Krista Recycles

Getting your company to recycle

kristabelle — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:41:57 +0000

It’s sad that a year has gone by, the tallies have ceased, and I rarely have updates. I renewed the domain, so I suppose I should start posting again. Here’s my latest:

To Get Your Company to Recycle

1. Start collecting aluminum cans from your friends and co-workers.
2. Place cans on your desk, in any order, sculpture, or art deco arrangement you want.
3. Leave said cans on desk for several weeks.
4. Wait for co-workers to complain.

Your building facilities peeps will get the hint and find a way to provide recycling bins. Trust me on this one.

A recycler's job is never done

kristabelle — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:53:45 +0000

Looks like I’m still accepting glass and plastic for recycling. I won’t be tracking it in as much detail, though.

Who has the right to examine your receipt?

kristabelle — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:10:11 +0000

Another off-topic entry, but it’s worth it! Just to preface this, here’s some information about store searches and examinations from Lawyer Lad of qdnow.com fame. There are two relevant podcasts: Store Security and Your Rights and Store Security Part 2.

Who has the right to examine your receipt? Search your bags? Since this is a recurring topic in the Writer’s Cave, and since some of us have been unlawfully detained for failing to show their own receipts when leaving Costco, I thought I’d share this:

Papers Please: Arrested at Circuit City

Guess whose side I’m on.

Last count from July

kristabelle — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:21:12 +0000

Can counting is finished, but here’s the last round of counts from July. I entered the numbers in a draft entry and never finished the post. Sorry about that, but life got busy.

We now have aluminum recycling bins at work, so my can counting days are over. It was a long, kind of silly run, but having a central recycling area is much better than collecting cans in my cube. I had been planning to go out with a bang after they brought in the recycling bins, and I had collected quite a few cans, but they were sacrificed to the recycling bins while I was on vacation.

Anyway, the numbers entered in this blog post are the last of the last. But I renewed kristarecycles.com for another year, so you may hear from me again. Especially since I’m still getting traffic from ya’ll even though I haven’t updated the blog in two months. Thanks for that. I’ve even made a couple of bucks off you. Woo hoo!

Shame on Pulte

kristabelle — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 17:02:34 +0000

Just a minor deviation from recycling…

Check out this youtube video where protesters are repeatedly hosed down with water for protesting at a Pulte construction site. That treatment is completely unacceptable. Shame on the people who allowed this to happen.

Rainbow Coke and Can Shingles

kristabelle — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 01:15:52 +0000

Coke has a new version of Diet Coke that I’m calling Rainbow Coke (because of the logo). The real name is Diet Coke Plus (with added vitamins and minerals). It still isn’t something I’d be tempted to try.

I am an avid follower of treehugger.com just because of gems like these can shingles. If you have an HOA, you probably shouldn’t use them.

In the Other column:

Pure Protein Shake: 2
Caffeine Free Diet Coke: 1
Diet Pepsi Jazz: 5
Enviga Nestea: 1

Putting Consumerism Into Perspective

kristabelle — Wed, 30 May 2007 03:07:31 +0000

If you want to put consumerism into perspective, take a look at Chris Jordan’s photography on Running the Numbers. (via Jon.)

In the “Other” column, we have:

Jazz Diet Pepsi: 5
Coke Zero: 2
Rip It: 2
Safeway Diet Grapefruit: 1
Safeway Diet Orange: 1
Ditto: 1
Albertson’s Diet Max Cola: 1

People drink a heck of a lot of diet soda. Ick!

It’s my blog; I can do what I want to.

kristabelle — Fri, 11 May 2007 01:33:56 +0000

It’s been a long time since my last update, so I’ve taken administrator liberties with this post by fudging the posted date. I emailed these can counts to myself on May 10th at 6:33pm, and that’s what I’m sticking with. Go liberties!

In the Other category:

Coke Zero: 9
Super Rooster Booster: 1
Rock Star: 1
Safeway Diet Grapefruit: 3
Diet Parker’s Cream Soda: 2
Dr. Brown’s Cream Soda: 1

Happy Earth Day!

kristabelle — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:08:45 +0000

Earth Day is on Sunday, so don’t forget to do something nice for the Earth this weekend. Here are a couple of suggestions:

Get a free CFL bulb from Home Depot and use it to replace a less energy efficient bulb. While you’re there, why not get enough bulbs to replace every light in your house?
Don’t let water run down the drain while you wait for it to heat up. Put a bucket under that faucet and use it to water a plant (that’s double karma points for you!).
Need I say… recycle!
Refill that water bottle instead of putting it in the trash.
Avoid buying products that have excessive packaging. How much energy does it take to seal those CFL bulbs in that plastic packaging anyway?
Do something from one of Treehugger’s Green Guides. Like what? Go rechargeable on your batteries, use your travel mug instead of a disposable cup and go Fair Trade on your tea and coffee (don’t forget you can request a Fair Trade beverage at your local Starbucks - and pick up used coffee grounds to use on your garden at the same time), or FreeCycle your stuff. There are lots of things one person can do!

In the Other column, we have:

Coke Zero - 4
Canada Dry Ginger Ale - 1
Safeway Diet Orange - 2
Safeway Diet Grapefruit - 3
Diet Parker’s Cream Soda - 1

All hail the new king

kristabelle — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 01:48:11 +0000

After Mountain Dew’s valiant race to save the kingdom, the King of the Mountain has abdicated, leaving the throne open to the peppy and euphoric Diet Pepsi.