Tutorials

ecoATM Recycles 17 Elephants Worth of Cell Phones

Time for a new cell phone

Photo via Digital Trends


1 million gadgets and counting… That’s how many outdated, broken or otherwise unwanted electronic gadgets ecoATM has helped keep out of landfills. ecoATM is a California-based e-waste recycling company which sets up small “ATM-like” automated kiosks at various locations around the United States giving you access to instant cash for feeding it cell phones, old tablets and MP3 players. Read More…

Mercury Rising: Discarded Thermostats a Hot Topic

Mercury from Thermostat in landfills
The EPA estimates that two to three million thermostats come out of service every year in the U.S., yet less than 10 percent of them are recycled properly. This is according to a voluntary thermostat collection program called the Thermostat Recycling Corporation (TRC) started by the Big 3 thermostat manufacturers – Honeywell, GE and White-Rodgers. This is a public health issue that may be around for the next two to three decades. Read More…

Recycle Old Cell phones and Tablets, Earn Cash and Protect Sensitive Data

e-Cycle e-waste recycling company

Logo via e-Cycle.com

One of the biggest cell phone and tablet buyback companies is now accepting devices from consumers. e-Cycle is one of the fastest growing environmental service companies in the U.S., and up until now, they only recycled e-waste from large businesses and corporations. Now they’ve opened the doors for consumers to cash in by sending in old cell phones or tablets for proper recycling. Read More…

Mobile App Makes it Easier to Recycle Holiday Junk

irecycle mobile app

Source: Earth911.com


The holidays are over but now the real work begins: Cleaning up the excess of wrapping paper, cardboard, obsolete household items, and the list goes on. Fortunately, technology is here to help. An innovative new mobile makes it a breeze to find recycling centers near you willing to take your unwanted holiday junk. Read More…

Out with the Old, In with the New this Christmas Season

merry christmas clutter-grinch
Clutter works in mysterious ways. It seems to creep up on you without warning, and before you know it your home looks more like a storage locker than a living space. Clutter is particularly sneaky around the holidays as Santa adds more “stuff” to your current clutter collection. The problem arises when you forget to get rid of old and unused stuff to make room for the new. So, let’s take a look at some simple ways to ensure your home stays clutter-free this holiday season. Read More…

Eco-Friendly Junk Removal Companies Sweeping the Nation

Green junk removal company
Have a garage, basement or whole home filled with junk? If you answered “yes,” congratulations!…You’re normal! We all have an area of the house in desperate need of some decluttering but either don’t have the time, motivation or physical ability to clean up the mess. Calling a junk removal service is the answer to the problem. What’s cool about many junk removal service providers today is the growing trend of ‘green’ junk removal. Read More…

Renting a Dumpster: A Step by Step Guide

dumpster rental cartoon
The process of renting a dumpster is an easy process, but if you’ve never done it before you may find yourself lost when the time arises. There are many different scenarios where a dumpster rental comes in handy, such as a spring cleaning project, moving, remodeling, inherited a messy house that needs a cleanout and so on…

We decided to put together an easy to follow guide you can reference the next time you find yourself overloaded with junk, such as the situations above. Let’s get started. Read More…

New Mobile App Encourages You to Dominate Eco-Friendly Living

joulebug mobile app

Image from JouleBug.com


A brand new mobile app lets you compete against friends and family members to see who’s living a “greener” lifestyle. JouleBug is its name, and its goal is to get you thinking about how to live a more eco-friendly lifestyle. The makers of the app claim it can help users save about $200 a year by living greener – not bad for a free app! Read More…

1 2 3 5  Scroll to top