Going Green

For the last few months, we've been trying to take "Going Green" to the next level. Our garbage company started a program called Recycle Bank. Essentially, we have a full-size garbage container now for all of our recyclables. They will take just about anything, all paper, all cardboard, styrofoam, etc. There are just a handful of things they won't take. We get a wait credit with a pickup every other week. There is a website that we can visit to see our bi-weekly point accumulations and can cash in points for gift cards, coupons, etc. It's not a lot of money, but $5 off here or there, 20% off entire orders, etc. It all helps. Anyhow, I would say our recycle stream now is about 60/40, or possibly even 70/30. In other words, we're now recycling "much" more than we did before, and it's a good feeling knowing we're doing what we can. It's ironic though, we recycle our goods, in turn to sell to China (and other foreign countries), who in turn remake the plastic goods, allowing us to in turn recycle it again. It's an interesting cycle, and apparently there is money to be made.