Archive for the Being Green Category

• Reuse!… Yeah, That’s All

  Paper - PSF uses the backs of letterhead not being used by other companies for our customer invoices. We also use the back for junk mail for our fax machine. And we make small notebooks by quartering full sheets of printer paper and stapling a stac

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• Hazardous Waste

  When you see “Hazardous Waste”, you probably think about chemicals and nuclear power plants and the little red buckets you see at the hospital. And while those are hazardous wastes that require special handling and disposal, there are tons of ot

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• Our Foray into the Wide World of Vermaculture – Yep… Worms

  Several months ago, we decided to reduce our waste here at the store. Now, we already recycle cans and bottles, wood, metal, cardboard, paper products, packing material, Styrofoam, and plastic, but we didn't have compost. And we didn't really have

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• Reuse – The Paradigm Shift

  Not long ago, it was the norm to “shop til you drop.” Buying stuff was fashionable and showed status- fancy clothes, new cars, trendy decor. It was actually uncool to buy something that had been previously owned. Some felt used items were uncl

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• Reusable Everything?

  In the current economic climate, everyone is looking for a deal. We've been trying to think less about what we can get for cheap and more about what we have already that we can use instead. Think about this: Most food comes prepackaged - even if

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