Monday, April 14, 2008

Too many magazines and light bulbs?

Don't want to dump magazines you no longer want in the recycle bin? Trade them for store credit at Bookbuyers in Mountain View.

Have other things piled up? Each city has its own rules for what can be dumped. City of Santa Clara residents visit this site. If your city won't take what you have, or you're interested in seeing that something be re-used not dumped, try Santa Clara County's own source for recycling, Center for the Development of Recycling. There's also Freecycle, or Craigslist for giving and finding free items.

Protect our ground water and wildlife from noxious chemicals. Recycle your fluorescent light bulbs, including compact bulbs & straight, circular, spiral and U-bent tubes, for free at area stores.

Try these books for other ideas:

Don't throw it out: [recycle, renew, and reuse to make things last] by Lori Baird and the editors of Yankee magazine


Hey Mr. Green: Sierra Magazine's Answer Guy Tackles Your Toughest Green Living Questions
by Bob Schlidgen


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