Living Green

Recycle/Reuse

Recycle San Diego: Recycle San Diego is committed to protecting the environment by providing flexible electronics recycling solutions for homes, businesses, and organizations throughout our community. They are "Your Easy E-Waste Solution" specializing in commercial and residential electronics recycling. They make it easy for you to legally and safely recycle computers, monitors, networking equipment, battery back-up systems, televisions, batteries, cell phones, and almost all other electronics.
Junk M.D.: Junk MD is San Diego's premiere junk removal and hauling company. The junk doctors have been operating in San Diego since 2005. They are a locally owned and operated junk removal business that is trying to make a difference in San Diego. Not only by getting rid of your unwanted junk items, but also helping out some local charities. That's why they donate 10% of every junk removal job to 1 of 5 charities, run their trucks on biofuel and try and recycle and donate as much junk as they can. They're just trying to do their part and be as socially and environmentally responsible as possible.
Solana Center: In Spanish, Solana means "place where the light shines." Carrying the torch of environmental awareness is something that they take very seriously, finding ways to illuminate problems, create solutions and inspire change. This is a great resource for composting and finding out about composting workshops.
Californians Against Waste: Californians Against Waste is the state's oldest, largest, and most successful advocate for waste reduction and recycling policies, and they got there as the result of generous contributions from individuals like you.
Recycle Store: RecycleStore showcases innovative recycled-content products and puts you in touch directly with their manufacturers. Whether you are a wholesale buyer or an individual consumer, use this catalog to discover a variety of quality recycled-content products designed with your needs in mind! In fact, some manufacturers can personalize their products to your specifications.
Sage Green

Teri Thomas began her reusable shopping bag business in spring of 2006, Sage Green. Sage Green offers an array of bags that you can customize and personalize to fit your daily needs. One reusable shopping bag can eliminate 300-500 plastic bags from our landfills! Teri hopes education about green living will help us all adjust our habits for a healthier planet.
RainThanks and Greywater: RainThanks and Greywater provide services include greywater, rainwater harvesting and permaculture consultation, design and installation. At their South Park demonstration site, they facilitate workshops to teach homeowners how to divert greywater from the shower and washing machine to the landscape. Their mission is to create a healthy and regenerative ecosystem on each site by retaining and reusing greywater and rainwater to grow food, build soil and recharge the aquifer.
Green Junk Machine

Green Junk Machine is San Diego's premiere green junk removal service, committed to keeping our planet clean by recycling as much of your junk as possible, instead of just tossing discarded items into California's landfills. Green Junk Machine helps you FINALLY get rid of those unwanted items by providing the most friendly and professional service teams to remove junk quickly from anywhere within your commercial or residential property. Acceptable items include anything ranging from old furniture and appliances to garden waste and renovation debris. They are licensed and insured & proud to have clean, well maintained trucks & uniformed, professional crews.

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Energy

Sempra Energy: Sempra Energy believes in treating the Earth’s resources with respect and is committed to protecting and conserving the environment. Sempra makes it a priority to work together with customers, and with civic and business leaders to protect our environment. This environmental commitment is exhibited through programs of wildlife protection, urban restoration, natural gas pipelines, conservation, natural gas vehicles, events and sponsorship, global advocacy, and awards and recognition.
San Diego Regional Energy Office: Be proactive! Make energy efficiency a priority for your organization. Reduce your power consumption during peak periods. Learn about renewable energy sources and help implement them. And of course, make SDREO your first stop for support, information, and assistance so your future can be a powerful one.; Visit here for more details about the program and how you can get involved.
Energy Star: ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.
U.S. Green Building Council San Diego Chapter: The U.S. Green Building Council - San Diego Chapter (USGBC-SD) has an ambitious and exciting set of activities slated for 2007. Help them in their efforts to make a positive impact towards the greening of our built environment and communities. They are not just investing in our time, but in essence investing in our homes, businesses and the region so we can realize quality of life benefits for generations to come.
E.P.A. Green Vehicles: EPA's Green Vehicle Guide gives information about the environmental performance of vehicles. Larger numbers, whether scores or fuel economy, are more environmentally friendly than smaller numbers. To compare environmental performance across vehicle classes, use the 0-10 scores and the fuel economy numbers. These can be used to compare any vehicle to any other vehicle, no matter what types of vehicles you are comparing.
Energy Refuge: EnergyRefuge.com provides alternative energy news, environmental articles, and energy saving tips. They focus on alternative energy because it is now being looked at as a means of fueling our economy as we move away from oil dependence. There is an oil crisis that is raging overseas, in our government, and at home. People are starting to look at alternative energy such as solar, nuclear, ethanol, and biodiesel energies.

Eco y Eco: Eco y Eco is a solar electricity and water heating resource for San Diego and Baja California. Find out more about these sustainable power options that also save money!

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Pollution Prevention

Think Blue: Think Blue aims to curb water pollution through stewardship, water education, and lifelong leadership. Their City Clean Water Programs promote pollution prevention to protect natural resources and improve water quality. By developing resources and initiating outreach, Think Blue hopes to protect the environment through education and behavior change.
P2 National Pollution Prevention Roundtable: The National Pollution Prevention Roundtable (the Roundtable) is a national forum that promotes the development, implementation, and evaluation of efforts to avoid, eliminate, or reduce waste generated to air, land, and water. The sustainable and efficient use of energy, materials and resources is vital to the protection and enhancement of human health and the environment, and the conservation of natural resources. These efforts are integral to accelerate the shift towards sustainable consumption and production to promote environmentally responsible social and economic development.
Colorama Paints and Supplies: Colorama Paints & Supply is a family owned paint store located in San Diego, CA. They carry AFM safe-coat, non- toxic paints, stains, strippers, removers, environmental paints, safe paints, chemically sensitive, low and zero VOCs, waterborne and water-base lacquers, FUHR, soy strip, water base wood finish, safe and environmental cleaners, natural and doctor recommended paints, soy-gel, Krud Kutter , HVLP, airless equipment and sprayers, paint sprayers, out-gassing sealers and more!
PollutionIssues: Whether it's noise pollution from a busy road, neighbours or music; chemical pollution from products & factories or waste pollution from everyday life - we explain it and offer some solutions.

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Miscellaneous

Car Kleen Freak: The new revolutionary waterless carwash system cleans a car without using a drop of water from the garden hose. Kleen Freek consists of a special non-toxic environmentally safe spray that is designed to unlock dirt and grit from the vehicle paint surface and safely suspend it while a micro fiber cloth is used to gently wipe the grit off in one wipe without harming the paint. This product is a win win for environmentalists as well as car enthusiasts because car owners get a washed and waxed car, any day of the week, in about 15 minutes, all while saving app. 100 gallons of water normally used in a driveway car wash. It additionally eliminates washing harmful pollutants down the storm drains into our ocean and lakes. Kleen Freak is available online for purchase.
Tierra Miguel Foundation: For nearly a decade, Tierra Miguel Farm has been growing organic fruits and vegetables in Pauma Valley, one of the last pristine agricultural valleys in California. Their conservation programs are designed to provide education on stewardship of this precious farmland as well as to create positive change to the human and environmental health of our immediate community. Tierra Miguel aims to strengthen the connection between people and the source of their food. With ecological sustainability and human health in mind, the farm is CCOF certified organic and uses Bio-Dynamic agricultural preparations that restore harmony to the farm, heal the earth, and improve the nutritive quality of produce. More information is available online at http://www.tierramiguelfarm.org/index.htm.
Pure Rest Organics: Natural, Organic, and Safe Mattresses; Sheets, Pillows, Pads, Towels, Robes, Baby Clothing, Diapers, and more. Healthy choices for your home.
Splaff Flopps: Splaff Flopps started in a garage with a tire, a bike tube, and a shoe knife. The vision was to make a comfortable, long lasting, fairly priced sandal from all recycled materials. Today Splaff products include sandals, handbags, belts, mirrors, and a coffee table.
Happy Cow’s Vegetarian Guide: HappyCow's vegetarian restaurants guide is a global, searchable vegetarian dining guide and directory of natural health food stores. They also provide nutrition and health information, vegan recipes, raw foods, travel, vegan and other vegetarian-related resources.
Artistic Freedom Designers: Artistic Freedom Designs manufactures sustainable custom cabinetry and furniture. They make bookcases, desks/workstations, bedroom furniture, kitchen and bath cabinetry from solid bamboo, plantation grown coconut palm, salvaged woods, FSC wood, and bio-composites.
The San Diego Natural Guide: The San Diego NaturalGuide was created to make it easy for people to find earth-friendly and natural health resources,with the hope that more people would be inspired to use them. It features environmentally friendly businesses, healthy restaurants and holistic health practitioners.
Robin Oswald’s Art Made from Trash: Robin Oswald’s house borders a canyon that once served as a dumping ground where neighbors would burn their trash. Inflammable items were left behind such as glass, rubber, metal, and plastic. Robin’s love for the outdoors motivated her to clean up this natural oasis and make something beautiful out of what others no longer wanted. She collected trash, toys, jewelry, clothes, and other unwanted items from the canyon as well as landfills and made them into pieces of artwork that she one day hopes to hang in the canyon. Her artwork serves as a reminder to everyone that the land should not be taken for granted and that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure.

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