Clean up and eat up – interesting post-election idea

Posted by Ted McEnroe November 5, 2008 at 1:36 pm

This press release came through the old inbox yesterday – thought it was an interesting little idea, and a creative one from the bistro, no?

The release is below:

Don’t put your election lawn signs in your trash. One local eco-friendly restaurant will make it worth your while to keep them out of our landfills by giving you a free appetizer or $10 off any entree when you bring them your election lawn sign.

Zebra’s Bistro in Medfield, a member of the eco-friendly Green Star Restaurant group, is making this offer to keep these signs out of landfills. They will make sure they are properly recycled to keep our planet green.

“We don’t just want to see the green lawns again we want a green friendly planet” said Craig Neubecker, owner of Zebra’s Bistro. “We can do a lot to reduce our impact on the planet within the four walls of our restaurant but this is one way that we reach out beyond our four walls to our community for the greater good” he added.

Bring your lawn signs to Zebra’s Bistro located at 21 North St. in Medfield, MA, any day this week after 4:30 pm and they will make sure the signs and sign holders are properly recycled.

Turn old electronics into cash

Posted by Ted McEnroe July 31, 2008 at 6:03 pm

NECN’s Peter Howe found a great site for people (like yours truly) who have old electronics gathering dust around the house. Can’t throw them out, plus if they still work, it seems like a waste. The company is Second Rotation out of Waltham, Mass., and at their website, gazelle.com, you can actually see what your old phone, laptop or whatever is worth.