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Clearly opting out of the phonebook doesn’t work

  • December 16th, 2009
  • Posted in being green . recycling . reduce reuse recycle . Things that bug me
  • By robin

Last week, as precipitation of one form or another was pummeling the East Coast, Yellow Book deliverers were busy placing unwanted phone books on the doorsteps of unsuspecting recipients. Those books sat there, soaking up water through the plastic bag that did nothing to protect them from the elements, until people like me opened their [ READ MORE ]

Things That Bug Me

  • September 18th, 2008
  • Posted in Sustainablog . Things that bug me
  • By robin

I’ve got another busy day here, but I’ll try to get in a real post a little later. Until then I just need to rant about something that bugs me. I get mail from companies and sometimes on the envelope there is a little recycling symbol and the words “please recycle.” Yet, there is no [ READ MORE ]

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Robin A. Shreeves
I'm a freelance writer, work at home mom, wife to one terrific guy, terrible housekeeper, locavore wannabe, really great friend, amateur photographer, bibliophile and child of God. I'm also on a quest to make this world a little greener every day.

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