Because natural isn't always possible — or easy.
Posted in Environment, Going Green, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse on Jan 20th, 2012
We are big tech people. I can’t count how many servers, workstations, gaming consoles, and pieces of consumer electronics that we’ve purchased since we’ve been married. I’ve been recycling the big stuff — computers, laptops, monitors, and televisions — for a while now, but it’s been more difficult to figure out what to do with [...]
Posted in Going Green, Recycle, Reduce, Sustainable on Dec 17th, 2010
I’m super-busy right now trying to finish a few large projects so I can actually take a week off from writing. (I will still be editing and reporting, but that’s nothing as compared to the stress of staring at an empty page and a looming copy deadline.) That said, I am recycling, naturally, and using [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Going Green, Recycle, Reduce, Sustainable on Apr 12th, 2010
We had a big party for my brother this weekend. My sister printed the invitations. My mom handled the guest list. His wife’s best friend took care of the venue. I volunteered to make party favors. I am not really that crafty, so I knew I had to buy something. (There went my month of [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Environment, Going Green, Reuse on Jan 20th, 2010
After spending yesterday thinking — really thinking — about all my actions, I came to a conclusion: I get why most people would rather skip the whole green thing entirely. It’s so much easier to do things quickly and move about your day. Case in point: One of my One Small Thing moves is recycling [...]