Just wrote about the new and cool recycling widget created by Earth911 over at green blog, Keetsa. And wanted to let my readers here know about it as well.

Happy Earth Day 2009!

In honor of Earth Day 2009 – i have added the Earth 911 recycling widget to my resources page. It allows you to easily search for your local recycling facility through my blog.

Simply enter in your zip code or city and state and the name of the item you’re recycling – then hit the magic enter button. You’re now greeted with a list of local centers that gladly accept the item and will recycle it for you.

I entered in my town’s zip code (38967) and received 2 pages worth of centers who accept (water bottles), now to call them and find out their hours of operation. As i live in a small town, the nearest recycling facility to me is over 52 miles away. Wowza!

I have two bags worth of water bottles that i’ve been meaning to properly dispose of, but am wondering if the long 52 mile drive is going to cancel out any eco benefit. Hmmmn. What to do, what to do?

Oh! and for the record – i don’t buy water bottles. My roommate does, but she has cut down quite a bit.

Wanna try?

Try the recycling widget, and let me know if you find what you’re  looking for. Also if you live in a small town – how far do you or would you drive to recycle something? (hit the comment area)

Live in a small town?

There are things us small town folk can do to be eco responsible, sich as:

• reusing
• donating
• hand down
• craft with recycled materials
• find another use for an item
• and so on

via Green Blog