35% of our municipal waste is paper, almost all of which is recyclable. If you really want to reduce what you’re sending there, get vigilant about recycling your paperboard. You’ll be amazed at how much paperboard you go through…check out what my family collected in 2 weeks. Give it a shot, but remember - […]

I can’t believe it’s been almost four months since I impetuously decided to give up bottled water. I pledged to go the entire Charleston summer without a single bottle touching my lips, and I have to say it was easier than I thought. It made me realize what we were missing before bottled-water […]

The Sustainable Seafood Initiative is a community-wide effort that has been underway since 2002 to promote the conservation of fishery resources and the use of locally and domestically caught seafood in restaurants.
Sustainable seafood refers to fish that are caught or farmed with consideration for the long-term viability of individual marine species and for the oceans’ […]

Have you seen these signs in your neighborhood? I live in Longpoint, and the Friday before our Monday recycling pickup, one appears near our entrance’s message board. I wondered how they were getting there, so I called Charleston County Recycling.
With a couple of committed volunteers, they launched the program in 2004 in the North […]

Polyethylene Terephthalate (PETE or PET), also known as plastic #1, is one of the most commonly used plastics in the world. Not surprisingly, it’s the most recycled plastic as well - probably all those dreaded water bottles. PET was born in 1973, and was first recycled in 1977 - I can just hear the […]

As an occasional user of Evite.com, I receive monthly party “tips.” I usually send these straight to the trash – but this month, I’m going to recycle some of the ideas. Evite.com estimates it saves party planners millions of dollars in paper invitations and postage each month. So fittingly, the focus for this month’s […]

Earlier this year, I blogged about the Certified South Carolina Grown program that had just kicked off. It seems like a great way to help greenies like myself find and identify locally grown food. The problem is, I have yet to see one of these stickers out in the wild.
Have you seen a Certified […]

Much to my surprise, I actually made it to the Green Drinks Charleston meeting on Wednesday night at The Trusted Palate. I was impressed by the turnout, and it was refreshing being around a smart, passionate crowd geared-up about going green. It seemed like almost everyone had their own business, nonprofit, or research project underway…here’s […]

Plastic bags consumed this year:
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This morning I blew off sniping photos of poor trash management in favor of playing with my two boys - easy decision. So instead of posting a photo, I thought I’d post this numerical reminder of how blind we are to our consumption. Over 500 billion plastic bags are […]

Go Green reader ‘pluffmud’ passed along the following information regarding a public hearing on CARTA’s proposed Summerville Express Route:
Dorchester County will host a public hearing prior to their September 2007 County Council meeting for CARTA to receive public input regarding interest and support for a Summerville Express Route.
Monday September 17, 6-7 p.m.
Dorchester County Council Chambers, […]

As I was reading through the Fall issue of Charleston Home, I learned some interesting things to help my green thumb and my green gardening knowledge.
First, it’s not too late to plant some Fall veggies! One of Charleston Home’s “to-dos” for Fall is “Grow a new vegetable.” In the article “Fall Task List,” Sidi Limehouse […]

If you’re hankering for some good food, delicious beverages, and green discussion, head down to The Trusted Palate on Wednesday, September 12th for the Green Drinks meeting. Festivities begin at 7 p.m., and it’s described as an, “open meeting of people with diverse interests in the environment, who make spontaneous and random connections that […]

Wanna get your feet wet with a little environmental cleanup? Check out the 2007 Sea Grant Beach Sweep/River Sweep on September 15, where volunteers from around the lowcountry remove aquatic debris from local beaches, rivers, lakes, and marshes.
Since launching in 1988, it has become South Carolina’s largest one-day volunteer cleanup event. And on […]

I had a lot to choose from on my drive out this morning, but I went with this beauty. You constantly hear about how you are supposed to separate your recyclables - nothing new there. This resident followed that edict, but then decided to just throw the baby out with the bath water. […]

It’s no secret that munching on locally grown food can greatly reduce your impact on the environment. The average U.S. meal travels 1500 miles from source to plate, which causes an unnecessarily large carbon footprint because of all the transportation. Every time you buy something grown in the Charleston-area, you are choosing to eliminate your […]

Please join me in congratulating fellow Go Green founder and contributor Justin on the birth of his third child, Sophia Noelle. Mom and baby are doing great, and looking forward to the ride home in their Prius.

If you really want to make a positive impact on the environment and reduce the amount of garbage you send to the landfill, then this post is for you.
Paperboard packaging containers are everywhere…at least everywhere our modern lifestyle takes us. You’ll find them at grocery stores, Target, gas stations, Home Depot, and drug stores. […]