Green is what’s up these days and I’m working on being more environmentally friendly myself.  Concerns for the environment are on the rise and it’s an important time to be conscience of  mother earth.  Here is what I’m doing to be more green and I really want to highlight e-cycling.

E-cycling
Electronic waste is becoming a huge problem in this world and I can personally see that with just the e-waste that I could produce.   What do you do with old electronics that have become obsolete or broken?  That has been a question that I’ve been asking myself, so I don’t just trash my electronics.

Well after some waiting and searching I was able to find some solid e-cycling and trade in programs.  Hey if you can trade it in and get some value for it why not.  Here’s a list of sites for trade ins or recycling.

Sprint Buy Back – If you’re a Sprint customer they offer a trade in program where you can get an account credit when you trade in your phone.  My phone was 3 years old and I was able to get a $25 credit to my account, not too shabby.

BestBuy.com Trade in Center Powered by DealTree.com – Best Buy just went national with it’s trade in program not too long ago and I was able to get a nice gift card for trading in my old laptop.

Gazelle.com – Using current market data it will calculate an offer for your used electronics and if there is no value they will dispose of it responsibly for you.

Cell Phones for Soldiers – I wrote about this organization a while back for my Monthly Charity where you they’ll take your old phones and raise money for calling cards for our troops.  Check out My Monthly Charity June 2008 for information on Cell Phones for Soldiers.

Lots of great ways to recycle your electronics and you may get paid for it.  E-waste is a problem that needs to be dealt with as more and more of our electronics get old and obsolete, so next time you’re thinking about trashing your electronics try trading it in or recycle it.

Reuse
I try to reuse paper and plastic bags when possible.  I keep a folder just for scrap paper and save bags for other uses.

Conservation
Water conservation is the biggest thing I’m personally working on.  When I brush my teeth I really try not to leave the water running. Logically the next thing to work on is to take shorter showers to conserve water.  I’ve also cut down on my bottled water consumption.  I usually bring a reusable water bottle to work and drink tap water at home.

Recycling
Recycling is nothing new.  Every trash night I sort out bottles, cans, glass, cardboard and newspaper for recycling.  I also recycle ink cartridges to Office Max where they usually offer a coupon for recycling.

Pure Adapt is going Green
Pure Adapt also reflects my concern for the environment.  We at Pure Adapt:

• Recycle our cardboard, bottles, paper, and cans
• Use biodegradable packing peanuts
• Reuse plastic bags
• Use Free Cycle to give away our used packing material for reuse
• Use recycled paper

Check out Detailed Image’s post about us going green.

Going green isn’t that bad, you can get rewarded for it and save money.  It’s totally worth it to go green.

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