Comments on: Traveling Green with Road Trip Recycling http://www.gogreencharleston.org/2007/06/26/traveling-green-with-road-trip-recycling/ We Can Do This Together Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:08:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Road Trip Recycling and Green Sitings at Go Green Charleston || Local Environmental News, Information, and Advocacy http://www.gogreencharleston.org/2007/06/26/traveling-green-with-road-trip-recycling/#comment-6923 Road Trip Recycling and Green Sitings at Go Green Charleston || Local Environmental News, Information, and Advocacy Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:52:42 +0000 http://www.gogreencharleston.org/2007/06/26/traveling-green-with-road-trip-recycling/#comment-6923 [...] a gas station garbage can each time I filled up. But never again, as I’ve proven to myself time and time again just how easy it truly [...] [...] a gas station garbage can each time I filled up. But never again, as I’ve proven to myself time and time again just how easy it truly [...]

]]> By: Chad Norman http://www.gogreencharleston.org/2007/06/26/traveling-green-with-road-trip-recycling/#comment-88 Chad Norman Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:40:02 +0000 http://www.gogreencharleston.org/2007/06/26/traveling-green-with-road-trip-recycling/#comment-88 That's so true Bachman. I carry a reusable water bottle with me at all times - so you'll notice there are no water bottles in my road trip crate. In fact, I pledged to have a water bottle-free summer (and future) in a blog post a couple months ago. It hasn't even been that hard! http://www.gogreencharleston.org/2007/04/30/put-down-that-bottled-water/ That’s so true Bachman. I carry a reusable water bottle with me at all times - so you’ll notice there are no water bottles in my road trip crate. In fact, I pledged to have a water bottle-free summer (and future) in a blog post a couple months ago. It hasn’t even been that hard!

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]]> By: Bachman Smith IV http://www.gogreencharleston.org/2007/06/26/traveling-green-with-road-trip-recycling/#comment-87 Bachman Smith IV Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:46:55 +0000 http://www.gogreencharleston.org/2007/06/26/traveling-green-with-road-trip-recycling/#comment-87 Paperboard is now recycled (curbside) just like magazines. I applaud the road trip recycling effort, and I offer the suggestion to take it a step further. A water bottle that can be refilled gets rid of (by my count) nine drink containers. I won't pretend caffeine isn't a road trip necessary, so make a 1 or 2 liter purchase prior to traveling. Either pack it in a cooler with a cup or take a small cooler with ice and use it for packing other road trip treats/meals as well as your ice. Planning ahead allows you to eat and drink what you want and when you want. It will cut down on all of the packaging that comes with purchases made at every stop along the way and you will feel better upon arrival at your destination from eating food with some nutritional value (if that is your thing). Happy trails. Paperboard is now recycled (curbside) just like magazines.

I applaud the road trip recycling effort, and I offer the suggestion to take it a step further. A water bottle that can be refilled gets rid of (by my count) nine drink containers. I won’t pretend caffeine isn’t a road trip necessary, so make a 1 or 2 liter purchase prior to traveling. Either pack it in a cooler with a cup or take a small cooler with ice and use it for packing other road trip treats/meals as well as your ice. Planning ahead allows you to eat and drink what you want and when you want. It will cut down on all of the packaging that comes with purchases made at every stop along the way and you will feel better upon arrival at your destination from eating food with some nutritional value (if that is your thing).

Happy trails.

]]> By: Chad Norman http://www.gogreencharleston.org/2007/06/26/traveling-green-with-road-trip-recycling/#comment-86 Chad Norman Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:16:59 +0000 http://www.gogreencharleston.org/2007/06/26/traveling-green-with-road-trip-recycling/#comment-86 They're called "Paperboard Packaging Containers", and are found everywhere in your house. Cereal boxes, cracker boxes, soda/beer boxes, and lots of store-bought products. I believe they just started this a few months ago. It makes a huge impact. They’re called “Paperboard Packaging Containers”, and are found everywhere in your house. Cereal boxes, cracker boxes, soda/beer boxes, and lots of store-bought products. I believe they just started this a few months ago. It makes a huge impact.

]]> By: Kit Peters http://www.gogreencharleston.org/2007/06/26/traveling-green-with-road-trip-recycling/#comment-85 Kit Peters Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:28:19 +0000 http://www.gogreencharleston.org/2007/06/26/traveling-green-with-road-trip-recycling/#comment-85 Were you going to recycle those Fig Newton boxes here in Chas? 'Cos I thought that you couldn't recycle that sort of box - I don't know what you call it - only office-type paper, newspaper, and cardboard. Were you going to recycle those Fig Newton boxes here in Chas? ‘Cos I thought that you couldn’t recycle that sort of box - I don’t know what you call it - only office-type paper, newspaper, and cardboard.

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