If I had to guess, I would say the average person has at least 4 old cell phones in their junk drawers.  That’s what makes Get Green To Get Green Eco-fundraisers awesome because most people have old phones and they don’t know what to do with them.  Well this is where we come in.  Recycle them!  Cell phone recycling is a win win!  Instead of asking for money you simply ask your friends, family and colleagues for their trash.  Sign up to do an Eco-Fundraiser today!

How many do you have?  Take the poll and let’s see what the average is.

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Why is it that we are always surprised at how fast time goes by?  “I can’t believe it’s almost been a year since last Christmas”, “Wow, five? Your child is five already?”, “I just bought this cheese, how could it already be bad?”  These are all familiar examples of how we describe our shock in time passing quickly.  Can you believe it’s time for Live On The Green again?!

Lightning 100′s, Live On The Green is a six week outdoor concert series at Public Square Park, downtown Nashville.  This year’s line-up includes Will Hoge, The Nashville Symphony with K.S. Rhoads, Los Lonely Boys, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Edwin McCain, Ten Out of Tenn, Brett Dennen and Here Come the Mummies with many more supporting acts.

Live On The Green is an eco-conscious event.  Lightning 1oo’s Team Green Adventures is leading the event to implement eco-friendly practices by offering the attendees sustainable options.  Low waste, recycling, free bike check, food waste management, eco-friendly products offered by vendors, local food vendors and many other programs help make Live On The Green a very environmentally safe and sustainable  event.

Get Green To Get Green has teamed up with Live On The Green and is collecting old cell phones to recycle every Thursday!  “Who brings old cell phones to a concert?”, you may be asking.  You should!  Here’s why:  Every phone that is recycled will be used to help Sound Forest (a Nashville based organization) plant new trees in the Nashville area. The phones don’t even need to be working!  Bring them in any condition.  If everyone brought just one phone, we could help plant 150 new trees each week!

If only there was a button to press that would make this thing viral and everyone in the world could know that they can make a difference by recycling their old phones at Live On The Green…

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Let’s clean our out junk drawers!  Tell your friends and co-workers.

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Today, environmental stewardship is becoming increasingly popular. Most people are looking for businesses that value sustainability, are getting involved in preserving the planet and are reducing their carbon footprint. In response to this recent (last 6 years) “Green” demand, businesses are incorporating eco-friendly practices as well as developing strategic partnerships with other organizations that can help them achieve their newly adapted “green” legislation.

Get Green To Get Green understands that although many businesses do care about “green” initiatives, they have little time and resources to commit to them. Here’s some good news:

➢ Reducing and reusing items is an incredible way for companies to save money and conserve energy.
➢ Recycling eliminates excessive consumption of new resources.
➢ Recycling makes even more sense when it’s free (from start to finish) and rewards companies monetarily for their recycling efforts.
➢ Top that off with a “green” reputation that makes the customers happy, and you’re golden.

Now, with over 130 million cell phones thrown out each year (and rising) the public has become aware of how toxic electronic waste (e-waste) has become. This is why it is important for corporations and cell phone retailers to get involved in recycling initiatives.

With a Bulk Buy Back corporate recycling service, small businesses and large corporations alike are able to “Get Green” environmentally and “Get Green” monetarily by recycling their old cell phones.

Corporate Buy Back:

Companies that provide cell phones to their employees benefit from Get Green’s Bulk Buy Back program. When it is time to upgrade your company’s old phones, this program will significantly reduce upgrade costs by offsetting the expense. Every phone is accepted no matter what the condition is.

Cell Phone Retailers:

With so many people coming into your business (usually looking to upgrade their existing phone), a recycling service is ideal. This service provides an opportunity to offer your customers an environmentally safe way to dispose of their old phones.

Some businesses prefer to turn the collected phones into a charitable contribution. This is as simple as informing us that you would like the check to be sent to the charity of your choosing. You can also support your favorite charity by hosting a campaign among your employees and/or customers to encourage them to donate their unwanted phones to a worthy cause.  Support one of our partners.

All of these programs are completely free. Shipping, promotional material and everything you need to have a successful recycling program are totally free.

Sign up here to get your company “Green”!

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I know, I know…”there are so many Smartphones out their, how am I going to choose?”  Chances are if you are asking that question you probably don’t have a Smartphone.  From my experience, Smartphone users usually grow pretty attached to their devices and develop strong allegiances to them.  Asking which is the best Smartphone is like asking, “Pizza or liver?”  The answer is usually obvious.  In 2011, the cell phone industry went to the next level when several very impressive devices were introduced. 

So, which is it? Defend your answer in the comments below.

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Directors, developers, pastors, leaders and principals share many things in common, but today we will focus on one thing… fundraising.  When your organization depends on the support of people contributing financially to your cause, it’s like pulling teeth sometimes.  Whether you need to raise $100 or $10,000, a cell phone recycling “eco-fundraiser” may be perfect for you.

If you don’t already know how a Get Green To Get Green “eco-fundraiser” works, I will give you a really quick explanation.  We pay you to recycle cell phones.  Your job is to collect as many phones from your community as possible.  You send them to us and then we write a check back to the organization.  It’s really cool because Get Green To Get Green pays the shipping.  Even an individual trying to raise money for a mission trip or wanting to earn extra income can participate in an “eco-fundraiser”.  This phone collection can even last all year around.  So here are a few ideas to help get your cell phone “eco-fundraiser” started and to make it a huge success.

1.) Set a deadline.  Determine how long you want to do the collection.  If you plan on collecting phones throughout the year, it is still advised to have a “launching” event.  For example:  “We are collecting Cell Phones for…  Please have your phones turned in by June 30^th”.  (If people don’t have a deadline, they are more likely to keep putting it off.)  Then after that date, let people know you will still be collecting phones and tell them where they can drop off the phones.

2.)  Get the word out!  Obviously, if nobody knows about your collection they can’t participate.  Newsletters, e-mails and social media should be used as a place to start spreading the news.  Use Get Green To Get Green’s resource page to print off posters and fliers to help promote your collection.  There are also several other ways to get the word out, depending on what type of organization you are.

• Churches:  Make announcements every Sunday.  Put it in the weekly bulletin.  Make an announcement slide.  Set up a collection center in the lobby or in an approved area.  It’s good to have someone “manning” the station to answer questions.  You could even have someone holding a collection box at the exit doors.

• Schools:  Send an information flier home with every student.  Keep encouraging the students to tell their friends and family that the school is collecting old cell phones.  Have intercom announcements as reminders.

• Non-Profit Organizations / Charities:  Inform your partners and supporters through e-mails, newsletters and your web-site.  Also word of mouth is one of the most successful ways of communicating this event to your sponsors.  Put posters and signs up throughout your facility and invite those who support your organization to do the same.

3.)  Call people to action. In order for people to be motivated to contribute or willing to participate in your cell phone fundraiser they must have a cause.  Let them know what the money is going to be used for.  Digging wells in Africa, buying food for a food pantry, purchasing text books, youth summer camp or rebuilding a community from tornado damage… these are all great “calls to action”.  Let them know that their old phone is actually making a difference!

4.)  Use the internet. Sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Tumblr, StumbleUpon are some of the outstanding ways to inform and educate your followers and supporters online.  You can make a Facebook event (e.g. Cell Phone Recycling for The Foundation) to inform people of how to participate.  Keep the information in front of your followers with pictures or videos and other fun status updates, letting them know the progress of the cell phone collection.  Don’t forget to tag us @GGtoGG.  Remember to have fun and be creative!

5.)  Stay consistent.  We are forgetful people sometimes.  How many trips to the grocery does it take you before you remember to bring your plastic bags to recycle?  Make sure you are informing people as often as you feel necessary.

6.)  Share the success!  Using any or all of the methods I mentioned above, tell people how the collection is going.  Share with them how many phones you are collecting.  Let them know how close you are getting to your goal.  Keep it exciting.

With over 130 million cell phones thrown into landfills every year and the average house hold having 3-5 old phones lying around in junk drawers, the Get Green To Get Green “eco-fundraiser” is perfect.  Most people don’t know what to do with their old phones and a cell phone recycling fundraiser is a great way for them to donate their “trash” to help some amazing organizations accomplish their goals.

Good luck with your cell phone recycling fundraiser!

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Hey everybody, here’s your chance to show off how GREEN you are!  This is an online brag board for all of us to brag about  reducing, reusing, recycling and staying earth friendly.  From weekly recycling, to eco-friendly cleaning products, to paperless programs at the office… we want to hear it all!  If you have anything unique or original to post, please do!  Inspire us to adopt your green practices in our own homes and businesses!

Post your brag as a comment below!

The weather was just right for a drive.  The weather here in Nashville has changed dramatically (compared to the snowy stuff we got a week ago) and has given us a taste of spring.  Sunny skies, near 70 degrees, birds singing…perfect day to get in the car, turn the music up, roll down the windows and just drive.

While I was checking my twitter account I saw a post from The Green Wagon saying…

“East Nashville Sustainable Community Days! Today- East Nashville Cooperative Ministry (http://encm.org/), come in and show your support!”

I thought to myself, that sounds like a great place to go on my spring drive.

“Sustainability”, “green”, and “eco-friendly” are words that we have all grown accustomed to, aren’t they?   Recycle this and reuse that.  Many of us have adopted these things into our lifestyle for various reasons.  Whether it’s economical, environmental or for our health, we all have reasons that motivate us to live like this.  So what in the world does “sustainability” even mean?

Sustainability: to supply with food, drink, and other necessities of life.

to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.

to provide for (an institution or the like) by furnishing means or funds.

to support (a cause or the like) by aid or approval.

The Green Wagon’s vision has the definition of sustainability at its heart.  The majority of the products they sell are made locally, meaning in Nashville, Tennessee or Kentucky.  Buying locally produced goods is hugely important for sustainability.  Not only does it financially support the local economy, it also reduces the carbon footprint that would occur during shipping.  When you visit the store, you will notice things like hand made “organic” soaps, and a “refilling station” where customers can bring in their own bottles and refill them with shampoo, body wash and household cleaners.

My perspective changed some after meeting with Johnny Shields and his family (the owners of The Green Wagon).  All the things that I mentioned earlier are things I commonly think of when I think about sustainability.  But what I didn’t realize was that giving back to the community in the form of charity is a strong element in the sustainability formula.  Here’s what The Green Wagon is doing that I think sets them apart from other wholly sustainable businesses.  They have intently focused on their neighbors’ health and needs by starting the East Nashville Sustainable Community Days.  Every Wednesday, The Green Wagon will be donating a percentage of their sales to an East Nashville “green” charitable organization.  So a customer at The Green Wagon will support local businesses, take care of the environment, contribute to a local charity and take care of their own health.  Now, if that is not sustainability, then I don’t know what is!

For several months, we have all heard the rumors about the iPhone coming to Verizon. For some, the news that Verizon will be carrying the smart-phone (starting February 10th), comes as such a relief. Let’s not beat around the bush, AT&T has some service problems that makes this news even sweeter for the iPhone fans.  Nonetheless, switching to Verizon means you will have to give up some features that you did have with AT&T.  The question many people are asking is what to do with their old iPhones, if they want to make the switch.

Whether or not you want to upgrade to an iphone 4 (with AT&T or Verizon), you definitely don’t want to let your old iPhone or smart-phone go for nothing.

The Verizon corporate stores are offering a trade-in program.  This Verizon program offers a little bit of money to be applied to the purchase of the new iPhone. The problem with their program is that your phone is worth more than they are willing to pay you. To get the most money for your old iPhone,  Get Green To Get Green is offering a buy back program that truly blows any other offers out of the water (We Buy Your iPhone dot com).

If you are an AT&T customer and want to upgrade to the iPhone 4, this program works for you. If you are an AT&T customer and want to switch to Verizon, this program works for you. If you have any other newer smart-phone and want to upgrade period, this program works for you. Your phone doesn’t even have to be working.  We will buy it (iPhones only).

Get Green To Get Green offers up to $300 for your old iPhone! You can go to our page www.webuyyouriphone.com to sell yours now. Tell them “Whistlin’ William” sent ya!

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Hey Friends! It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for (said in a loud announcer voice)!

Do you have your box of phones ready and haven’t sent it yet? (we know you do by your own admittance)

Boxes stacked in your office? Phones piled on your desk? Hurry, don’t delay!

We are calling all phones! No matter how many you have collected, send them NOW! Seriously, if you have 10 or more phones, NOW is the time to send them! (please use a small box or envelope for small quantities)

Don’t delay! The first 10 people to send in their phones will get an extra $25 (boxes of 100 or more phones only).

That’s right, not only will you receive the normal payment for the phones you collected, you also get $25 added to that amount! WOW!

So, quick! Walk, run, drive (safely) to the FedEx store and ship your boxes TODAY!

Go to www.getgreentogetgreen.com to print off your free shipping label now.

Remember, it’s the first 10 people to send us phones. Don’t miss out on $25 guaranteed!

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