Archive for 'recycling'
Before You Recycle, Reuse—with Craigslist
As I mentioned, we’re cleaning out the office in order to make it a more useful writing/study space. Traditionally, it’s been the dumping ground for old things we didn’t want in the rest of the house—furniture, electronics, books, etc. A lot of this stuff is still useful, just not to us. So we’re selling it [...]
Posted: September 7th, 2010 under recycling.
Tags: classified ads, Craigslist, reuse, what--no one wants a giant purple velvet beanbag chair?
Comments: 1
Erase Your Computer Before Recycling
On Tuesday I talked about recycling our old cell phones. This came about because of a fall cleaning of our office, and the biggest piece of electronics that we needed to get rid of was our desktop computer. My tech guru, Jason, talks about how he prepared it for reuse. Our computer turned 10 this [...]
Posted: September 2nd, 2010 under Electronics, recycling.
Tags: computer, delete, erase, hard drive, I'm particularly glad I wiped it before giving it to my mom--she's nosy, recycling, wipe
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Recycling Old Cell Phones
Earlier this summer I lost my cell phone in the river while kayaking, and we used this as an opportunity to switch to a different carrier. Since Jason’s phone doesn’t work with the new carrier, we’re going to recycle it, along with another phone that I’d been meaning to recycle for almost two years. I [...]
Posted: August 31st, 2010 under Electronics, recycling.
Tags: Call2Recycle, cellular phone recycling, e-Stewards, I think Jason flipped me over so he could get a new phone, recycle cell phone
Comments: 1
Interview with Cambridge Recycling Director Randi Mail, Part 2
On Tuesday, I shared my conversation with Randi Mail, recycling director for the City of Cambridge, about Cambridge’s new single-stream recycling program. In the process we touched on some general waste and recycling questions that I thought I’d share here. If you have any other questions or want to attend the recycling facility tour, let [...]
Posted: August 19th, 2010 under Composting, recycling, trash.
Tags: anaerobic digestion, Cambridge recycling, Casella Recycling, curbside composting, I'm really looking forward to curbside composting—my worms can't keep up with me!, recycling
Comments: 2
Cambridge Switches to Single-Stream Recycling
On October 25, Cambridge is switching to single-stream recycling. Also called zero-sort recycling, this method allows residents to throw all recyclables into one bin, rather than separating paper and cardboard from plastic, glass, and metal. It’s a method that’s already been adopted by many urban areas worldwide, with great results. To find out more about [...]
Posted: August 17th, 2010 under recycling, trash.
Tags: Cambridge recycling, I'm all for this—our basement is full of boxes we've been too lazy to tear up, no sort recycling, single stream recycling, zero sort recycling
Comments: 3
