GREEN TIPS

READING GREEN

Before purchasing books online, call your local bookstore and ask if they carry the titles you’re looking for. We recommend Tattered Cover Bookstore, located at 2526 Colfax Ave. (303-322-7727), in LoDo at 1628 16th St. (303-436-1070) and in Highlands Ranch at 9315 Dorchester St. (303-470-7050). And if you REALLY want to read green, shop for your books at a used bookstore like Fahrenheit’s Books, 52 Broadway (303-744-1043), or Capitol Hill Books, 300 E. Colfax Ave. (303-837-0700). The super uber green way to read green? Purchase online books in pdf format – no paper involved. Ecobrain.com is a great online paperless bookstore. Happy reading!

HANG UP AND RECYCLE

How about recycling some of the 100 million cell phones that are hidden away in junk drawers and closets throughout the U.S.? The Good Deed Foundation has announced a national cell phone collection program that will donate proceeds to long-term solutions for the environment and poverty. Simply log on to www.gooddeedfoundation.org and Good Deed will provide you with a postage-paid envelope, shipping label or collection box for recycling – it’s that easy!