A useful lesson in consumerism to motivate you towards an organized life of less clutter! My nephew introduced The Story of Stuff video to me several years ago. Take a moment to watch this if you haven’t already, or watch it again if you have! A simple straight-forward video by Annie Leonard and The Story… Continue Reading
When it’s time to say goodbye to your sneakers, bring them to any Nike Reuse-A-Shoe drop-off location – there are more than 200 locations around the world, including all U.S. Nike stores. They turn them into basketball courts, football fields and, of course, new sneaks! Thanks, Nike, for playing ball. Thank you for visiting the… Continue Reading
Welcome to Day 6 of How to Get Organized and Save the Planet in 30 Days. For today, just a few words of inspiration for you. First, from Donella Meadows, a pioneer in the movement for an environmentally sustainable society, 1941 – 2000 “People don’t need enormous cars, they need respect. They don’t need closets full of… Continue Reading
Since publishing this article, ReCellular has gone out of business. Cells for Cheap is an alternate resources and they recycle as well. Two brothers founded ReCellular, Inc., a supersonic service that will make sure mobile phones are refurbished, reused and responsibly recycled. Due to the short shelf-life of the tech gear we so love, hundreds… Continue Reading
In most cities, your nearby hardware store will take your recycle materials, often including batteries, cell phones; and even latex paint, Christmas lights and plastic plant pots! CFLs, re-chargeable batteries and even toxic paint products are commonly accepted. Think local! In San Francisco, our local Cole Hardware Stores have great recycling options. If you want… Continue Reading
You win and the planet wins when you live an organized and sustainable life. You free yourself of limiting clutter and the planet gets back resources. During these 30 days, we will list sustainable ways to get rid of the very typical types of clutter that we see over and over again in the homes… Continue Reading
Start at the mail box. Go to www.dmachoice.org or if you are in the San Francisco bay area go to stopjunkmail.org. At least 80% of your mail is someone trying to sell you something, and the Direct Marketing Association will stop most of that by going through their now mostly online process at DMAchoice.org. Take… Continue Reading
Live organized and sustainable, one day at a time. Follow us for 30 days and learn how! How to Get Organized and Save the Planet in 30 days starts here, now. sus·tain·able (adj) a : of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted… Continue Reading
I was interviewed this afternoon on Blog Talk Radio by Tony Wilkins, the Voice of Small Business Radio. Give a listen. In the first part of the show, Tony talks with Feras Alhlou, President and Founder of E-Nor, who is a Digital Marketing Evangelist. Feras divulges some great information on how to measure, analyze and… Continue Reading
In his report on the economics of global warming in 2006, Sir Nicholas Stern calls climate change a “market failure on the greatest scale the world has seen”. Then the economy failed, and our collective eye got further off the ball. Maybe it’s time for one small change a day? That’s what we think here… Continue Reading