Friday, November 21, 2008

Two Good Articles on Sustainability in Today's Courant

…and one of them features SWH’s own Bill Upholt and Mary Lee Morrison!

If You Must Remodel, Buy Used First
Like many empty-nesters, Mary Lee Morrison and Bill Upholt wanted to trade in their longtime suburban home for something different, perhaps a bit smaller.  But instead of buying an upscale condo or moving into an active adult community, they bought a historic Hartford home. And instead of a gut remodel, they are renovating the row house on Columbia Street using as many recycled and reusable building materials as possible.  MORE

Bulky Waste: 'In With The New' Is Easy. 'Out With The Old' Isn't
Volunteers and employees of the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority, EnviroCycle and ElectroniCycle stockpile computers, televisions, monitors, VCRs, fax machines and other residential electronic equipment to be refurbished or recycled by EnviroCycle at its plant in Hallstead, Pennsylvania.  MORE

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