Super Eco

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You can use craigslist to give away your cast off belongings and save a trip to the landfill. That's the salient bit of info I gleaned from this post at Planet Green called "Making Craigslist Work to Green Your Life." I was disappointed. But then, why linger in the land of disappointment? Here's an opportunity to crank up something original.

Okay, fine. You CAN give your old stuff away on craigslist and avoid a trip to the dump, but if it's worth giving away to a stranger then there is probably a second hand store nearby that would also be glad for the contribution.

I took a look at the "volunteers" section in my local craigslist and found lots of green good deeds and volunteer work to do.

• Country Animal Haven, a local "no-kill animal shelter" saves receipts from Bill's Supermarket, my local grocery store. Bill's gives them rebates to help defray veterinary and food costs. I thought Bill's receipt/refund program was aimed exclusively at supporting the local high school.
• Period Garden Park, a Victorian formal garden that is maintained by volunteers needed volunteers today for the spring clean-up.
• Golden Retriever Rescue is looking for a good homes for good dogs. They place golden retrievers for adoption or in foster homes. "Green?" Certainly. Managing stray animals probably doesn't help your carbon footprint, but it gets you outdoors every day and it protects wildlife by keeping delinquent dogs off the street.

Craigslist has a rideshare section! How green is that!

Craigslist has discussion forums and "eco" is one of the most active. Vegetarian, vegan, climate and weather are some of the other groups where green ideas are exchanged.

Looking over the "job listings," I see that the green collar revolution hasn't arrived here yet. But the "for sale" section has some interesting stuff—like this hundred dollar compost tumbler!

My bottom line? Green is where you find it, and you can find it if you try.