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What on earth kind of suggestion is THAT from a REALTOR, you ask? Ahhh.....
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There are 2 things I love about summer (Well I love more than 2 but these 2 in particular), Steamed Crabs and the beach. I say with much disappointment that I have not had crabs yet and it is already July 19TH! 
My husband is aghast that I am giving away our refrigerator. He says I should sell it on Craigslist and pocket the $300 or so we could probably get for it. He wasn't in favor of buying a new refrigerator anyway. Our Kenmore has been chugging along for almost six years … (10 comments)
Do you remember NO CARBS? It was the last BuZZZZZZ word that I can remember. Every restaurant I went into had a "no carb" menu. Bagel shops were empty. Now, people are eating bread and carbs and realize that you cannot go without a balanced menu, carbs are back in.
By Linda Ohm, Editor, CounterTop BusinessImages courtesy CounterTop Business magazine
In the race for sustainability, Warwick, NY might have it in the bag.
Last night, our metro area experienced major thunderstorms and tornado warnings. Rain poured, lightning flashed constantly (and hit nearby - loudly!), and tornado sirens sounded...for at least 3 hours, starting in earnest at about midnight. What's an awake Realtor to do but check weather.com for updates, wondering when she and her … (2 comments)
Now, I consider myself fairly environmentally aware...I recycle things like cans and turn off my lights and things at home all the time. I just feel better about leaving a smaller footprint on the planet for my kids to try and clean up. 
This post is going to address recycling, the ecosystem, saving energy, and associated "green" topics. Before I get started, I'd like to direct your attention to some of my previous posts of similar nature.
Free environmentally-friendly festival on Sunday, June 8th between 10 a.m and 4 p.m.Earth Fair gets bigger and better each year with outdoor environmental fun and entertainment for all ages, including live music, animals, canoeing, crafts, great food and much more. Check out the Sustainable Living Tent with hybrid vehicles, green driveways and … (0 comments)
About 600 million obsolete cell phones are languishing in U.S. homes and offices. These phones can be put to good use by The Good Deed Foundation. You can do a good deed by sending in your phone. Better yet, get one of their collection boxes for your office, church, or neighborhood. Just email … (0 comments)
The Township of Little Falls, NJ has revamped it's recycling program by implementing an aggressive plan in response to a new $3 per ton tax on garbage that was recently passed by state lawmakers. The more the Township recycles, the less financial impact the tax will have on the local government … (0 comments)
I am not one for "banging on my drum" about turning green or saving the environment or green house gases. That said, I am all for "Green Building" or Environmental Friendly Building" on the basis that it makes sense and why would you not go green in this case.
Castle View Estates, the leader in innovation for the first certified Environmentally Friendly Community in the State of California announces the opening of its Tract 7338 near Pleasanton, California. A unique gated 52 acre AG and residential community in Alameda County that borders Pleasanton California. The Castle View Estates community, although … (3 comments)
I passed by a church the other day while I was showing houses and this is what I saw! It was so funny that I had to stop and take a picture!...
Did you know that Baton Rouge has one of the most innovative curbside recycling programs in the country? It is true, we do! If you are a resident or business in the East Baton Rouge parish,free weekly curbside recycling is available to you. All you need to do is contact the … (0 comments)
This is going to be a bit of a departure for me, but I just woke up to this issue. I strongly urge you to let your sellers and buyers know and educate yourselves on this issue. If what I am reading is accurate I think its good to use alternative … (1 comments)
An existing home, by its very nature, is a reusable resource. It is a great start to "going green." Yes, as one renovates or maintains an older home, green thinking should direct the process. However, not enough is said about the huge impact one makes by simply buying an existing home. … (2 comments)
We are all trying to do our part in the on-going battle with our conscience. I don’t know about you, but every purchase I make, no matter how big or small, I agonize over packaging, fuel-waste and that whatever I am replacing is landfill-bound.
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Local Hawaii Real Estate is now an official drop off site for Recycle Hawaii. We are accepting used ink jets, toner cartridges & old cell phones. 
You packed. You moved. You unpacked. Now all those boxes are sitting there, empty, taking up space, getting in your way. Moving boxes are great—when you’re moving—but afterward, the only purpose they seem to serve is filling up the trashcan. There are a few alternatives to a landfill, however, so before … (5 comments)
In spite of the rain, the Earth Day Festival in Highland Park was well attended. Since the crowds were less then anticipated, they didn't need my assistance as a volunteer. I took advantage of the time (no appointments with clients, no family commitments) to check out the festival myself.
I wanted to thank all of you who stopped by the Kerrisdale Home and Garden Show to introduce yourself to me, Judith Lowe, this last weekend and find out more about ReDesign - the ultimate in recycling: using what you already have to create a fresh feel and look to your spaces; as … (0 comments)
I wanted to thank all of you who stopped by the Kerrisdale Home and Garden Show to introduce yourself to me, Judith Lowe, this last weekend and find out more about ReDesign - the ultimate in recycling: using what you already have to create a fresh feel and look to your spaces; as … (0 comments)
Some big car manufacturers are touting the use of Ethanol and E85 fuels as a way to save the planet and a "Green Alternative." George Bush was on TV 4/29/08 pushing growing more plant matter for ethanol as a gasoline alternative. On the surface it sounds OK, but in reality the case doesn't add … (5 comments)
I read an excellent article about going green and living rich today. I just wanted to share some of the information I learned. Did you know that every day in the U.S roughly 690,000 tons of material are dumped in our landfills and only a small fraction of that is legitamate waste! That … (0 comments)
I wandered the halls looking for it- up and down, up and down- still it remained elusive. I searched underneath coutertops and inside cabinets. I crawled on my hands and knees peering under desks. Nothin'. 
With more and more people thinking "Green" and I don't just mean cos it's springtime, it occurred to me that in our area there seems less recycling than a few years ago. I have not had a garbage service that offers recycling bins for years. Now this may be due to … (5 comments)
In this case it is easy being green. According to the National Safety Council approximately 41 million computers became outdated in 2004 and 63 million in 2005. That number was expected to reach upwards of 500 million in 2007. Research shows that 75% of outdated, unused computers are stored and … (7 comments)
Join Best Buy and the Great Lakes Electronics Corporation to properly dispose of your electronics 10 AM - 4 PM this Saturday, April 26th. It's the perfect time to gather up up all your old electronics and safely dispose of them. They will be collecting computers & accessories, telephone equipment, TVs, VCRs, small electronics and … (5 comments)
I remember the first Earth Day back in 1970. I walked the five miles to and from school instead of taking the bus that day. Ever since then, I''ve done my best to recycle and to minimize my impact on our Earth.
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The city of Louisville will have a junk drop-off on Sunday April 20th at Waste Mangement Landfill, located at 2673 Outer Loop from 101m till 4pm.Residents are asked to seperate any items that may be recycled. They will not accept yard waste,paint, tires, hazardous materials, or commercial trash.Anything with freon , … (0 comments)
Small steps to protect our ground water, recycle.... "Take advantage of Tampa's Solid Waste Department's upcoming Household Chemical and Electronics Collection Day on April 26, 2008 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. at 4010 W. Spruce Street, to safely dispose of your old televisions and computers (in addition to many other … (0 comments)
The other day when we had some carpet replaced (with Green Label certified of course) in our home-office the carpet installers generously offered to take the old carpet away for only $60. When we asked where they would take the used carpet they unfortunately mentioned something about a dump (or was … (5 comments)
For all of you who replied so nicely to my previous blog, a big Thank You. For those of you who are reading my blog for the first time, welcome to my...er...second blog. Yeap...not even a short visit from the blogging muse lately.
Here's a link to our site for our Earth Day E-Waste recycling event: http://www.1800gotjunk.com/earthday/
Our newest and most developed project here at Evolve Sustainably is the site PlugGREEN.com
This fall my daughter became an environmentalist…for a few months. For a few months she was the light bulb police. She insisted our family’s impact on global warming was huge because we don’t use compact florescent light bulbs. She taught me a lot of stuff that she was learning in science, … (5 comments)
Freecycle.org - A Giving Resource For Property Managers and Real Estate OwnersBy Lisa Wells
On Saturday, April 19, 2008 1-800-GOT-JUNK? invites you to get rid of electronic waste the green way. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? is committed to keeping communities clean, and hazardous junk out of our landfills. We will be out in numerous communities across North America offering free e-waste collection.* We have teamed up with various … (0 comments)
An associate of mine referred me to a great website the other day and I thought I would share it with you.
On the heels of the city's announcement SANTA CLARITA REACHES STATE-MANDATED RECYCLING GOALS! ... Let's chat about recycling here in the Santa Clarita Area. If you own your home and you purchase trash service you are probably provided with those different bins for: Yard Trimmings, Recycling and "All other" Trash.
I just read a post by Ann Cummings...Green at Being Green where she discusses her recent contributions to our attempts at being a green society. She mentioned that she uses paper bags and hasn't yet gone so far as to start using fabric bags for her groceries. As I commented on her … (21 comments)
My wife brought up in conversation last night that she had recently heard about the retreating glaciers on Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa. She went on to say that the glaciers had already lost 80% of their mass. I had read about this problem several times previously and added that … (4 comments)
I have always been someone who is passionate about the environment and try to do what I can to help out. I do however realize that being a real estate agent isn't necessarily the most environmentally friendly job. It takes extra effort and sometimes extra cost to be environmentally friendly. I have … (2 comments)
What a neat idea. E.V. Wiiliams the contractor for the Battlefield Interchange construction is recycling the old road. If you drive by you will see a mountain of stone. The recycling effort saves about 120 truck trips a day and cuts down possible accidents by not having these slow moving trucks … (1 comments)
Help keep junk mail out of our landfills. Go to Mail Preference Service www.directmail.com/junk_mail to remove your name and address from 3rd class mailing lists. Also it may not be necessary to call companies to be removed from catalog lists. I've been fairly successful sending an email request instead. Be sure to let them … (2 comments)
What's strong enough to hold 20 pounds, small enough to fit in your purse (or on your belt) and can help save the planet? It's the affordable, handy, chic ChicoBag! I keep a ChicoBag in my purse and another one in my car for those quick stops at the grocery store.
If you live in the Town of Brookhaven and have been wondering why your recycling has not been carted away on Recycle days, you may be one of the 9,000 residents who received the wrong recycling schedule. 
On an interesting note I was in China in the Fall of '05. I headed up a trade delegation from the State of Oregon with some Environmental Business folks and an aspiring politician running for State Legislature. The EPA of sorts catered to our group as we were there to team … (13 comments)
Ellington Field off of I-45 and Dixie Farm Rd. East to Hwy 3 will be the collection site for all recyclable material some of which is not accepted from your homes curbside pick-up Waste Collection Truck. The facility is open 7 days a week from 8:00am to 8:00pm. The items accepted are newspapers, magazines, … (0 comments)
In conjunction with the Electronic Recycling Association (ERA), the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board is holding its first ever computer and electronic equipment recycling event this week from Monday, January 28 to Thursday, January 31. I'm planning to drop off my old printer, cables that I have no clue what they … (1 comments)
This morning I found my neighbor in a dilemma. How do you stuff another bag of garbage in an already full can? I told her to throw it into mine. She notices that my can is only a quarter full. Where you out of town, comes the inquiry. No, this … (1 comments)
I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We are all becoming increasingly environmentally conscious, so if you have a real Christmas tree give a gift to the environment and recycle it. 
We had a bunch of paint at our house, and we decided to finally get rid of it. We knew there were hazardous waste drop-off locations for electronics, but we weren't sure about disposing of liquids.
There's a mulch better thing to do with your Christmas tree than throw it away. 
I am revamping our office recycling program to make it more efficient and easier for the agents to utilize. I am looking for any suggestions or helpful links. Looking forward to sharing my program in detail for everyone once it is established. Thanks! … (1 comments)
Transforming is 
So you want to know what are considered hazardous wastes? There are tons of things that need to be disposed of properly or you will just add to the the pollution and litter in our land fills etc. From medical waste to mulch this next site has tons of info that … (0 comments)
Do you have items at home or work that you'd like to get rid of, but they still have life in them? Don't throw them away - FREECYCLE them by joining the Freecycle Network at http://www.freecycle.org/ and post what you want to give away or for something you need. By freecycling, … (5 comments)
Now I know I grabbed your attention...
America Recycles Day is officially recognized on November, 15th. Across the country, 10,000 Americans are expected to participate in hundreds of events all over the nation to raise awareness about the importance of recycling and to encourage Americans to sign personal pledges to recycle and buy recycled products. 
Recently while looking in the phone book for some kind of product to make a pad to park our boat, I came across a business that sells crushed concrete, the same product used as underlayment on asphalt roads. Not only was the price much less expensive than the available alternatives, the … (23 comments)
Keeping It Green
Recycling is a good idea for everyone and the City of Surprise makes it easy to do so. Following are a list of locations:
Hello all, I hope your day finds you feeling good!
Concrete replaced by Rubber
Many cities throughout the country are moving toward greener practices and policies. With so many choices available, it's getting easy to pick the products and practices to support. The companies have difficult part -- the need to get their innovative products known to the marketplace. While … (9 comments)
As I started my morning walk this morning the Tallahassee air was a little cooler and dryer, just a hint of fall. Quite nice. Fall is a beautiful time of year in this part of the world and a great time for people to shop for new homes. 
I am a firm believer in trying to save our environment, to conserve energy and make use of our space and I do not feel as though the general population realizes how small things, small actions or small steps taken by everyone can all add up to make a dramatic difference. … (3 comments)
Last week I stopped bye a Best Buy to drop off some old batteries and ink cartridges and boy was it a rewarding experience. I even took an out of focus, crooked picture of the recycling drop box to share with you. My apologies if the image makes you dizzy and/or … (11 comments)
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I am sometimes at a loss to explain what is going on at the top levels of government of the State of Hawaii and the City and County of Honolulu.
Okay, here is one for the casual fans among us and the fashion mavens too. Same TIME magazine article as the last tips:
In today's (August 20th. 2007) Seattle Post Intelligencer is an article on "Green Home Demolition. 
Trash? Well, not exactly garbage but old ink cartridges for your printer(s) can earn your son or daughter's school a little bit of extra money. What an easy fund-raiser?!?! 
Wellington Florida is a community of people who enjoy the country style lifestyle, the great rated A Schools, the immaculate parks, the equestrian and community center events and activities. We are all asked to conserve our water usage during this drought. We as a community have done well in that area. … (9 comments)
Improving the environment in which our families live takes so little from you. You can choose to spend thousands on state-of-the-art green upgrades, but there are plenty of changes that can be made around the house right now, for little expense and effort. Here's a few of my favorites- even we can be more green: Visit http://www.energystar.gov/ -for everything … (1 comments)