eCycling in Raleigh/Cary/Durham this Weekend

Lisa Jeffries Nobling on June 25, 2009

I posted this on my personal blog this week and then realized it’d be a great resource for businesses, too!

Electronics are probably some of the nastiest things that could end up in a landfill, so if you need to get rid of anything, here’s a great *free* opportunity from Fox 50 and Creative Recycling to do so!

Our landfills are filling up with things that won’t ever go away. Specifically, old, outdated electronic equipment which take up space and pose a hazard to our environments.

That’s why FOX50 created “E-Cycling” Day:
Saturday, June 27th from 10am – 2pm at all 3 locations.

Come out and see us – rain or shine – in the parking lots of three Best Buy locations:

* Durham – Renaissance Center
(7001 Fayetteville Rd, Durham, NC 27713)

* North Raleigh – Capital Blvd.
(6101 Capital Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27616)

* Cary – Crossroads Plaza
(237 Crossroads Blvd, Cary, NC 27518)

It’s so convenient. You won’t even have to get out of your car! Volunteers will unload your electronic items

And there’s countless number of electronic items you can drop off.

Equipment Accepted: All electronic equipment is acceptable with the exception of manifested hazardous waste, radioactive waste and/or biohazardous waste.


Read the full info and see the list of what’s ok and not ok to bring here!

Please pass this along or encourage your local media and Best Buy to model something in your area after this program!

Putting Outdated Office Equipment to Work

Lisa Jeffries Nobling on June 24, 2009

Here at the family shop, we had an outdated computer monitor hanging around that was not being used. It was still in working condition, so I knew it didn’t necessarily need to be recycled yet (and it definitely wasn’t going to a landfill)… but what should we do with it?

I asked my network on twitter and got some GREAT responses!

@WasteDiverter, whose bio reads “Connecting those who have excess stuff with those who could use it”, sent me a great link: City of Raleigh – Local Computer Recycling/ReUse Options.

The Purple Elephant Computer Factory for Kids will be receiving this donation from us this week! Their mission is “to bridge the educational and rehabilitative needs of children, and adults, by placing computer technology directly into the home”. Sounds like a great use for this monitor to me!

Thanks, @WasteDiverter!

{Image: Purple Elephant Computer Factory for Kids website}

You’re Not Using Google Calendar?

Lisa Jeffries Nobling on June 10, 2009

What??? Are you crazy? It’s fabulous, free, and you can share (and keep private) all the content you please.

Check out this morning’s News & Observer business section run down on the calendar provider and enjoy!

Gaga for Google calendars

PS – No paper trail to worry about losing or not keeping updated, either! If you desperately need something on paper, you can simply print the monthly, weekly, or daily views.

Go Green

Lisa Jeffries Nobling on August 25, 2008

I keep finding more and more that the real estate industry isn’t very green… but it’s very slacking of effort if you ask me. The simple utilization of Adobe Professional (for completing forms and applying signatures) could cut down on well… how many trees we’re cutting down.

Here are some simple, but easily forgettable if we don’t remind ourselves, tips of how to go even just a little green on a limited small business budget from Expert Business Source – check ’em out!

As I noted in the comments on the EBS article, here are a few more simple additions that I’ve implemented myself: a great scanner and Adobe Pro (so you can complete forms, sign them, and email them right back) to cut down on the paper trail, ink, printer power, etc.