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green waste recycle bucket, San Carlos 94070Recycling is an easy way to up your green efforts. But if you've maxed out what you can put in your bin, or have items not suited to your curbside recycling program, what's next?

Now the answer can be simple: go find new recycling locations in your town at www.Earth911.com From motor oil to batteries to simple newspaper, Earth911's Recycling Directory can tell you where to go and what you can recycle there. Simply enter the type of item you have for recycling and then your location by city or even zip code. Up pops a list of places nearby that will take your batteries, your paint, old electronics, paper, etc. For instance, this is the mapped result of the top 5 place near San Carlos CA 94070 that take CRT monitors.

CRT Recycling Centers near San Carlos CA 94070

The site also gives fun craft ideas to reuse your items - great for kids, for birthday party activities, for scout troops, etc.

Check out Earth911.com -- how does it do for your area? Helpful?





Marge Draper
Keller Williams Realty Palo Alto - Menlo Park, CA
REALTOR, Keller Williams Realty, Menlo Park CA

Lottie,  That's a great resource!  Thank you for sharing that web site with us.  We have a garage that really needs cleaning out.  My opinion, not my hubby's!

Jul 15, 2012 10:46 AM
1~Judi Barrett
Integrity Real Estate Services 116 SE AVE N, Idabel, OK 74745 - Idabel, OK
BS Ed, Integrity Real Estate Services -IDABEL OK

Lottie, what a great site and blog post promoting it .  Congrats on the feature.  

Jul 15, 2012 11:22 AM
Sharon Alters
Coldwell Banker Vanguard Realty - 904-673-2308 - Fleming Island, FL
Realtor - Homes for Sale Fleming Island FL

Lottie, thanks for the resource. Sometimes we have things to get rid of that our recycle people do not take.

Sharon

Jul 15, 2012 11:28 AM
Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

Marge, my husband and I have different ideas of what needs cleaning out, too! LOL!

Thanks Judi. Have you tried Earth911.com for your area? It would be interesting to see if it works in more rural areas, too.

Sharon, I'm glad you found the site useful. Happy recycling!

Jul 15, 2012 11:32 AM
Maureen Bray Portland OR Home Stager ~ Room Solutions Staging
Room Solutions Staging, Portland OR - Portland, OR
"Staging Consultations that Sell Portland Homes"

Hi Lottie ~ what an excellent resource!  I tested it for Portland and it has all the latest updates.  I'm adding this stie to My Favorites -- thanks for telling us about it :-)

Jul 15, 2012 12:26 PM
Nancy Conner
Olympia, WA
Olympia/Thurston County WA
Great resource Lottie - I checked it out for the Olympia area, and found several new recycling options. Thanks for sharing!
Jul 15, 2012 12:57 PM
MichelleCherie Carr Crowe .Just Call. 408-252-8900
Get Results Team...Just Call (408) 252-8900! . DRE #00901962 . Licensed to Sell since 1985 . Altas Realty - San Jose, CA
Family Helping Families Buy & Sell Homes 40+ Years
Thanks for sharing this great resource. I live in Silicon Valley and we are really big on recycling so thanks again.
Jul 15, 2012 04:27 PM
Pamela Seley
West Coast Realty Division - Murrieta, CA
Residential Real Estate Agent serving SW RivCo CA

The recycling only comes every other week, which I think is ridiculous when they used to come every week. Now I find I'm putting recyclables in the trash, which just kills me to do. Thanks for the suggestion,

Jul 15, 2012 05:16 PM
Wallace S. Gibson, CPM
Gibson Management Group, Ltd. - Charlottesville, VA
LandlordWhisperer

SINGLE STREAM recycling is the BEST way so that people are not left with unwanted items being stored in their homes when they want them gone....they end un in the regular domestic trash when they can't be recycled with the other trash 

Jul 15, 2012 07:45 PM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Lottie, great information on recycling, and so important to keep our environment safe!

Jul 15, 2012 10:44 PM
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Lottie, great tip and sites for finding places to recycle. Thanks for the reminder.

Jul 15, 2012 11:05 PM
Mike McCann Nebraska Land Broker
Mike McCann - Broker, Mach1 Realty Farm & Commercial Land Broker-Auctioneer Serving Nebraska - Kearney, NE
Farm & Commercial Property For Sale 308-627-3700

My wife, daughter, and I recycle all paper and plastics.  We take them to the recycle bins on the way to work or play.  The city has curbside pickup in large 45 gallon totes.  Everything the neighbors place in those totes is loose.   Guess who lives at the end of the culdesac and is constantly picking up their left overs that the Nebraska winds blow out of the tote as it is being dumped into the city truck?   No...it is not the city worker.  

Jul 15, 2012 11:58 PM
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

This has to be done and I was glad that it finally caught on years ago and became main stream....What is not recycled doesn't go away on its own...decent post Lottie

Jul 16, 2012 12:00 AM
Terrie Leighton
Ferrari-Lund Real Estate - Reno, NV
Reno Real Estate Agent ~ Selling Homes in Reno

Lottie ~ so nice to see your face on the feature page this morning!! 

I have a computer that I need to recycle so I am looking forward to looking up where I can take it. Thanks for the recycling information!!

Have a great week!!

Jul 16, 2012 12:38 AM
Laura Allen, Lake Tahoe - Truckee Real Estate for Sale TahoeLauraRealEstate.com
Coldwell Banker Realty, Tahoe City, CA (530) 414-1260 - Tahoe City, CA
Tahoe Real Estate Agent Helping Buyers and Sellers

Lottie - Great tips for people who want to be more green and responsible!

Jul 16, 2012 05:48 AM
Sharon Lee
Sharon Lee's Virtual Assistance - Jonesborough, TN
Retired and loving life

Lottie-We had to recycle in NY. Cans, plastic, glass, cardboard, newspaper and paper like discarded mail.

Jul 16, 2012 07:32 AM
Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

Maureen, I'm glad the Earth911.com works for you in Portland, and same for you, Nancy, in the Olympia area.

Michelle, I know Santa Clara County does a great job with recycling. I'm glad Earth911.com is helpful to you.

Pamela, hopefully weekly recycling won't be long in reaching you. Until then, perhaps Earth911.com will come to your rescue.

Wallace, I'm completely in agreement, single-stream recycling is the best. But for toxics, old paint, lithium batteries, etc, Earth911.com can be very helpful.

 

 

Jul 16, 2012 11:56 AM
Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

Joan and Michael, I'm glad you found Earth911.com interesting and helpful.

Mike, it must be frustrating to pick up wind blown trash and recycling! I don't know what the solution to that might be, other than thinking of it as your volunteer work!

Richie, I love having weekly curbside recycling, but Earth911.com goes a step further and helps us recycle/safely dispose of toxic substances. Good for the earth!

Terrie, thanks for your comments. I'm glad you've already put Earth911.com to use!

Laura, recycling has gone mainstream in many areas--a good thing, too.

Sharon, it sounds like NY, CA and many other places have wisely embraced recycling. Now we can get rid of toxic items in a safe manner, too.

Jul 16, 2012 12:02 PM
Regina P. Brown
MBA Broker Consultants - Carlsbad, CA
M.B.A., Broker, Instructor

Lottie, I checked the website and it's awesome.  Recycling is a great way to have a green environment!  I will definitely share this with my team.  Thank you.

Jul 17, 2012 12:30 AM
Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

Regina, I'm glad Earth911.com is useful for you, your team, your clients. It's nice to get the word out about useful services like this.

Jul 17, 2012 12:36 AM