Greener #8

A LITTLE GREENER

Vol. 1, No. 8

This is a regularly re-occurring e-mail about matters green.  The Greener Depends Upon Its Friends – send information, it will be printed. The emphasis is on the practical. 

NOT Coming soon to a mailbox near you

Kathy Soulard notes the following companies as the best sources for what you can/cannot recycle from home:

San Francisco Residential Recycling:  http//www.sfrecycling.com

For San Mateo County, Allied Waste Recycling:  http://alliedwastesanmateocounty.com

 For Santa Clara County:  http://www.recyclestuff.org/Guides/CityGuideSantaClara.pdf

Ann Akey notes a great use (and promotion) for Chico Bags – buy them for $5.00 from The Treasurer’s Office, or the Academy Students at lunch/brunch … and … use them in place of wrapping paper this holiday season.

One more from Kathy:  What household item:

Is a dry shampoo for pets

Untangles knots

Soaks up furniture polish residue

Removes ink stains from your carpet

Gives carpets a fresh scent

Makes paste for kids school projects

Makes finger paints

Cleans stuffed animals

Separates marsh mellows

Lifts scorch marks from clothing

Removes grease marks/splatters from walls

Gets rid of bloodstains

Polishes silver

Makes windows sparkle http://www.rd.com/advice-and-know-how/extraordinary-uses-for-cornstarch/article23823.html

Rids your house of roaches

Take detailed notes at: http://www.rd.com/advice-and-know-how/extraordinary-uses-for-cornstarch/article23823.html .  Be warned!   This will be on the Final!  

Brush up on your Spanish and Be Green at the same time.  Marin Aldrich sends in the following:

http://entretenimiento.latam.msn.com/fotogaleria.aspx?cp-documentid=14872989

“Great pictures - would be cool if we could incorporate something like this into this year's spring fashion show!” - MA

And … that is the 0-0-0 mark for tonight sports fans.   Next week: maybe more peroxide hints, + your cards and letters, + in the meantime, as Madame Chico says, “Be Gorgeous, Be Green.”