Tis the day after Christmas. Whichever holiday that you celebrate during this season, we hope that you enjoyed it and the time with your family and friends.
As you are winding down from Christmas, consider what to do with all of the waste you have generated from the Holiday season. Here are a few things to do and resources to help you:
- Treecycle- Last year we took out tree to the Vinings Home Depot and there was a tree mulcher there to mulch our tree along with the others. Make sure you take all of the lights and decorations off before or they cannot shred it.
- Protect your plants from the winter cold. Place the mulch from your recycled Christmas trees around the bases of your more sensitive plants outside to help protect the root from the cold.
- Recycle all of your paper. Depending on where you recycle, you may need to separate the papers. White paper and cardboard can be resold at a premium, while the glossy paper and magazines are not as easy to recycle.
- Spring clean a bit early. Get rid of useful items that you do not need. There are a lot of Charities that are willing to take them before the New Year. PS- if you turn them in before January 1st- you can get a tax write off for your charitable donation. We have one place near where we live that has a drive through drop off that is very convenient.
- Speaking of taxes, there are new tax incentives to make your home more energy efficient and comfortable. Click here for more info.
Hope you had a great holiday season and we wish you a prosperous New Year from all of us at the Hoots Group.
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Recycling is easy, but it is still disheartening to see the lack of support for it from most people. I see full trash bins and empty recycling bins from the vast majority of the people on my street.
We are lucky enough to live in a city (Smyrna, GA) that supports recycling as much as any place I have read about or lived in. They do all of the sorting, and take just about everything other than glass, which we can still drop off at the local center.
Our recycling bin is never even remotely large enough for all of our recycling, even with weekly pickups. Our trash bin will have one or two bags of trash, with everything else being recycled. How many people throw away all of their junk mail? Their milk jugs? Even simple stuff like soda cans? I could slightly understand if it took some extra effort, but recycling in our city is literally just putting it in a different container. Spend that tiny bit of extra effort! Give your city a call, or check their website, and see what you can get recycled through your local centers.