Take Back Programs

The following stores/companies will take back used products to reuse or recycle. Click on the links to get more information.

BEST BUY offers "In-Store" collection of many consumer electronics and accessories. Link

BRITA collects and recycles Brita pitcher filters; see website for mail back options. Link

US POST OFFICES (not all locations) offer free prepaid mail-back envelopes for ink cartridges and small electronics. Link

HOME DEPOT accepts compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs and rechargeable batteries for power tools. Link

STAPLES collect some electronics, ink cartridges, and rechargeable batteries- a handling fee may apply. Link

IKEA accepts alkaline batteries, cardboard paper, plastic bags, toner cartridges, bottles and cans.

NIKE recycles old athletic shoes (any brand) and makes rubber floors and balls for the youth. Link

April 22nd 2009 is...

The history of Denim Day:
"Rome—Italy, 1997

A 17- year-old girl is whisked up by her 56-year-old instructor for her very first driving lesson. An hour later—raped and abandoned by him in an alley she has to struggle to find her way back home. Undeterred, she prosecuted him and won. The driving instructor is convicted of rape and sentenced to jail.

Months later, 1998
The perpetrator appeals the sentence. The case makes it all the way to the Italian Supreme Court. Within a matter of days the case against the driving instructor is overturned, dismissed, and the perpetrator released.

Why Denim?
In a statement released by the Head Judge, he argued, “because the victim wore very, very tight jeans, she had to help him remove them… and by removing the jeans… it was no longer rape but consensual sex.” Enraged by the verdict, within a matter of hours the women in the Italian Parliament launched into immediate action and protested by wearing JEANS to work. This call to action motivated and emboldened the California Senate and Assembly to do the same, and Denim Day was born."

-From YWCA of Silicon Valley

Denim Day in LA

THIS DAY IS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED.

SHOW YOUR SUPPORT BY ROCKIN' DENIM ON THE 22nd

And of course, Earth Day! Home sweet home. Earth Day really is everyday; but take this day to truly recognize the beauty and the resources it gives us to live...
I found a fun way for kids to get involved by wearing green or brown. Since we really are just overgrown kids, I say wear a green or brown shirt with some jeans today and make a statement!

Click to find Earth Day events near you