Recycling paper packaging from the dozens of products that enter our home each week helps reduce our trash by at least 50%. 
Instead of tossing the paper packaging, break it down and set it aside in a large bin or bag and then every few weeks bring it to the park and ride lot at the end of Rte 32 bypass. Look for a big bin labeled GreenFiber.
Once you start paying closer attention, you might be amazed how many of the products you buy contain paper packaging. Here, in this picture, is a small sampling of some of the products we buy that contain paper packaging.
Here's a sampling of what GreenFiber collects:
- newspapers
- cereal boxes
- brown paper bags
- paper packaging
- magazine
- phone books
- office paper
- cardboard
It's so easy to recycle this paper. Instead of throwing it away, we just fold it and set it aside in a big bag. Then, every few weeks when I'm heading to the Town Park, Line Drive ball fields, or a friends house, I make a quick stop at the park and ride bins and empty the bag into the Green Fiber bin.
Best of all, a company called GreenFiber takes the cardboard from bins all over the country and turns it into natural fiber insulation for your home or business! That's right, you can head right over to Lowes in Glenmont and buy it. Very cool.
Looking to go green in your business? Call GreenFiber and ask about their recycling plan where they pay you for your paper. They'll even bring a bin to your business.
