Old Medals Make a Difference

http://www.medals4mettle.org/
Unwanted runner medals are collected by Medals4Mettle and are reusing them as gifts for children battling cancer.

Got Old Inkjet Printer Cartridges?

Thanks to the University of Minnesota you can help keep printer cartridges out of landfills and the raptor center raise funds! Help spread the word about The Raptor Center's Recycling for Raptors program! Read below for details, I have handy self address and postage paid envelopes if you'd like one!

http://www.cvm.umn.edu/raptor/recycling/home.html
You’re invited to participate in The Raptor Center’s Recycling for Raptors program. Begun in 2003, this activity helps individuals and organizations recycle their inkjet printer cartridges while raising funds to support The Raptor Center.

With a population of 300 million people, the United States has more than 50 million inkjet printers, each using an average of four ink cartridges per year. Of the 200 million+ cartridges that are used, only about 30 percent are recycled, while 90 percent could be. This means that more than 500,000 units go to landfills every day! The Raptor Center, in its modest way, is trying to change this.

Why not join forces with The Raptor Center today and donate your cartridges?

Run a Race... Benefit a Charity

We all like getting outdoors during the few warm months we have here in Minnesota, right? So if you're looking for something that you can do for yourself and others, then look into local runs (or walks) for charity. Donate to a friend doing one, or do one yourself!

My friend is doing the breast cancer three day:

Walkers 4 Knockers
http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/2010/TwinCitiesEvent2010?team_id=112560&pg=team&fr_id=1473


You can get into something as intense as Susan G. Komen's Breast Cancer 3 Day where you commit to raising large sums of money and to walking 60 miles in just three days or as simple as the Lymphoma 5K with a donation of $25.

Check in with your hometown, a favorite charity or me for more info!

Uber Plastic Recycling

Shopping at a local co-op is good for our local economy and the environment, of course... But here is another great reason to shop co-op! They will take your pesky and often difficult to recycle plastics. The best part is that they will even take your plastics if don't shop there, just swing on by during the drop off hours and follow their guidelines and you'll be helping to keep plastics 1-6 out of the landfills!

http://www.eastsidefood.coop/content/plastics-recycling-eastside
Rinse, sort, save and bring your plastics to Eastside Food Co-op!

What you need to know:
RECYCLABLE PLASTICS MUST BE SORTED BY NUMBER, CLEAN & RINSED!
We currently accept plastics marked as: #1, #2, #4, #5, and #6 (No foam!)
Drop off times:
Saturdays: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Thursdays: 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

ReUse It Center

Recycling is a great way to keep things out of landfills and conserve valuable resources, but when at all possible, reusing items is the way to go. Remember the three Rs?

REDUCE
REUSE
RECYCLE

Well here's a way to reuse things that you can't often donate to your local goodwill!

http://www.thereusecenter.com/
Have an old door or some unneeded hardware? Bring it to the ReUse Center! The ReUse center is committed to keeping quality use able building materials out of landfills!
ReUse Center Store - Minneapolis 612-724-26082801 21st Av S, # 190, Minneapolis, MN 55407Mon-Sat 9AM-7PM / Sun 11AM-5PM

Recycle Those OLD Tenners

Got some old running shoes or Converse Allstars that have seen better days? Do you run through your Nikes and have a few taking up closet space? Want a great excuse to get a new pair of shoes...

Donate your old runners to a local charity!

http://www.wipersrecycling.com/
Wipers Recycling accepts dry, clean shoes, paired together. Half of the shoes are re-used in the community or donated to flood victims in Minnesota. The other half of the shoes are made into new items. All new products are made here in Minnesota!