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Jul 10 2008

Recycling in Bartlesville, OK

Posted by JacQ

We always do as much recycling as we can. I store our recyclables in a compartment right under the oven. After one week on the road. We have the little storage space almost full of paper and plastics ready for recycling drop off. But when I found out from Bartlesville’s city website that the city has no recycling program, I was really disappointed.

But with a quick Q&A with a nice employee at Jude’s Health & Java, we found out that there is in fact a place for us who prefer to recycle to drop off the items. The Recycling Complex is located at 501 SW Virginia Ave, Bartlesville OK 74003. It is managed by the EmployAbility’s Recycling Crew. The crew is consist of a few of full-time and four part-time employees with disabilities. Thank you ladies and gentlemen for your hard work to make a difference!

I have copied some of the information regarding what they are accepting at the drop off location. Please be considerate and sort the items and clean them accordingly so that the crew can work safely and efficiently. Read the rest of this entry »

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Apr 06 2008

The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard

Posted by JacQ

The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard is a wonderful website that my good friend Yoshiko has shared with me this weekend. Please do check out the video. It breaks lots of great information down into a quick 20-minute video that is easy to understand. This not only makes me want to pursue my “compact” living more, but also make me to want start researching more ways to consume less.

You can watch the video on their homepage. Or download it from their Downloads page. I urge you to spread the word and share it with friends and family. We can do this together before it is too late. Stop mindlessly consuming goods that are disposable, or does not have a long shelf life. And learn to really recycle. The Story of Stuff website also has a page dedicated on 10 things you can do to help with the problem.

The teaser below shows you a little bit of what is covered. Enjoy.

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Mar 20 2008

the compact – reuse, reduce, recycle lifestyle

Posted by JacQ

Today, I also came across a blog post by Sara at her Walk Slowly, Live Wildly blog. She has been living “the Compact” way since October 2006.

“The Compact” was originally a group of 10 individuals in San Francisco, who pledged not to buy anything new for an entire year. The only new products allowed are food and bare necessities for health and safety — things like toilet paper, brake fluid & underwear. Today, it has grown into an international trend that attracts follower from Bucharest to Taipei.

The Good Magazine has a pretty in depth article about them. You can join the group through their, The Compact Yahoo Group, page and see what they are up to, or visit their blog for other interesting posts.

I am truly interested in this lifestyle. Even though the pledge was to do this for one year, most people who have done it, made it a permanent part of their life. They don’t do this just for the environment, but also a way to improve the quality of life, by learning not to make impulse purchases and reuse what you have or make your own from what you already have.

Jeremy and I do spoil ourselves with new things, and that will need to change with our full time RV lifestyle. We have certainly reduced our belongings to the minimum and wish to not have to purchase anything new unless absolutely necessary.

“The Compact” seems to be a good place to start. The way we consume is not only hard on the environment, but I think it is getting hard on our spiritual selves too. The need to buy the latest and have the best seems to be embedded in the younger generation and that is just going to make things worse.

I can’t say that I will be able to stick with the 365 days of not buying anything new. But I sure will keep that in mind whenever I am in the store.