Lauren Reagan

Isn’t it amazing how the Internet has made life so much easier in so many ways. I remember many years back when I was working for an insurance company, I was told that the companies goal was to become as paperless as possible, which we all had a good laugh over just thinking how odd, but cool that would be. Computers have made it possible to reduce the amount of paper being used by most of us, but I’m afraid that we will still be cutting down trees to be used for paper for a very long time, so recycling paper is a major goal of mine.

I have always hated all the phone books that we all have in our homes and offices, it is such a waste of paper since most of us rely on the Internet these days to find what we need and want instead of letting our “fingers do the walking” by way of the many phone books that are issued to most of us each and every year. It used to be that we only had one or two phone books, now a days I find that I have four or five to have to deal with and weed through in an effort to find a name, address or phone number, what a major pain in the rear, especially since I don’t use any of them considering I am connected to the World Wide Web at work and at home, which makes finding this type of information so much easier.

One of my favorite sites to locate names, addresses and phone numbers is JustClickLocal.com. Whether I need to find information in Miami, FL, or maybe something in Pittsburgh, PA or in good old Charlotte, NC, I can go to JustClickLocal.com and key in a few strokes and have the information in a matter of minutes, it’s just too easy to pass up. So I am urging folks to toss their unused phone books in the recycling bin and give JustClickLocal.com and try see for yourself how easy and useful they are.

I’m glad to know that people all over the world are doing wonderful things in a huge effort to save our Mother Earth. Being “green” is certainly the way to be these days and rightfully so, says I. I have always done all that I can possibly do to recycle at home and at work. When I worked for a major insurance company I started and coordinated a recycling program that I hope is still be continued today even though I haven’t worked there for over a decade. It gave me something to sink my teeth into and it was a positive energy that I put to good use and was proud of the way it all turned out.

I’m now learning about e-waste recycling, which I am beginning to think is very interesting. Veolia Environmental Services, a waste management and industrial services which is located in Australia and their web site, Veoliaes.com.au, is one that I stumbled on the other night while looking up some information concerning waste management in australia.

I’m thinking on suggesting that the company that I work for now look into a program for their e-wast recycling items that are currently just getting tossed into the trash, thus landing in our precious land fills. I think I’m up for the challenge, it worked well with the last office, years back, so it only makes sense to try again.