What to Do with Your Old Cell Phone

How often do you buy a new cellphone? With the latest options to choose from (Smart Phones, iPhones, Blackberries, Treos, and more), 18 months with the same cell begins to feel like a long-term relationship. But when you fall in love with your new phone, what do you do with the old one? Cast it off like a spurned lover? Or tuck it away like a memory you can’t let go of, but don’t quite want to revisit?

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Part 4: Safety Tips for Battery Recycling

Collecting batteries for recycling doesn’t mean just dumping them together into a box or a pail. Careless handling of batteries — spent or not — can lead to disastrous consequences. As you gather household batteries for recycling, follow these simple steps.

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Part 3: Finding a Battery Recycler

Finding a battery recycling center sometimes feels like looking for Waldo in a crowd wearing red-and-white striped sweaters. In most cities and towns, there are recycling centers that accept almost everything. But battery recyclers are elusive.

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Part 2: The Inside Scoop on Batteries

Batteries are kind of mystifying to me. My flashlight does nothing until I put a battery inside. Then, suddenly, there’s light. The same is true of my digital camera. No battery, no picture. And my watch? Without a battery, time stands still. The magic doesn’t happen until I put in just the right battery in just the right way. But how? What allows a battery to give “life” to inanimate objects?

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Part 1: Much Ado about Batteries

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Americans use billions of batteries every year. That’s Billions, with a B. We buy them, use them, and throw them away. Buy, use, throw. Buy, use, throw… Sounds like a bad habit.

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Natural Living Expo

On March 28 and 29, 2009, the Natural Living Expo will take place in Des Moines, Iowa, at the Polk County Convention Complex. For the first time in its three-year history, the NLE will be held for two days, due to the overwhelming positive response in past years. Admission is free for attendees.

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Supporting Organics in a Tight Economy

Why should you pay extra for organic and natural foods when your own budget is shrinking? What does it matter if organic farmers and producers go out of business when you’re facing problems of your own?

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Green Wine Summit

No matter what your role in the wine industry, if you’re going green, you’ll want to attend the Green Wine Summit in Santa Rosa, California, December 1-2, 2008.

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All Things Organic Conference and Trade Show

The 2009 All Things Organic™ conference and trade show will take place in Chicago IL June 16–18, 2009. All Things Organic will co-locate at the trade show with Expo Comida Latina and All Asia Food, the premier food shows for the fast-growing Hispanic and Asian markets.

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Solar Living Institute Sustainable Living Workshops

Want to get off the grid? Build an electric car? Sell solar systems for fun and profit? Find your own place in the green collar market? Then sign up for one or more sustainable living workshops sponsored by the Solar Living Institute. Courses still available at the time of this post include the following offerings.

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A Tree Hugger for Book Lovers: Amazon’s Kindle

I love books. I love new books, old books, the smell of books, the feel of pages in my hands, holding books, and reading. Reading… I LOVE to read. I also LOVE trees. Trees make the world beautiful. Trees inspire me. Trees are the oldest living beings on the planet.

Amazon’s Kindle is perfect for book lovers, and tree lovers. No trees are sacrificed for my reading pleasure!

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