{31 Days of Going Green} Day 25: Save A Tree

This week I'm sharing tips on how to green your home. Yesterday I covered Energy Stay appliances and today I want to talk about saving trees. 

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Did you know that you can buy "tree-free" 100% post-consumer recycled paper for everything from greeting cards to toilet paper? It’s true!

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And, did you know you can remove yourself from junk mail lists? You will receive approximately 560 pieces of junk mail this year, which adds up nationally to 4.5 million tons, according to the Native Forest Network. About 44% of all junk mail is thrown in the trash, unopened and unread, and ends up in a landfill. 


Certainly you know this first-hand? I’m guilty of it, sure. 


To limit the flow into your own home, contact the Direct Marketing Association's Mail Preference Service at P.O. Box 643, Carmel, NY 10512, or download the online form. Opt out of credit card or insurance offers at OptOutPrescreen.com or by calling 888-567-8688, a single automated phone line maintained by the major credit bureaus.

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Can't bare to to give up your catalog candy? Then consider these "9 Awesome for Junk Mail" from Care2.com.

Let's keep waste paper out of landfills, kids!

xx Well-toDo

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And don't miss out on free loot from our pal Creative Kristi HERE!

GIVE & GET GREEN

This Earth Day, let’s celebrate our planet… and our wallets! At Well to Do, we’re all about fun, fabulous green living, especially when it comes to fun, fabulous green savings! So, we have compiled a few ways to turn your regular household items from trash to cash!

Recycle Bank: Earn points by recycling at home, referring friends, entering purchase codes, attending eco-friendly events, and environmental education modules. Earn enough points and score free products and gift cards from companies such as Macy’s and Aveeno.

http://www.recyclebank.com/

Freecycle: This website serves as a forum to barter and trade items and give a hand up to your community and neighbors in need. Search by city to find a desk up for grabs in return for raking a yard or barter a handbag for a fun new spring jacket. Either way, usable items are kept out of the landfill, and at no cost to either participant.

http://www.freecycle.org/

Electronics Recycling: What to do with that broken iPod or outdated camera? Numerous online sites offer cash for your used or broken electronics, such as Gazelle.com or BuyMyTronics.com. If prefer a face-to-face transaction, Best Buy is also accepting used electronics for their trade-in program. Recycle any electronics regardless of where you purchased the item and receive a Best Buy gift card.

Those are Well to Do’s 3 simple ways to save green this Earth Day. Your wallet and our planet will thank you!

xx S+S

THESE BOTTLES WERE MADE FOR BOOTS

If there is ever an occasion to drink wine, Valentine’s Day is it. Case in point: the collection Suz and Andy consumed last night after putting the kids to bed.

Thank goodness for inspirational bloggers like Kasey Buick to help us realize the mileage we can get out of drinking bottles and bottles of wine. For example: her "boot that never falls over in the closet again."

An idea so brilliant that it made its way to the Today Show. Sadly, she didn't receive credit where credit was due so here we are announcing, celebrating and crediting her bottles and boots brilliance.

Wine not your style? This idea also works with any tall glass bottle.....................

 xx Well to Do


Images courtesy of Kasey Buick