{"id":5043,"date":"2011-05-18T11:43:44","date_gmt":"2011-05-18T18:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sustainablewestseattle.org\/?p=5043"},"modified":"2011-05-18T11:43:44","modified_gmt":"2011-05-18T18:43:44","slug":"tools-to-help-reduce-reuse-and-recycle-for-earth-day-everyday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tox-ick.org\/index.php\/2011\/05\/18\/tools-to-help-reduce-reuse-and-recycle-for-earth-day-everyday\/","title":{"rendered":"Tools To Help Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle for Earth Day, Everyday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Waste_hierarchy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5044 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sustainablewestseattle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/RecycleBins.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"136\" \/><\/a>In honor of Earth Day 2011, here&#8217;s some useful tools to help you assess your carbon footprint, determine if there are ways you can cut down on energy use, help you find ways to contain storm-water runoff, and other useful items from a wide variety of organizations including King County and Seattle public utilities.<\/p>\n<p>How big is your footprint and what can you do to make a difference?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"link to King County Waste Calculator\" href=\"http:\/\/your.kingcounty.gov\/solidwaste\/ecoconsumer\/calculator.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">King County EcoConsumer Waste Calculator<\/a> &#8211; assess your consumer impact on the county and state<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"link to Seattle business carbon footprint calculator\" href=\"http:\/\/www.growseattle.com\/green\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seattle Business Carbon Footprint Calculator<\/a> &#8211; assess your business impact using an Excel spreadsheet tool<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"link to Youth carbon footprint calculator\" href=\"http:\/\/calc.zerofootprint.net\/youth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ZeroFootprint Youth Calculator<\/a> &#8211; useful for students and teachers to assess impact of personal choices<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"link to paper calculator\" href=\"http:\/\/www.papercalculator.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paper Calculator<\/a> &#8211; assess your impact based on paper purchases for towels, tissues, and the like<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simplesteps.org\/content\/tools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Household Savings Calculator<\/a> &#8211; useful tools for helping save the planet starting at home<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/cleanenergy\/energy-resources\/calculator.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Greenhouse Gas Calculator<\/a> &#8211; convert CO and CO2 into other units including Kilowatts of power<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/environment.nationalgeographic.com\/environment\/freshwater\/water-footprint-calculator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Water Footprint Calculator<\/a> &#8211; determine your impact on the Earth&#8217;s water supply<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eatlowcarbon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Low Carbon Diet Calculator<\/a> &#8211; determine if your food is also contributing to CO loading<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/your.kingcounty.gov\/solidwaste\/greenbuilding\/eco-remodel.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eco-Cool Remodel Tool<\/a> &#8211; King County tool to help envision greener domaciles and what to consider<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energystar.gov\/index.cfm?fuseaction=HOME_ENERGY_YARDSTICK.showGetStarted\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EnergyStar Home Energy Yardstick<\/a> &#8211; take the Energy Star home assessment and see how you rate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can also help reduce your use of paper and therefore save in the conversion of trees into pulp and the attendant issues associated with that process. \u00a0Here&#8217;s some ways you can reduce your use of paper.<\/p>\n<p>You have a choice when it comes to how much junk mail, credit card offers, catalogs and phone books arrive at your home and workplace.<\/p>\n<p>Help your recycling reduce bulk by opting-out of phone books and taking your name off catalog and junk mail distribution lists. \u00a0Here&#8217;s links to ways to do this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yellowpagesoptout.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YellowPagesOptOut<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catalogchoice.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catalog Choice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catalogchoice.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optoutprescreen.com\/?rf=t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Credit Card Opt-out<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/your.kingcounty.gov\/solidwaste\/wasteprevention\/office-paper-reduction.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">King County Office Paper Reduction Tips<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Reduce, Reuse what you can, and then Recycle. \u00a0It&#8217;s pretty easy.\u00a0Do you have a question about recycling, composting or reducing waste? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleanscapes.com\/askcharlie.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ask Charlie<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleanscapes.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CleenScapes<\/a> online inquiry and question form.<\/p>\n<p>Seattle ecycling stations are open from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm seven days a week except major holidays.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>North Station: 1350 North 34th Street (located in the Fremont\/Wallingford area at North 34th Street, near Carr Place North)<\/li>\n<li>South Station: 8105 5th Avenue South (located south of the First Avenue South Bridge)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can even see the waiting lines on-line at this link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seattle.gov\/util\/Services\/Garbage\/Recycling_&amp;_Disposal_Stations\/index.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.seattle.gov\/util\/Services\/Garbage\/Recycling_&amp;_Disposal_Stations\/index.asp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For other recycling options in the Puget Sound area, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.takeitbacknetwork.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Take It Back Network.<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In honor of Earth Day 2011, here&#8217;s some useful tools to help you assess your carbon footprint, determine if there are ways you can cut down on energy use, help you find ways to contain storm-water runoff, and other useful &hellip; 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