The Boston Globe’s Green Blog turned me onto Whole Food’s partnership with Cork Reharvest. We don’t drink much wine, but for those of you who do, just drop off your corks at participating Whole Foods.

Have any old sneakers lying around that are too far gone for the thrift store? Send them to Nike to be recycled! The Reuse-A-Shoe program turns sneakers into surfaces for playgrounds, tracks, basketball courts, and more. You can either take them to a nearby Nike store or mail them to: Nike Grind Processing 8400 Winchester […]

I just found out about this Kiehl’s program to recycle their empty containers. For every ten empties we bring in, we get one free full-sized product. I’m not sure that recycling at Kiehl’s is any better than through my town, but I’m always up for free stuff. And I like the idea of companies being responsible for their products from cradle to grave.

Gap is offering 30% off to people who bring in their old jeans to be recycled into insulation. Seriously—insulation. That’s pretty cool. I wouldn’t do this with perfectly good jeans that just don’t fit (that’s what the Salvation Army is for), but it seems like a good end-of-life for the jeans I can’t even patch anymore. Thanks for the tip, Lesley!

Last Friday was the third time that our recycling bin has vanished (as well as our trash can lid and, three months later, our trash can, too). The disappearances have always mysteriously coincided with new neighbors moving in next door.