FREE COMMUNITY-WIDE RECYCLE & REPURPOSE EVENT FOR DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
‘Fall Back’ into Action to Clean Up and Green Up

The Michigan Green Consortium will once again produce a free community-wide recycle, repurpose and reuse event from 10am until 3pm on Sunday,November 7, 2010 at Parking Lot B in downtown Traverse City. The event is held twice a year, the morning following the time adjustment, and serves as a reminder to residents to renew their pledge to do their part to preserve the environment.

The Daylight Savings Clean Up and Green Up Event will be hosted by the Consortium and a dozen or more local area businesses that provide recycle and reuse services. The event is comprehensive, offering residents the chance to bring recyclable items to one location and at no charge for collection.

Area businesses will be on site that day to process a realm of household goods that have reusable or recyclable value. While not all vendors are yet confirmed, past vendors have included. American Waste; Bay Area Recycling, RecycleChicken, Rifkin Steel, L & B Recycling, Cartridge World, Goodwill, GT Profile’s Shredmonster, TC eWaste, Odom Reusable Building Products, Northern Michigan Garment Restoration, Evergreen Bottle Company, Team Elmer’s and Home Depot.

Michigan Green Consortium is a trade association established in 2008 to promote and support green and sustainable businesses; to educate the business and local community on what should be done to ensure a healthy environment and provides networking opportunities for green
companies. The consortium is funded solely by member dues and public contributions.
To learn out more about the Daylight Savings: Clean Up and Green Up event, call (231) 947-1688 or visit www.mgconline.org

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I’m guessing this isn’t a commonly requested item for recycling, but nevertheless if you’ve ever wondered what to do with an old keyless remote for an automobile, here you go:

There is one program called … you guessed it … Recycle Your Old Keyless Entry Remote where you get a prepaid mailer to send in your remote and they send you $5 credit toward a purchase of a new or replacement remote. This seems like a good deal if you’re in the market for such a purchase.

Beyond that, if you just have an old keyless remote you’d like to part with, you have two choices:

1. You can take your keyless remote to most any local e-waste recycler or e-waste collection program.
2. You can return your keyless remote to a dealership selling that particular brand of automobile. Most dealerships are linked up with keyless remote refurbishing channels.

For e-waste locations in NW and SE Michigan, CLICK HERE.

Keyless Remote Recycling

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According to The New York Times, since the mid-nineties regional Federal Reserve banks have negotiated deals with companies that could use large amounts of shredded material for stuffing, roofing and who knows what else. The Fed allows any use short of advertising or confetti.

So far, the Federal Reserve’s efforts have involved the use of old bills in roofing tiles, particle board, fuel pellets, stationery, packing material and artwork.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Los Angeles, for example, is negotiating with Terra Roofing Products of Fontana, Calif., to use shredded bills in its fireproof roofing shingles. The shingles, made of cement and wastepaper, do not burn like wooden ones and have become popular in California as a safeguard against firestorms.

Also, Crane, which is based in Dalton, Mass., began recycling shredded currency from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland into sea-green stationery called — no surprise — “Old Money.” The suggested prices range from $5 for a 100-sheet note pad to $10 for a large box of stationery and envelopes.

The Federal Reserve is constantly looking for new uses for old money in order to lessen the volume of money that goes into landfills. Maybe we can come up with some new suggestions.

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An article by Brian Merchant says that one study on Kleenex and Kimberly Clark, the brand’s manufacturer, found that a total of 300 million tons of tree fiber from virgin forests in the US are used to make its paper products each year. So how can we stop the arboreal slaughter, and replace Kleenex with a greener alternative? We bring back the handkerchief. Some may view the use of a handkerchief to be quite gross but it can also be a reminder of old fashioned manliness as well.  I’m sure all had a grandfather that always had a hankie in his pocket.  Brings back some happy memories doesn’t it?  Grandpa was embracing the 3 R’s and didn’t even know it but you can make a conscious efftort to reduce and reuse by following his lead.

There is the drawback of having to wash your handkerchiefs on a regular basis versus just tossing a kleenex in the garbage but the benefits really outweigh the cost in this situation.  So give the hankie a whirl and reduce your annual paper consumption. Have fun with it, this guy certainly is.

Reducing Can Be Fun.

For more info in the handkerchief see Brian Merchant’s interview with Brett McKay at Green Planet.

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In the Gunma prefecture of Japan there sits an elaborate statue of the Buddha housed within a community hall. From a distance the intricate statue seems to be covered with thousands of gems and jewels… until a closer look reveals that it is actually composed of tens of thousands of dead insects! The statue took the artist over 6 years to create, and while it might be the creepiest religious icon we’ve ever seen, you have to admire the artist’s incredible use of natural, biodegradable materials.

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Handmade in Colombia of recycled glass from old car windshields, these pitchers, beer, and wine glasses are a really cool way to add some recycled flare to your bar collection. Sturdy and strong, these heavy glasses have a slight green hue from the tint originally added to lessen the sun’s glare. Beautiful and interesting, these glasses will please everyone from the environmentalist to the car enthusiast. Each is one of a kind and will vary. They are sold as a set of 2 and every glass is unique.  RecycleChicken loves that old windshields have been recycled into interesting and useful items.  These glasses and pitchers range in price from 20 to 52 dollars and can be purchased at www.uncommongoods.com

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Odom Re-use Co. specializes in used building materials.  Odum salvages and accepts donated building materials for resale in their store in Grawn, MI. They carry everything from lumber and oak beams; to windows, doors, and hardware.  They accept all kinds of building materials for donation but there are some limitations as to what they will take for resale which include:

• Dirty materials
• Windows over 20 years old, (except multi-division)
• Windows transported to us in a flat position
• Unassembled materials – please do not take apart windows or toilets especially
• As always, we do not take in un-bagged fiberglass materials, or loose glass.
• Any material that is not in reusable “As Is” condition. We do not do any repairs or reassembly.
• Household items, upholstered furniture
• Office partitions
• Any item in oversupply

If you have any questions you can visit www.odumreuse.com as well as call (231)-276-6330 before dropping off material.

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An average restaurant can produce 150,000 pounds of garbage each year.  The goal of green restaurant certification is to encourage food service facilities to move toward the goal of becoming zero-waste, through reducing waste output, increasing stock of reusable items, and recycling and composting what is left.  You’re already recycling in your home and now you can eat out without wondering what’s going to happen to that wine bottle when you leave the table.

Green Certified Restaurants are required to recycle:

Dine Green also has a search engine that allows diners to find green restaurants in their area. This allows you to easily find restaurants in your area that are active recyclers.

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Vac Doc in Traverse City, MI takes back select vacuums for parts as well as refurbishment and resale.  They also offer full service vacuum cleaning and repair for all makes and models.  Stop by The Vac Doc at 601 E Eighth St. Traverse City, MI ; across from Junior’s Tires. You can also contact them by phone or email at (231) 946-3970,  VacDoc@gmail.com.

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The Mode All-in-One Recycling Center is your solution to cluttered bins around your kitchen or garage. It is about the same size as a trash can, looks sleek and stylish, and holds up to 17 gallons of recyclable material.  RecycleChicken loves this product because it makes it easy for the whole family to recycle and stay organized while doing so.  It takes up very little space but has a large enough capacity that you can empty it once a week. With two separate compartments for bottles and cans along with a drawer for paper, keeping your recycling organized has never been easier.  The Recycling Center can be purchased at select Williams-Sonoma, Bloomingdales, and Bed, Bath and Beyond as well as Amazon and Mode Products; according to GreenPress.com.

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