Friday, January 23, 2009

What's your impact?

In my tangled "green" network I received a link to an interesting website. It has many environmental and home improvement tips, and a calculator that measures your environmental impact. If you would like to try it go to http://www.lowimpactliving.com and click on the "Impact" tab. I gave it a try and found out that I'm about "average" (it hurts to be reminded how average I am). Anyway, I'm taking that as a challenge and plan to use a few of the website tips to save energy such as using power strips to shut off electronics (T.V., stereo, etc.) that use energy even when they are turned off, and try some water conservation tips. In the grand scheme of things I'm not too concerned about my score (by the way it was 104), but I'm looking to improve it. Give it a try and let me know what your score is!!!

Monday, January 12, 2009

2009 Calendars

Is it me or have you noticed the lack of 2009 calendars this year? The economy has cut back on businesses sending me the usual 5 or 6 calendars that I used to get. This is not a bad thing, though, cheers to waste reduction! If you are looking for a 2009 calendar, you should have received one from me.

Our 2009 Brooklyn Park Recycling Calendar was mailed to all residents at the end of December. Residents of Brooklyn Center, Crystal, and New Hope also were sent the 2009 HRG Recycling Calendar. They were redesigned to color coordinate the recycling collection map with recycling collection days. For example, if you live in southwestern Brooklyn Park your recycling day is every other Monday and it is highlighted in orange to match the orange recycling zone on the map. If you live in the southwest part of Crystal/New Hope your recycling day is every other Tuesday and it is highlighted in yellow to match the yellow recycling zone on the map.

If you did not receive the calendar and want one sent to you, please give us a call at 763-493-8007 and we can mail one out. If you are still looking for a "regular" 2009 calendar, try Fleet Farm.