That’s an astronomical amount of waste for something that can easily and conveniently be sent virtually. PVC is notoriously difficult to recycle and cannot be tossed into the recycling bin along side your other household items. You must send those pesky plastic cards to a PVC recycling plant, the only one I know of is EarthWorks. For a directory of retailers that offer an eGift card, try http://www.giftzip.com …it is the most extensive one I have found to date. Hope that helped. I’ve got a great + super simple tip. The next time you’re purchasing a gift card– go for the electronic (and paperless) option, an eGift card. Each year, 75 millions lbs of PVC is dumped into landfills from plastic gift card waste (Plenty Magazine). That’s an astronomical amount of waste for something that can easily and conveniently be sent virtually. PVC is notoriously difficult to recycle and cannot be tossed into the recycling bin along side your other household items. You must send those pesky plastic cards to a PVC recycling plant, the only one I know of is EarthWorks. For a directory of retailers that offer an eGift card, try http://www.giftzip.com …it is the most extensive one I have found to date. Hope that helped.

]]> http://www.greenme.ie/greenblog/2009/11/wintertime-go-green-and-save-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-6945 Alicia Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:12:07 +0000 http://www.greenme.ie/?p=4098#comment-6945 You can also clean your furnace (and replace the filters on your furnace) or heating stove. You may be able to do this yourself with your sweeper and air in a can. Removing the dirt make it more fuel efficient and less of a fire hazard. If you are not sure about doing it yourself call in an expert. Just be sure to read the owner’s manual before you start and see what it recommends if you do decide to do it yourself. You can also clean your furnace (and replace the filters on your furnace) or heating stove. You may be able to do this yourself with your sweeper and air in a can. Removing the dirt make it more fuel efficient and less of a fire hazard. If you are not sure about doing it yourself call in an expert. Just be sure to read the owner’s manual before you start and see what it recommends if you do decide to do it yourself.

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