Think Green From Home

Waste, rubbish, trash, call it what you will we all have it, we all should be doing our best to reduce it. Regardless of whether you do it for environmental reasons or not having our waste end up in landfills is NO solution. Instead we should be reducing our initial consumerism and consumption and reusing & recycling where possible. The clever folks at Waste Management have come up with a new scheme to allow us an easier way to do just that, after all for most of us these are the folks that deal with our trash on a daily basis. They’ve launched a new website and eco-initiative called “Think Green From Home“. We all try to do out best to recycle, but often this means traveling to a specific recycling location, which for some individuals may not be possible as there may not be recycling facilities in your area. The “Think Green From Home” website allows you recycle your lightbulbs, batteries, electronics, bottles, cans, paper, and medical supplies directly from your home.

Through the website you can order shipping supplies which enable you to ship those recyclables directly from via USPS, UPS or Fed Ex (depending on the size of the package it seems). The shipping supplies are specific to each item, so battery shipment can only contain batteries etc, unlike the single stream curbside recycling they also offer though not in all locations. After ordering and receiving the boxes you can fill them at your leisure. When the package is full, seal it and mail it. If you sign up on their website for “My Green Activity” on the “Think Green From Home” website you can also:

• Receive a recycling certificate via email for each kit returned

• Track your recycling progress online

• Receive a free postage paid Waste Management cell phone/ink cartridge recycling bag with each recycling kit ordered

• Sign up for Auto Reorder – when your return a kit, we can
  automatically send your a new one

There is a fee for the recycling units which basically really covers the return shipping fees to recycle the items, but it really is a great service for those of us that can’t get out to recycling centers or don’t have a curbside recycling service, or simply cannot find recycling facilities in their area for certain items. Kudos to Waste Management for offering the service!

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