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07/18/2007 16:29 #40154
Raising the flag for Jesus07/16/2007 22:34 #40138
buffalorecycles.comThis website is super informative about what can and can't be recycled. After reviewing the website, I found that I was unaware that I could recycle the following items in the blue bins:
1) Plastic grocery bags (I was bringing them to Wegmans)
2) Egg cartons (No, not the Styrofoam ones that indicate that they come from caged chickens)
3) Toilet paper and Paper towel rolls
4) Motor oil and antifreeze containers (I thought they were not accepted because of their toxic contents)
Other interesting thing I found is that Goodwill actually recycles computers and their components. check this out
One thing that really gets to me when I'm walking down the street is people who put things in the bins that don't belong because they never bothered to inform themselves of what does. Just because you think it should be recycled doesn't mean that it will be. By not following recycling rules you jeopardize the recycling program by interfering its cost effectiveness. So if your intentions are good (which if you are recycling, I'm sure they are) make sure you know the guidelines.
buffalorecycles.com is definitely a must browse for every environmentally conscious Erie County resident. The website, although missing some links, is very informative.
1) Plastic grocery bags (I was bringing them to Wegmans)
2) Egg cartons (No, not the Styrofoam ones that indicate that they come from caged chickens)
3) Toilet paper and Paper towel rolls
4) Motor oil and antifreeze containers (I thought they were not accepted because of their toxic contents)
Other interesting thing I found is that Goodwill actually recycles computers and their components. check this out
BUFFALO, NY, March 9, 2007-- Residents now have the opportunity to have all computer and electronic products recycled at no charge. Goodwill Industries of WNY will provide free recycling of all computers and electronics dropped off at any of 10 convenient locations throughout Erie County. Some of the recycling will provide work opportunities for individuals who will be dismantling these products in Goodwill workshops. The rest of the equipment will be completely recycled by Electronic Recycling Technologies LLC, the largest computer recycler in Western New York.
Goodwill's vision is a community where individuals with barriers to independence are empowered to change their lives through work. So in addition to keeping this material out of local landfills and incinerators, you will be providing an employment opportunity for individuals with disabilities and disadvantages. Goodwill also accepts donations of useable clothing and household items at these locations, as well as direct financial contributions.
This program is for residents only. Businesses, schools and institutions may call Electronic Recycling Technologies at (716) 447-0720 to arrange recycling in compliance with all New York State DEC regulations.
Acceptable equipment for recycling includes:
* Computers
* Laptops
* Monitors, flat panel Monitors
* TVs
* Keyboards, Mice
* Printers, scanners, copiers, faxes
* Audio, video, stereo equipment
* Electronic games,
* PDAs, IPods, Cell phones, digital cameras
* Cables, cords, peripherals, parts, drives
Please no microwaves, no fluorescent tubes or ballasts.
DATA SECURITY: all hard drives received will be overwritten and erased or ground and smelted. No data or software will be left on any hard drive.
Drop-off locations and hours include
Goodwill Stores - open Monday-Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Airport Plaza, Genesee St & Union Rd, Cheektowaga, NY 14225
2655 Delaware Avenue @ Sanders Road, Buffalo, NY 14216
1119 William Street, Buffalo, NY 14206
Town Hall Plaza, 6000 Southwestern Blvd., Hamburg, NY 14o75
Transit Town Plaza, 4311 Transit Rd, Williamsville, NY 14221
Goodwill Attended Trailers - open Monday-Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Airport Plaza, Genesee St & Union Rd, Cheektowaga, NY 14225
TOPS, Niagara Falls Blvd. & E. Robinson Rd, Amherst, NY 14228
TOPS, Maple Rd @ North Bailey, Amherst, NY 14226
TOPS, 4250 McKinley Parkway @ Southwestern, Hamburg, NY 14075
TOPS, Maple Rd @ Transit Rd, Amherst, NY 14221
For additional information call:
Goodwill Industries of WNY; 854-3494
Electronic Recycling Technologies LLC; (716) 447-0720
One thing that really gets to me when I'm walking down the street is people who put things in the bins that don't belong because they never bothered to inform themselves of what does. Just because you think it should be recycled doesn't mean that it will be. By not following recycling rules you jeopardize the recycling program by interfering its cost effectiveness. So if your intentions are good (which if you are recycling, I'm sure they are) make sure you know the guidelines.
buffalorecycles.com is definitely a must browse for every environmentally conscious Erie County resident. The website, although missing some links, is very informative.
tinypliny - 07/17/07 18:43
Thanks for spreading the knowledge around! \m/
On a tangential note, does anyone know where the recycle bin at the Mayflower is? I looked, but couldn't find it! Leetee?
Thanks for spreading the knowledge around! \m/
On a tangential note, does anyone know where the recycle bin at the Mayflower is? I looked, but couldn't find it! Leetee?
museumchick - 07/17/07 07:19
that's so awesome about the computer recycling. I didn't know what to do with an old computer we had- so now there's a safe place to take it. Thanks!
that's so awesome about the computer recycling. I didn't know what to do with an old computer we had- so now there's a safe place to take it. Thanks!
07/14/2007 21:37 #40109
Bye Ladycroft
Good luck in Qatar. You will be missed. Make sure you get me your address and keep us updated. Can't wait to see pictures! You are truly a global citizen. Enjoy the peace proposal I gave you.
Libertad
07/11/2007 17:25 #40056
For give me fatherFor I have sinned.
Sorry I really don't try to offend, but the Pope gives me chills. I am obsessed at looking at his likeness to devil creatures. Like maybe he could be Rosemary's baby or something. Sometimes I imagine him violating me with those disgustingly freakish fingers that appear as they could be webbed. It is a highly disturbing thought.
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This is my favorite
Excellent
Of course this is all inspired by (e:jame)'s post
I just can't help but wonder, would God really make someone who looks frighteningly demonic the head of his flock? Maybe. God could have a better sense of humor than I do.
Sorry I really don't try to offend, but the Pope gives me chills. I am obsessed at looking at his likeness to devil creatures. Like maybe he could be Rosemary's baby or something. Sometimes I imagine him violating me with those disgustingly freakish fingers that appear as they could be webbed. It is a highly disturbing thought.
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This is my favorite
Excellent
Of course this is all inspired by (e:jame)'s post
I just can't help but wonder, would God really make someone who looks frighteningly demonic the head of his flock? Maybe. God could have a better sense of humor than I do.
bridgette - 07/12/07 22:34
lmao!!!!!
lmao!!!!!
museumchick - 07/12/07 08:33
creepy. I miss J.P.2.
creepy. I miss J.P.2.
joshua - 07/11/07 21:42
He's the most pious of all Catholics (theoretically) but damn if that guy doesn't have a sinister look to him.
He's the most pious of all Catholics (theoretically) but damn if that guy doesn't have a sinister look to him.
james - 07/11/07 18:01
How Germanic! The two Tolkein pics based off nordic myth. Star Wars has that deep connection to Jung, a fellow German. And Danny DiVito... DiVito is a German name, right?
These are all great pics. We should get together and make an illuminated manuscript on Ratzo.
How Germanic! The two Tolkein pics based off nordic myth. Star Wars has that deep connection to Jung, a fellow German. And Danny DiVito... DiVito is a German name, right?
These are all great pics. We should get together and make an illuminated manuscript on Ratzo.
metalpeter - 07/11/07 18:01
The comparions pictures are both funny and kinda scary all at the same time. I thought that the Pope was the Head of the Catholic Church not the Head of Christians I think it is important that there is a big differance there. In terms of looking evil I think that is a good quality in a religous leader. Or at least it can be.
The comparions pictures are both funny and kinda scary all at the same time. I thought that the Pope was the Head of the Catholic Church not the Head of Christians I think it is important that there is a big differance there. In terms of looking evil I think that is a good quality in a religous leader. Or at least it can be.
mrmike - 07/11/07 17:39
Hey, god does have a sense of humor -- explain the platypus!!
Nice pics of Bennie the Rat
Hey, god does have a sense of humor -- explain the platypus!!
Nice pics of Bennie the Rat
07/10/2007 20:25 #40041
VinegarWow! So much resistance against vinegar! That's OK because I too was a vinegar hater. I can prove it
Trust me, vinegar is an acquired smell. Regardless if you don't like the smell or not, the smell doesn't linger at all. People actually put out dishes of vinegar to absorb odors. It works. I have never heard, "yuck, your house smells like vinegar" or "please stop using vinegar in my house I hate the smell." That is because it doesn't stay around more than a half hour. So unless your allergic to the stuff, buy a gallon of it. It cleans, removes stains and odors, softens fabrics (2 or even 4 tablespoons in the rinse cycle will not make your clothes smell of vinegar), removes deposits and is healthy rather than toxic to ingest.
If you have real tile floors, vinegar is by far the best cleaner. Vinegar, as great as it is, should never be used to clean marble.
(e:joshua), try the Method all purpose cleaner found at Wegmans and Target. $2.99, but worth the price.
(e:metalpeter), if you don't clean, than I would be more worried that your house just smells because it is dirty rather than because you used vinegar to clean it...JK!!! ;)
(e:jenks), I would rather work for Method than a vinegar company, that is where the money is!
UPDATE 6/11/07
I forgot to mention that vinegar should be diluted when washing floors. Just put as much or as little as you like in a bucket of hot water. Besides using hands and knees, do your research on finding a nice mop. Don't buy things that will go in landfills in a year or two if you can help it.
Trust me, vinegar is an acquired smell. Regardless if you don't like the smell or not, the smell doesn't linger at all. People actually put out dishes of vinegar to absorb odors. It works. I have never heard, "yuck, your house smells like vinegar" or "please stop using vinegar in my house I hate the smell." That is because it doesn't stay around more than a half hour. So unless your allergic to the stuff, buy a gallon of it. It cleans, removes stains and odors, softens fabrics (2 or even 4 tablespoons in the rinse cycle will not make your clothes smell of vinegar), removes deposits and is healthy rather than toxic to ingest.
If you have real tile floors, vinegar is by far the best cleaner. Vinegar, as great as it is, should never be used to clean marble.
(e:joshua), try the Method all purpose cleaner found at Wegmans and Target. $2.99, but worth the price.
(e:metalpeter), if you don't clean, than I would be more worried that your house just smells because it is dirty rather than because you used vinegar to clean it...JK!!! ;)
(e:jenks), I would rather work for Method than a vinegar company, that is where the money is!
UPDATE 6/11/07
I forgot to mention that vinegar should be diluted when washing floors. Just put as much or as little as you like in a bucket of hot water. Besides using hands and knees, do your research on finding a nice mop. Don't buy things that will go in landfills in a year or two if you can help it.
bridgette - 07/12/07 22:43
my mom used to wash my hair in vinegar when i was a kid when lice was going around. Supposedly it kills the eggs. i LOVE the smell of vinegar, and it would make my hair really, really soft. when i was older i washed my hair in vinegar just for the hell of it.
my mom used to wash my hair in vinegar when i was a kid when lice was going around. Supposedly it kills the eggs. i LOVE the smell of vinegar, and it would make my hair really, really soft. when i was older i washed my hair in vinegar just for the hell of it.
vincent - 07/11/07 19:25
Malt Vinegar on fish and freshly cut chips(fries) is one of my great joys in life.
I have been known to cross the bridge over to Canada just experience that taste that one cannot find anywhere around here.
Malt Vinegar on fish and freshly cut chips(fries) is one of my great joys in life.
I have been known to cross the bridge over to Canada just experience that taste that one cannot find anywhere around here.
jenks - 07/11/07 19:03
wow... all you vinegar haters. Like salt and vinegar potato chips- just THINKING about them makes my mouth water. If I make a salad, sometimes I skip the oil and just put vinegar on. yummm!
wow... all you vinegar haters. Like salt and vinegar potato chips- just THINKING about them makes my mouth water. If I make a salad, sometimes I skip the oil and just put vinegar on. yummm!
metalpeter - 07/11/07 17:23
I also have to admit that I can't stand the smell of Bleach either. Not to mention breathing in stuff that has bleach in it is so bad. I don't hate on vinager I mean chips with it are ok, but there is just an aspect to the smell of it that bothers me. Off course I gueess after I used it I could allways burn incense. My theory on cleaning is that I wait untill things are bad enough that I can see that something is dirty. What I did use once and really liked that I wonder if there is some more natural and less chemical version of is that critus stuff that is orange. I don't know if the citrus really cleans anything or if it is just a nice smell. The thing about smell is that what is nice to some is nasty to others. I love the smell of Gas and hate fish and some people it is just the opposite. But who knows I may try it I know I do have some vinager in my house but not sure if it the right kind or if it is the apple stuff.
I also have to admit that I can't stand the smell of Bleach either. Not to mention breathing in stuff that has bleach in it is so bad. I don't hate on vinager I mean chips with it are ok, but there is just an aspect to the smell of it that bothers me. Off course I gueess after I used it I could allways burn incense. My theory on cleaning is that I wait untill things are bad enough that I can see that something is dirty. What I did use once and really liked that I wonder if there is some more natural and less chemical version of is that critus stuff that is orange. I don't know if the citrus really cleans anything or if it is just a nice smell. The thing about smell is that what is nice to some is nasty to others. I love the smell of Gas and hate fish and some people it is just the opposite. But who knows I may try it I know I do have some vinager in my house but not sure if it the right kind or if it is the apple stuff.
jason - 07/11/07 14:57
Vinegar is my mortal enemy. I know it cleans coffee pots really well, but it triggers my gag-reflex. I don't eat salad dressing, and bitch and moan about Chiavetta's, strictly because of the vinegar. I don't know if I could ever use straight up vinegar. I will say though the vinegar Windex doesn't smell all that vinegary. Not that I clean anyway, Josh does that stuff.
Vinegar is my mortal enemy. I know it cleans coffee pots really well, but it triggers my gag-reflex. I don't eat salad dressing, and bitch and moan about Chiavetta's, strictly because of the vinegar. I don't know if I could ever use straight up vinegar. I will say though the vinegar Windex doesn't smell all that vinegary. Not that I clean anyway, Josh does that stuff.
hehe.
Hahaha! You're fuckin naaaasty man! Haha! I appreciate your sense of humor.
I have said it before, but if I could do high school all over again I would totally join the wrestling team.
I doubt it Jason. Mcjeezus boys can get quite excited during a friendly tussle with their mate.
Naaaaa, that's got to be photoshopped.