by guest contributor Jessica Gonacha
If any of you are like me, you can’t bear to throw anything away. Which for an indie business means: CLUTTER. It also means leftover materials that I don’t know what to do with, or things that I don’t want to throw away because they are harmful in landfills (ie: paint-filled rags, ink cartridges, oil paint-filled solvents), but I don’t know where to safely dispose of them.
Some of the things I am often left with are: small pieces of wood that are leftover from frame-making, paint-covered rags, cans of paint with dried paint in the bottom, ruined brushes, ink cartridges.
Depending on where you live, the ease with which you’ll be able to safely recycle or dispose of these types of items will vary. For example, when I lived in Boulder, CO it was easy! I just went to the local hazardous waste recycling facility and voila! Nothing to worry about. But here in Duluth, Georgia, it’s quite a bit more difficult.
So, I thought I’d share some resources I’ve collected to help get you started:
1. Earth 911 — an extremely informative site that will tell you what can and can’t be recycled, and you can search by zipcode, state, or city to find your local recycling and disposal facilities.
[*Quick fact: did you know that in July 2007 Office Max started a national ink cartridge recycling program? You can recycle your used ink cartridges (as well as old cellphones!) at any Office Max store! And they’ll give you $3 any in-store purchase!]
2. Building Materials Reuse Association — find out where and how you can recycle building materials (wood, paint, etc.) You can also serach this site by state.
3. School Art Programs — can you donate those bits of wood that you don’t know what to do with? Kids could make sculptures out of them (here’s a great example).
4. Mother Earth News — a great site that’s FULL of articles on every green topic you can imagine. You can search their archives for answers to your recycling questions and to get tips on how to reuse materials.
5. E-Waste on Wikipedia — learn about what types of products contain hazardous substances.
6. eRecycle.org — info about where to recycle e-waste in California, as well as a page that allows you to search outside of California.
GREEN CHALLENGE: make a paper collage out of bits of paper in your recycling bin! You can find colored bits in newspapers, magazines, and advertisements, and what about using non-traditional materials like toilet paper roll tubes, cereal boxes, and egg cartons? There are fun textures in the recycling bin! Post your creations to the Indie is the New Green flickr group.
About the contributor: Jessica Gonacha is an artist from Atlanta, Georgia who is endlessly creating. Her work includes paintings, drawings, illustrations, and paper goods and is vibrant, colorful, and charming. Her work can be found on her site, in her Etsy shop and in the Indie Fixx Shop. You can also read more about Jessica and her work on her blog.
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