For $10, (List price $30) and NJNG will pick up the shipping and handling as well as the tax, you will receive a variety of items that will save money and energy.
• Switch/Outlet Gaskets (9 Pack)
• Two 14-Watt Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs)*
• Two 20-Watt CFLs*
• 30' of Rope Caulk
• Roll of Adhesive Weather-stripping
• Four 18" Pieces of Pipe Insulation
• LED Night Light
• Refrigerator/Freezer Thermometer
• Energy-Saving Booklet
Plus an added bonus...
$50 Discount Coupon for a
Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Comprehensive Home Assessment
Quantities are limited, so place your order today online at http://www.njng.com/conservation/special_offers.asp#costcutter
or by phone: 1-800-GOOD BUY or 1-800-777-5655
Limited to 4 kits per customer.
* CFLs last 10 times longer than standard incandescent bulbs. A 14-Watt CFL gives off the luminosity of a 60-Watt incandescent bulb and a 20-Watt CFL is equivalent to a 75-Watt incandescent bulb
If you attend the Earth Day Expo at the Little Egg Harbor Library located at 290 Mathistown Road in Little Egg Harbor NJ on April 18, 2009 and make a pledge you may be a lucky winner and receive one of these kits. Thank you AM Conservation Group for the donation.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
37 Reuses For Old Clothes
Green Cleaning:
| Dave Burdick | February 9, 2009 08:34 AM
I'm finding that I've got a lot of winter clothes that are too worn-out to keep, and Spring Cleaning is approaching. But I always found the idea of throwing clothes away -- even worn-out clothes -- kind of sad. Spring is supposed to be about, you know, life and birth and re-birth.
With that in mind, I've compiled a hefty list of reuses for old clothes.
1. 5 Reuses For Old Mittens
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/fashion-beauty/reuse-errant-mittens.html
Say you lost a mitten. Or there's a hole in one. Or your dog ate one. Planet Green offers ways to give your mittens new lives as drawstring bags, dusters and hoodie pockets -- which is saving two articles of clothing for the price of one!
And then there's this clever idea:
Get a drill, a punch or an awl and a nylon cord. Drill a hole in the bottom of your ice scraper. Thread the cord through. Attach the cord to the mitten. The scraper is now attached to the mitten. You will never find yourself without a mitten when you need one.
Check it out here.
2. 5 Reuses For Old Belts
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/fashion-beauty/reuse-belts-craft-tips.html
Bust a belt over the holidays? No problem. Planet Green also has five uses for old belts, including the very utilitarian organizer belt:
Slide some S-hooks into the belt holes and glue a strong magnet to a portion of the back of the belt, then attach it to a wall or the bottom edge of a whiteboard or a bulletin board with screws for an industrial look. Use small, powerful magnets to secure messages and notes to the front and hang keys, scarves or other small items from the hooks.
The other uses are much more artsy, so read up.
3. 13 Crafty Reuses For Clothes Of All Kinds
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Used-Clothes-in--a-Variety-of-Ways
Wikihow suggests 13 ideas for all kinds of worn-out clothes -- make a quilt, a dog bed, use cut-up blouses as wrapping for green gifts. It's all pretty creative. My favorite? Dressing up a gift of cheap wine:
Take old silk or rayon shirts and cut a square of fabric approximately twelve inches by twelve inches. Place a wine bottle in the center. Fold the bottom corner up. Roll the bottle in the fabric, tie the top with ribbon to secure, and insert dried flowers or gift tag in the pocket the folded corner has created. You now have a last-minute hostess gift (and people might not notice the wine inside is just two-buck Chuck).
4. 6 Reuses For Old Socks
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/reuses-socks.html
Everybody loses socks in the wash, so why not find new uses for the orphaned remaining socks -- or even for a sock with a hole worn in the toe or heel? Dusters, puppets, packaging -- Planet Green also recommends using socks as shoe-savers:
I know you're used to the socks being on the inside of your shoes, but they can work on the outside too. Cover shoes when storing them or stuffing them into your suitcase. The sock covers will keep shoes from becoming dusty or your other packed items from becoming dirty.
And best of all, you can make a hacky sack out of an old sock:
1. Get sock.
2. Cut sock in half.
3. Get rice or pinto beans or other biodegradable, loose-fill item.
4. Fill bottom half of sock with beans or whatever.
5. Sew sock closed.
6. You now have a hacky sack.
What to do with the remainder? You can make a wrist warmer or a drink cozy out of it.
5. Make Mittens Out Of An Old Sweater
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/fashion-beauty/diy-sweater-mittens.html
Not that I'm speaking from personal experience, but sometimes somebody absent-mindedly puts a sweater in the wash and it comes out as a different size. What do to? Make mittens!
And what to do when the mittens wear out? See above!
6. 7 Reuses For Jeans And T-Shirts
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/509297/uses_for_old_clothes.html
Ah, the staples. Everybody has these pieces of clothing, and honestly everybody's heard of most of these reuses -- shorts, skirt, etc. But here's a really clever one that's still good for winter use. I have a perfect candidates for it:
Old Shirt Use #2: Rice Bag Warmer. Cut off the sleeve of an old flannel shirt, fill with long grain white rice and sew up the ends. This will make a nice rice warmer for your back after a hard day's work, or your feet on a cold winter night. Just heat in the microwave for a few minutes.
7. OK, Give Up And Recycle Your Old Clothes
And look. Maybe you're rushed. Maybe you're not that crafty. Or maybe you just get more psychic satisfaction from getting things out of your house. If that's the case, be sure to recycle your clothes.
But instead of throwing it into the dumpster, there are a few companies out there that will recycle their product once you are done wearing it. Some of these items get turned into new clothing while some of them will get turned into playground equipment.
Read on at The Good Human.
http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2007/06/07/how-and-where-to-recycle-your
| Dave Burdick | February 9, 2009 08:34 AM
I'm finding that I've got a lot of winter clothes that are too worn-out to keep, and Spring Cleaning is approaching. But I always found the idea of throwing clothes away -- even worn-out clothes -- kind of sad. Spring is supposed to be about, you know, life and birth and re-birth.
With that in mind, I've compiled a hefty list of reuses for old clothes.
1. 5 Reuses For Old Mittens
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/fashion-beauty/reuse-errant-mittens.html
Say you lost a mitten. Or there's a hole in one. Or your dog ate one. Planet Green offers ways to give your mittens new lives as drawstring bags, dusters and hoodie pockets -- which is saving two articles of clothing for the price of one!
And then there's this clever idea:
Get a drill, a punch or an awl and a nylon cord. Drill a hole in the bottom of your ice scraper. Thread the cord through. Attach the cord to the mitten. The scraper is now attached to the mitten. You will never find yourself without a mitten when you need one.
Check it out here.
2. 5 Reuses For Old Belts
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/fashion-beauty/reuse-belts-craft-tips.html
Bust a belt over the holidays? No problem. Planet Green also has five uses for old belts, including the very utilitarian organizer belt:
Slide some S-hooks into the belt holes and glue a strong magnet to a portion of the back of the belt, then attach it to a wall or the bottom edge of a whiteboard or a bulletin board with screws for an industrial look. Use small, powerful magnets to secure messages and notes to the front and hang keys, scarves or other small items from the hooks.
The other uses are much more artsy, so read up.
3. 13 Crafty Reuses For Clothes Of All Kinds
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Used-Clothes-in--a-Variety-of-Ways
Wikihow suggests 13 ideas for all kinds of worn-out clothes -- make a quilt, a dog bed, use cut-up blouses as wrapping for green gifts. It's all pretty creative. My favorite? Dressing up a gift of cheap wine:
Take old silk or rayon shirts and cut a square of fabric approximately twelve inches by twelve inches. Place a wine bottle in the center. Fold the bottom corner up. Roll the bottle in the fabric, tie the top with ribbon to secure, and insert dried flowers or gift tag in the pocket the folded corner has created. You now have a last-minute hostess gift (and people might not notice the wine inside is just two-buck Chuck).
4. 6 Reuses For Old Socks
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/reuses-socks.html
Everybody loses socks in the wash, so why not find new uses for the orphaned remaining socks -- or even for a sock with a hole worn in the toe or heel? Dusters, puppets, packaging -- Planet Green also recommends using socks as shoe-savers:
I know you're used to the socks being on the inside of your shoes, but they can work on the outside too. Cover shoes when storing them or stuffing them into your suitcase. The sock covers will keep shoes from becoming dusty or your other packed items from becoming dirty.
And best of all, you can make a hacky sack out of an old sock:
1. Get sock.
2. Cut sock in half.
3. Get rice or pinto beans or other biodegradable, loose-fill item.
4. Fill bottom half of sock with beans or whatever.
5. Sew sock closed.
6. You now have a hacky sack.
What to do with the remainder? You can make a wrist warmer or a drink cozy out of it.
5. Make Mittens Out Of An Old Sweater
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/fashion-beauty/diy-sweater-mittens.html
Not that I'm speaking from personal experience, but sometimes somebody absent-mindedly puts a sweater in the wash and it comes out as a different size. What do to? Make mittens!
And what to do when the mittens wear out? See above!
6. 7 Reuses For Jeans And T-Shirts
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/509297/uses_for_old_clothes.html
Ah, the staples. Everybody has these pieces of clothing, and honestly everybody's heard of most of these reuses -- shorts, skirt, etc. But here's a really clever one that's still good for winter use. I have a perfect candidates for it:
Old Shirt Use #2: Rice Bag Warmer. Cut off the sleeve of an old flannel shirt, fill with long grain white rice and sew up the ends. This will make a nice rice warmer for your back after a hard day's work, or your feet on a cold winter night. Just heat in the microwave for a few minutes.
7. OK, Give Up And Recycle Your Old Clothes
And look. Maybe you're rushed. Maybe you're not that crafty. Or maybe you just get more psychic satisfaction from getting things out of your house. If that's the case, be sure to recycle your clothes.
But instead of throwing it into the dumpster, there are a few companies out there that will recycle their product once you are done wearing it. Some of these items get turned into new clothing while some of them will get turned into playground equipment.
Read on at The Good Human.
http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2007/06/07/how-and-where-to-recycle-your
Friday, February 6, 2009
Point Pleasant Branch of OCL goes green!
Published February 6, 2009
Today’s Ocean Star had an article commending Branch Manager Cathi Finnen and the staff of the PP Boro branch for their “going green” programs. The branch was recently presented with a certificate of achievement from the League of Women Voters and Point Pleasant’s Climate Action Committee for setting a good example to the community.
The article went on to tell of the different tactics the library employs to cut down on waste.
You can see the whole article by clicking on the following link. You'll need a Member ID (0010985) and Password (08742)
http://starnewsgroup.com/login/?from=email&code=9461888&pw=08736&dest=/weekly/2009/02.06.09/point_pleasa_02.06.09_27407.html
Today’s Ocean Star had an article commending Branch Manager Cathi Finnen and the staff of the PP Boro branch for their “going green” programs. The branch was recently presented with a certificate of achievement from the League of Women Voters and Point Pleasant’s Climate Action Committee for setting a good example to the community.
The article went on to tell of the different tactics the library employs to cut down on waste.
You can see the whole article by clicking on the following link. You'll need a Member ID (0010985) and Password (08742)
http://starnewsgroup.com/login/?from=email&code=9461888&pw=08736&dest=/weekly/2009/02.06.09/point_pleasa_02.06.09_27407.html
Monday, January 19, 2009
Second Chance Toys
Info sent by Going Green branch liaison from Jackson, Joanne Morales - great idea! Collect gently used plastic toys and donate to needy charity. Step-by-step instructions on this website. Gives new life to discarded plastic toys which would otherwise clog up landfills - and makes kids happy!
http://www.secondchancetoys.org/
http://www.secondchancetoys.org/
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
NJ Community Water Watch
The Toms River Times had a recent article about Make a Difference Day in Toms River. The Ocean County College chapter of New Jersey Community Water Watch spent a Saturday in early October cleaning up Long Swamp Creek which empties into the Toms River and Barnegat Bay. Chemistry Professor Marashi of OCC told the reporter: "We must call upon our young generation to participate in activities, such as New Jersey Water Watch, to help educate, organize and actually clean our precious resource, water. Educators, parents, business leaders and politicians must expand awareness of these (environmental) issues and assist in fashioning solutions and processes to prevent the deterioration of our environment and help in improving it." Why not volunteer for such an organization as a member of the "OCL Going Green Team?"
Friday, October 31, 2008
Going Green at Your Library Blog
Check out this blog - lots of great green news related to libraries!
http://greeningyourlibrary.wordpress.com/
http://greeningyourlibrary.wordpress.com/
Friday, July 18, 2008
Conserve Water (AND Money!)
Check out this site for tips on saving water in your household from Mono Lake, CA:
http://www.monolake.org/waterconservation
http://www.monolake.org/waterconservation
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