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green resources: Raleigh/Triangle, NC


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For local environmental/green/eco-friendly events, please check out my events page on Inside 919: http://inside919.ning.com/profile/JulieSeibert Scroll down a bit to the left side and click on EVENTS.

Anti-Aging/Skin Care

Dr. Lisa Hogan is a wealth of knowledge. Her office is beautiful and was the first certified green medical office in the State of North Carolina!

http://www.wix.com/lhogan/youthology%20rev%201

Art

http://www.topflightfashions.com/

Batteries (and Cell Phones)

Recycling:  http://www.call2recycle.org/

Builders

http://greendoordesignbuild.com/

Buildings: Repurposing

http://www.buildersofhope.org/e/environmental-stewardship/

BusinessDevelopment

http://www.gogreenplus.org/

Business Recycling

Thanks to Kara Russelo for sharing this great resource.  They shred then recycle.

http://www.prrservices.com/

Burial

Pine Forest Memorial Gardens

www.pineforestmemorial.com

Carpet Cleaning

Cell Phones (and Batteries)

Recycling:  http://www.call2recycle.org/

Children’s Clothes

http://www.happygreenbee.com

Cleaners

All of our products are Ammonia, Chlorine, Phosphate and Fragrence free. We use products that have been certified as safe and effective by Green Seal. Our Vacuums are approved by the Carpet and Rug Institute’s Green Label Seal of Aproval as being safe and effective. We do not use disposable cleaning towels. We re-use each of our towels after they have been sanitized each night using a Green laundry detergent. Additionally, we strive to use Green practices in other areas as well. All of our company vehicles get at least 30 miles per gallon. We recycle office and cleaning waste. We purchase our supplies from local companies and utilize local services necessary for our business functions when possible.

Clean Transportation Program

http://www.cleantransportationfunding.org/

www.trianglegreencleaning.com

Clothing

http://www.vertandvogue.com/

http://www.begreenbethechange.com/

http://www.twigliving.com/

Coffee

https://www.larrysbeans.com/

Community Gardens

This site has a lot of good stuff, CSA’s, etc.
www.advocatesforhealthinaction.com

Composting

Wake County http://www.wakegov.com/recycling/residents/composting.htm

http://www.compostmania.com/

Computers: Donating

The Purple Elephant has closed.  At the bottom of the page are some suggestions: http://www.raleighnc.gov/services/content/SolidWaste/Articles/LocalComputerRecycling.html

Computers: Recycling

http://raleigh-nc.org/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_306_202_0_43/http%3B/pt03/DIG_Web_Content/category/Resident/Garbage_and_Recycling/Recycling/Cat-1CUST-2005210-121818-Local_Computer_Recycling.html

Computers: Refurbished

http://www.advantagepcrtp.com/

Consignment Shops

Adore

4226 NW Cary Parkway

www.AdoreBoutiques.com

Around Again

919.USA.SAVE for directions

Creighton Manor (interiors) in Clayton

919-553-7959 (Mon-Sat 10 am-7pm)

Easy Elegance

608 W. Peace St.   919.821.2745

Passage Consignment Shoppe

www.passageconsignment.com

The Resale Boutique

6023 Glenwood Ave.   919.881.4300

Stock Exchange

http://www.chapelhillstockexchange.com/

This Just In

http://www.thisjustinconsignments.com

1526 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh

Villa Consegna

2003A  Fairview Road across from Hayes Barton Pharmacy  919.828.3737

Baby/Children

Animal Crackers Consignment

Clothing, baby equipment and more.Where: 748 E Chatham St, Cary

http://aroundagain.com/

Baby Bear Consignment Shop

Pre-owned clothing, from infant sizes through size 14 and some maternity wear, children’s shoes, nursery furniture, baby equipment, educational toys and books. 3409 University Dr, Durham

Children’s Orchard

New and gently used clothes and accessories, including shoes, toys, furniture and equipment. Monthly specials as well.

Where:2865 Jones Franklin Rd, Raleigh; 6132 Falls of Neuse Rd, Raleigh

https://www.crisscrosskidsignment.com/

Kid to Kid
Gently used clothes, toys, furniture, equipment and other gear for babies and children.Two locations: 430 Crossroads Blvd., Cary and 1059 Beaver Creek Commons Dr., Apex

Once Upon a Child
Buy and sell your children’s clothes at this consignment shop. Clothing, toys, furniture and equipment.  253 Grand Heights Dr, Cary

http://www.onceuponachildcary.com/

The Red Hen
New and used clothing and gifts. They also sell items from local artists for children. 201 Weaver Street, Carrboro

Dips

http://earthfamilyfoods.com/

Disposing of Unused Medications

Briar Creek Pharmacy 919-361-4343
10410 Moncreiffe Rd  Raleigh  NC  27617

Donating

Some charities to consider:

Builders of Hope:

http://www.buildersofhope.org

Disabled Veterans

http://www.davveteransthriftstores.com/

Dress for Success

http://204.13.109.252/affiliate.aspx?sisid=133&pageid=22

The Healing Place

http://www.hpowc.org/inkinddonations.cfm

The Green Chair

http://www.thegreenchair.org/

Interact

http://www.interactofwake.org/donate/

Planet Aid

Boxes in the Triangle area: http://www.planetaid.org/

Raleigh Rescue Mission

http://www.raleighrescue.org/donate/accepted-donations

Ten Eighteen Inc.

Need old newspapers & magazines to turn into jewelry.  Thanks to Lori Neff for giving me a beautiful necklace and turning me onto this charity.

http://10eighteen.org/Home_Page.php

Women’s Center of Raleigh

http://www.abbeygails.com/

Call for pick up: (They can tell you where they donate & what they take)

http://www.donationtown.org/

Downtown Raleigh Rickshaw

http://www.raleighrickshaw.com/index.php

Dry Cleaners

http://www.greenearthcleaning.com/storeLocator.aspx

http://www.h2onlycleaners.com/

Electronics Recycling

http://americangreenz.com/

http://metechrecycling.com/

Energy

http://www.ncgreenpower.org/

Environmental Programs

What the City of Raleigh is doing:

http://www.raleighnc.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_0_306_202_0_43/http;/pt03/DIG_Web_Content/category/Resident/Environment/Cat-Index.html

http://web.eenorthcarolina.org/net/location/proximity.aspx?city=Raleigh&p=44822&s=44822.0.108.37430

http://blog.visitraleigh.com/?p=92

Face Rejuventation

Want to lift that face and still be green?  Phyllis is your gal!  She uses acupressure techniques and my face lifted half an inch after our first session. The skin care products she uses are natural as well.          http://www.ayoungeryounc.com/

Fast Food

http://www.evos.com/

http://www.mcnorthcarolina.com/7501 This McDonald’s is Gold LEED certified.  Check them out!  First of its kind in NC and third in the country!

Food

http://www.cookforgood.com/

http://www.chathammarketplace.com/

http://doublercattleservices.com/default.aspx

http://www.easterncarolinaorganics.com/

http://www.biofuels.coop/food/biofarm

http://www.theproducebox.com/ Contact Lisa Vanderberry:  919.271.4350

http://www.farmtoforkmeat.com/

Furniture

http://wherefigsfly.com/

Furniture Restoration

John Allen uses environmentally friendly products.

http://capitalrestorationnc.com/

Gardening

http://www.gardensymphonies.com/

http://www.nichegardens.com/

Give Away

http://groups.freecycle.org/WakeFreecycle/description

Hardwood Floors: Resurfacing

http://www.certagreen.com/

Hauling Junk

Free & charities get what you don’t want, then everything is recycled! http://www.freegaragecleaning.com/

Healthy Eating Counseling/Coaching

I don’t have enough room to sing Jean’s praises.  Check out her site:

http://www.healthfrominsideout.com/

Tonya is truly inspiring!

http://www.theinspiringcook.com

Home: Design

www.commongroundgreen.com

Home: Energy Efficient Solutions

http://www.practicaleco.com/

http://www.ecoefficient.us.com/

Home: Energy Improvement Programs/Rebates

http://www.progress-energy.com/custservice/carres/efficiency/programs/heip/northern.asp#hvac3

Home: Remodeling

www.ncenergysavers.com

http://www.commongroundgreen.com/

http://www.sundogssolutions.com/

Home:  Solar

http://www.solectricsolutions.com/

Investing

http://www.sjfund.com/

Interior Re-Design

Jewelry

Ten Eighteen Inc.  Donate old newspapers & magazines to turn into jewelry.  Thanks to Lori Neff for giving me a beautiful necklace and turning me onto this charity.

http://10eighteen.org/Home_Page.php

Junk Mail: Stopping

Use their form to generate 17 ready-to-mail requests to different direct mail companies. DoNotMail will take the data you enter and create a PDF document with all 17 letters ready to print and send. http://donotmail.org/form.php?id=50

If you don’t want to enter your personal info into a random site, you can use fake data and then download the PDF document for a reference to create your own letters.

Contact Opt-Out Prescreen online https://www.optoutprescreen.com/?rf=t
or at 1-888-567-8688 (888-5-OPT-OUT) from your home telephone .

Email your removal request to Abacus Direct at optout@abacus-us.com

Remove your name from ADVO Inc. by calling 1-888-241-6760 or completing the form at www.advo.com/consumersupport.html

Fill out the form on the Direct Marketing Association’s website at www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailing

Email your removal request to Publishers Clearinghouse at privacychoices@pchmail.com

Get off Val-Pak’s list by filing out the form at http://www.coxtarget.com/mailsuppression/s/DisplayMailSuppressionForm

To remove yourself from Acxiom’s list, you must request a mail-in opt-out form by calling 1-877-774-2094.

DoNotMail.com notes, “Catalogs may stop coming when your other removal requests are processed, but you can always call the catalog company.”

Other options if you want to pay someone to take care of it for you:

http://www.41pounds.org/

https://www.dmachoice.org/dma/member/home.action

Kitchen Design

http://www.eco-modernism.com/

http://www.commongroundgreen.com/

Lawn Care

Clean Air Lawn Company 919.597.0340 http://www.cleanairlawncare.com/

Organayard www.organayard.com 919.290.5334

Reel Green          919.427.3656 www.reelgreenlc.com

Pleasant Green Grass – Safe, Organic Lawn Care pleasantgreengrass@hotmail.com 919.357. 8245

Lighting

http://www.myecolamp.com/home.html

Marketing

Angela Coulter can help you go green in your marketing:  http://www.aboutfacemarketing.net/

Non-Profits

http://www.toxicfreenc.org/

Organic/Local Food

http://maefarmmeats.com/

http://www.earthfare.com/OurStores/Raleigh.aspx

http://www.harmony-farms.net/

http://www.ncagr.gov/markets/facilities/markets/raleigh/index.htm

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/raleigh/

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/cary/

http://www.weaverstreetmarket.coop/

Paper Shredding

Thanks to Kara Russelo for sharing this great resource.  They shred then recycle.

http://www.prrservices.com/

Paving

http://rustonpaving.com/

Pets

http://www.stitchandcompany.com/

Plants

http://foliageconcepts.com/

Power

http://ncgreenpower.org/

http://energync.org/

Printer

http://www.barefootpress.com/

http://www.grassrootspress.net/

Purses, Pets & A Whole Lot More

No storefront, but in Raleigh:  http://ecodilly.com/

Rain Barrels

Made in Raleigh!

http://www.rainwatersolutions.com/

http://www.RainBarrelsIntl.com

Rain Barrel Program

http://www.rainbarrelprogram.org/

Real Estate/Realtors

Jeanne Moyer

http://www.greenjeanne.com/

Meg Russell

http://www.megrussell.com/

Recycled Products: NC

http://www.doa.state.nc.us/PandC/recycled.htm

Recycling Electronics

Thanks to Shari Fowler of Iberian Inspirations for telling me about this site:

http://www.gazelle.com/

Reduce & Reuse

http://www.facebook.com/trianglereusealliance?sk=wall Lots of good info. You can also email me for a list for Wake, Orange and Durham counties.

Raleigh Craigslist

Freecycle

Goodwill

Habitat for Humanity ReStores

2420 Raleigh Blvd, Raleigh

(919) 833-1999

1 Clayton Commerce Ctr., Clayton

(919) 550-1879

3710 Shannon Rd, Durham

(919) 403-8668

restoredurhamorange.org

Extra incentive to feel good about your donations:

http://www.tangiblekarma.com/

Recycling

Cary guidelines:

http://www.townofcary.org/Departments/Public_Works_and_Utilities/Garbage_and_Recycling/Recycling/Curbside_Recycling.htm

Chapel Hill guidelines:

http://www.co.orange.nc.us/recycling/curbside.asp

City of Durham guidelines:

http://www.ci.durham.nc.us/departments/solid/wr_default.cfm

In Durham The Scrap Exchange:  We collect, you create!  http://www.scrapexchange.org/

Durham County guidelines:

http://www.co.durham.nc.us/departments/gnsv/recycle/PickUp_Schedule.html

Orange County guidelines (rural):

http://www.co.orange.nc.us/recycling/curbside.asp

Raleigh guidelines:

http://www.raleighnc.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_306_202_0_43/http%3B/pt03/DIG_Web_Content/category/Resident/Garbage_and_Recycling/Recycling/Cat-1C-20041130-143715-Preparation_of_Recycling.html

http://www.wakegov.com/recycling/residents/houshazwaste.htm

Raleigh expanded list of acceptable materials July 1 to include most #1-#5 & #7 plastic containers.  There are exceptions.  Please read these web pages:

Yard Waste

http://www.raleighnc.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_0_306_202_0_43/http;/pt03/DIG_Web_Content/category/Resident/Garbage_and_Recycling/Yard_Waste/Cat-Index.html

http://earth911.com/

Wake County guidelines:

http://www.wakegov.com/recycling/default.htm

http://recyclechicken.com/

Renting

http://us.zilok.com/

Restaurants

Using locally grown food:

http://www.zelyandritz.com/

http://www.poolesdowntowndiner.com/

http://www.dostaquitoscentro.com/

Green restaurant:

http://www.spizecafe.com/

Reusing

The Scrap Exchange is a nonprofit creative reuse center located in Durham, North Carolina.

http://www.scrapexchange.org/

Lots of great info!  Local Triangle Chapter:

http://www.reusealliance.org/

Promoting different and creative ways to recycle and reuse:

http://www.unnaturalresources.org/

The Green Chair collects furniture & household items & gives them to people in need.

http://www.thegreenchair.org/

School Supplies: Reuse Durham

http://www.crayons2calculators.org/

Shop Local

http://www.twigliving.com/

http://shoplocalraleigh.org/

Skin Care

http://www.andersnaturalsoap.com/ They have a booth at the State Farmers Market

Solar

http://www.solectricsolutions.com/

http://yessolarsolutionsnc.com/

http://www.cleantransportationfunding.org/

Spa/Salon

Aaron and Kay rock! They keep my cut and color looking groovy!  The owner, Carolyn, is involved with the community in addition to making her salon green when she opened this year.

http://www.aquasalonnc.com/

Swap Shop

City of Raleigh operates M-Sat, 7 AM- 4PM

http://www.raleighnc.gov/home/content/SolidWaste/Articles/SwapShop.html

Questions?  Call 996-6890 or 250-2728

Stuffed Animal:  Donations

http://teddybearbrigade.com/

brandi_byers@yahoo.com
Currently accepting
Accepted items: Gently used stuffed animals, new stuffed animals, gently used children’s books, new children’s books, gently used baby/children’s blankets, new baby/children’s blankets.

http://www.stuffedanimalsforemergencies.org/Chapters.html

Sustainability

http://neemtree.org/

http://www.sustainabletriangle.org/

http://www.eartheal.org/

http://theabundancefoundation.org/

http://www.raleighnc.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_0_306_207_0_43/http;/pt03/DIG_Web_Content/category/Government/Sustainability/Cat-Index.html

Swap Shop

City of Raleigh:  900 N. Hope Road   Items in GOOD CONDITION ONLY!

Transportation

http://raleighnc.gov/transit

http://www.gotriangle.org/

T-shirts

An award winning company that invented a non-toxic way of imprinting t-shirts; they have a line of organic t-shirts and a ‘dirt to shirt’ line made in NC

http://www.tsdesigns.com/

Water Management

http://www.greenwaveassociates.com/