Do you have Technotrash (obsolete computer accessories and electronic media)  that you don’t know how to get rid of responsibly? GreenDisk is the answer to your problems.

After doing some cleaning this year I found a bunch of VHS tapes that were utterly useless to me that I wanted to dispose of responsibly. I was hoping to find a local place to take care of it but without any luck. Then I found GreenDisk which took care of my VHS and CD trash for a very reasonable price. It sucks that you have to pay for it but I like to believe that these little things I do, do make a difference. I purchased the Technotrash Pack-IT where you can ship up to 20lbs of Technotrash to GreenDisk to dispose of responsibly.  See the full list of everything that GreenDisk can help you dispose of here.

Technotrash is an ever growing problem these day as more and more electronics become obsolete.  It is important to recycle and dispose of Technotrash responsibly to keep electronic waste out of our landfills. This is also important because some electronics contain hazardous waste that can be dangerous to our environment. On top of disposing electronic waste responsibly, GreenDisk also safely destroys your data on floppy disks, hard drives, CDs and etc. to keep your privacy.

Electronic waste is another problem that our world faces and it’s our responsibility to do what we can do to preserve our environment. If you can’t get rid of your Technotrash responsibly locally, check out GreenDisk.com for a complete list of products and services they offer.

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Happy Earth Day! Help change the world by becoming a fan of SunChips on Facebook. SunChips will donate $1.00 towards environmental education for every new fan that they get today, up to $100,000. Become a fan today to help the cause and share it with your Facebook friends.

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Another Earth Hour is upon us and you can participate by simply turning off your lights from 8:30pm – 9:30pm local time tonight (March 27, 2010). Turn your lights off for just one hour and join the hundreds of millions of people around the world making a statement against climate change.

Climate change is no joke. Every year average temperatures around the world are increasing and polar ice caps start to diminish a little more. Earth Hour is one of the major movements against climate change and they have made their voice heard with nearly 1 billion people participating in the movement last year which included 4,100 cities in 87 countries on all 7 continents. Earth Hour 2009 was a success last year but there is still a lot be done on climate change. Sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund you can help fight climate change by making a donation or participating in Earth Hour 2010 tonight.

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Ditch the bottled water to save money and the environment. According to MSLK’s Watershed art piece that raises awareness about the consumption of bottled water, the US consumes 1,500 water bottles every second. Yes that’s every second. That comes out to 64,800,000 (~65 million) water bottles a day and 23,652,000,000 (~23.65 trillion) a year. The Watershed also states that 80% of those water bottles end up in landfills even though there are recycling programs available. Those are some very sobering facts about the waste the the US is creating just from bottled water.

Personally I’ve been bringing a water bottle with tap water to work everyday instead of drinking bottled water. It makes even more sense to use a water bottle now since New York implemented the 5 cent deposit on bottled water. I did a little basic math to figure how much money I’m saving using a water bottle.

32 bottle case of Poland Springs from BJ’s Wholesale Club
$4.99 per case = $0.15 per bottle
$0.15 per bottle + $0.05 deposit = $0.20 final cost per bottle
Estimate consumption per week at work
5 bottles per week = 260 bottles per year
My Annual Cost of Bottled Water at Work
260 bottles X $0.20 = $52.00

Minus the cost of purchasing a water bottle, that roughly cost about $5.00, the grand total comes out to be around $47.00 per year. Not a huge number in savings, but that’s money in the bank for me. On top of that I think my estimated bottled water consumption would also be on the lower end of those who drink bottled water on the regular.

Ditching the bottled water not only saves you money and the environment, it’s probably safer too. Tap water is highly regulated from local, state, and federal levels for quality compared to bottled water which has no real governing body. There hasn’t been enough evidence yet but there have been concerns that the chemicals used in the plastic of bottled water could seep into the water itself. The simple answer is tap water which relieves all of those concerns. You may actually be drinking tap water – Bottled water isn’t always pure – It’s not clear where the plastic container ends and the drink begins – Our country’s high demand for oil isn’t just due to long commutes, learn The Truth About Bottled Water.

Other Sobering Facts

• Out of the 50 billion bottles of water being bought each year, 80% end up in a landfill, even though recycling programs exist.
• 17 million barrels of oil are used in producing bottled water each year.
• Bottled water costs 1,000 times more than tap water. Drinking 2 Litres of tap water a day only costs 50 cents per year.
• Plastic leaches toxins into the water, which have been linked to health problems such as reproductive issues and cancer.
• New York City tap water surpasses all federal and state health standards.

- via Treehugger via MSLK

If you think about it you’re buying expensive water that’s available from your tap at a higher quality. A simple easy change that saves you money and the environment, what more could you ask for.

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My monthly charity for this month is going to be the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). To continue the green theme that I’ve been posting about recently, the WWF fits very nicely.  The WWF has globally coordinated efforts in conservation and protecting nature for over 45 years.

“WWF’s mission is the conservation of nature. Using the best available scientific knowledge and advancing that knowledge where we can, we work to preserve the diversity and abundance of life on Earth and the health of ecological systems by

• protecting natural areas and wild populations of plants and animals, including endangered species;
• promoting sustainable approaches to the use of renewable natural resources; and
• promoting more efficient use of resources and energy and the maximum reduction of pollution.

We are committed to reversing the degradation of our planet’s natural environment and to building a future in which human needs are met in harmony with nature. We recognize the critical relevance of human numbers, poverty and consumption patterns to meeting these goals.” World Wildlife Fund Mission

The WWF is 5 million strong worldwide and working in 100 countries. Through science and action along with their global reach, the WWF develops innovative solutions for the coexistence of humans and our precious eco system.

The WWF is involved all over the world including MyBabyTree.org which was My Monthly Charity April 2008 and Earth Hour which I posted about a few days ago.

It’s been a year but here’s my update on My Baby Tree.  I did receive a download for Google Earth to see the plants that were planted in the Indonesia. Check out my baby tree.

We have a delicate balance with nature and the World Wildlife Fund is working hard  to promote this balance around the world.  Find out what you can do at www.WorldWildLife.org to help out.  I’m going to support the WWF by making a donation.

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Earth Hour is upon us and this year it is an election between Earth and global warming.  You can make the vote for Earth by simply flipping the light switch off tonight at 8:30pm local time for one hour and if you leave the lights on it’s a vote for global warming.

Sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), it is pushing for a goal of 1 billion votes. Your vote counts to having this year’s Earth Hour presented at Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009.

Earth Hour all started when 2.2 million homes and businesses in Sydney, Australia turned off their lights for 1 hour in 2007.

Their message was heard around the world and continues echo as it grows from 2.2 million, to 50 million in 2008 and this year’s ambitious goal of 1 billion.

Become part of something big tonight just by switching off the lights. Major landmarks around the world like the Eiffel Tower, Great Pyramids, Empire State Building and even the glitziest of all Las Vegas, just to name a few, will enter darkness for one hour.

Flip the switch to off to vote for Earth and make your vote count by recording it through photo, video, blog, or Twitter. Details on making your vote count is on the Earth Hour Homepage.

Vote Earth!

Earth Hour is huge active approach to a greener and healthier future for our beloved planet earth and you can be part of it.

Learn how I’m working on going green.

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