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Comment by Nicole Greevy on October 21, 2009 at 3:52pm

I'm investigating- I'll get back to you. It's nothing I've put on it, that's for sure.

Comment by Nicole Greevy on October 21, 2009 at 3:50pm

I'm not sure- is there a link on the site somewhere?

Comment by Nicole Greevy on October 1, 2009 at 10:12am

Noticed yesterday- on the side of a city bus, an ad about people linking their Metro Card to their bank account to pay for their subway/bus fares directly. The interesting thing- they didn't say "It's easier, it's faster" whatever- the ad said it was greener, since you don't get a new card every month- you just use the same one over and over. Very interesting seeing conservation being the main selling point, instead of a fringe benefit.

Comment by Nicole Greevy on September 21, 2009 at 9:53am

Callie, you are amazing at finding things I would never have known about. I went to blackle.com to see what the heck was a blackle.com and it's really neat. Here's the web link about blackle: http://blackle.com/about/ Thank you for sharing! I'll make the switch today.

Comment by Callie Roberts on September 17, 2009 at 8:15pm

Use blackle.com, instead of google.com!

Comment by Nicole Greevy on May 28, 2009 at 3:29pm

That's a great tip, Callie- props to the big stores that are making it easier for us to recycle, huh?

Comment by Callie Roberts on May 27, 2009 at 7:55pm

Recycle batteries! Often Walgreens has battery recycling stations, where you can just drop off your batteries, and they will recycle them properly! <3

Comment by Nicole Greevy on May 13, 2009 at 6:09pm

So, the nyc.gov people got back to me about Pringles cans. They said, after careful study (I'm not sure if they were being sarcastic or not, but it made me smile), they determined that the only recyclable part of a Pringles can is the metal bottom, and that, since it comprises such a small part of the can, that it could be thrown away without penalty. I need to find out how hard it is to take those metal bottoms off, since of course for me it's about more than complying with recycling rules.

Comment by Nicole Greevy on April 9, 2009 at 10:39am

All right; I emailed the nyc.gov website and asked them about Pringles canisters. We'll see what they say.

Comment by Jeanine Silversmith on April 9, 2009 at 10:27am

Did you try to look it up on your town's recycling/waste removal website? If you can't find the info there, then you can actually call them to ask (that's right - call and talk to an actual person - amazing, isn't it??!!).

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