Tonight we held the 2nd Green Life Series at the Blue Heron Nature Preserve in Buckhead which featured Esther Ayers > Green Girl Atlanta who spoke to us about ways to green up your life at home. Highlights included Recycling, Composting, Rainwater Collection and Junk Mail. She had a fabulous presentation that not only identified [...]
Archive for the ‘Recycling’ Category
3 Jun
Zero Waste Zone in Buckhead
I saw an interesting article in the Buckhead Reporter this week about the new Zero Waste Zone in Buckhead. You can only imagine the amount of waste that area restaurants produce on a daily basis. I have worked in several restaurants and they all work differently, but in every case there is a great deal of waste. Many of [...]
27 May
Recycling a Wooden Playset
Over the Memorial Day Weekend my friend and Atlanta custom home builder Stuart Grubb www.sgrubb.com helped me take apart a wooden playset in a friend’s backyard, move it to my backyard and rebuild it. Believe it or not, we were able to do it in one day…sortof. This is one of those huge “no-brainers” that [...]
31 Mar
Earth Day Recycling Event at Chastain Park
From ChastainParkBlog.com
Living Green Pages & Green Girl Atlanta present:
The Living Green Pages “Odds and Ends Recycling Event” will be on Saturday April 18th from 9am-3pm at Chastain Park. This is an event celebrating Earth Day and giving the community a chance to recycle those items that aren’t often accepted at most locations or in curbside [...]
12 Mar
Recycling in Atlanta
Today Martha went to the Home Depot and got us a new recycling bin…finally! We have had the worst time since the City of Atlanta decided to only pick up our recycling every two weeks. As we have become more diligent about recycling, our trash can virtually remains empty until the night before trash pickup [...]
22 Jan
Atlanta Area Electronics Recycling Event – Keep North Fulton Beautiful
Keep North Fulton Beautiful and BSA Troop 370 are sponsoring an Electronics Recycling Event on Saturday, February 7, 2009. The event will be held at St. James United Methodist Church from 9am-1pm. The Church is located at 4400 Peachtree Dunwoody Road., Atlanta, GA 30342. View Larger Map
Equipment Accepted:
* Laptop Computers * Desktop Computers * Monitors & TVs [...]
14 Jan
Small Ways to be Greener in 2009
In 2009 I am trying to make a lot of small changes in the way I go about everyday life. These changes will make a big difference in my life and the impression I leave on the Earth. I also hope that people question what I am doing and it makes them think about what they are doing. Why [...]
13 Jan
Green Birthday Invitations
Our son’s 2nd birthday is coming up next month and of course the first step in planning a party is the birthday invitation. Martha went online and found some great invitations and they happen to be greener than your average invitation. They are 30% post consumer waste and 50% recycled paper. You can order them [...]
5 Jan
Green Girl Helps Atlantans Green it up
Looking to Green up your lifestyle in 2009? Contact Green Girl Atlanta, also known as Esther Ayers. Her company assists families in greening up their homes & lifestyles from setting up recycling to composting your scraps. Her website has just launched. Check it out, www.GreenGirlAtlanta.com
28 Dec
Recycle Your Christmas Tree
Every January Georgians participate in a Christmas tree recycling program called “Bring one for the Chipper”. This year you can drop off your tree on Saturday January 3rd. Here is a link to find a participating recycler in Atlanta - Click Here You can also clear the city information and find a recycler near you or just visit [...]
