{"id":30007,"date":"2015-04-20T14:25:01","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T19:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=30007"},"modified":"2015-04-20T15:14:43","modified_gmt":"2015-04-20T20:14:43","slug":"help-make-the-planet-a-little-more-green-this-earth-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/30007-help-make-the-planet-a-little-more-green-this-earth-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Make the Planet a Little More Green This Earth Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-13757\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/recycle-OWC-300.jpg\" alt=\"recycle-OWC-300\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/recycle-OWC-300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/recycle-OWC-300-124x120.jpg 124w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/recycle-OWC-300-284x275.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/recycle-OWC-300-190x184.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/recycle-OWC-300-124x120@2x.jpg 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>When it comes to Earth Day, it\u2019s easy to understand why some people would tend to think big. Earth is a rather large place, after all.<\/p>\n<p>But just because it\u2019s such a large place, it doesn\u2019t mean that small efforts don\u2019t make a difference. And with <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Earth_Day\">Earth Day<\/a> right around the corner \u2013\u00a0the event celebrates 45<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary Wednesday, April 22 \u2013 we wanted to share some simple efforts that can be made to help make Earth a greener place on this Earth Day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Re-use or recycle<\/strong><br \/>\nRecycling no longer just consists of throwing plastic bottles and old newspapers in a big blue bin. It now extends to the devices we use every day. With more and more tech widely available, there is much more opportunity for old devices to be simply thrown away rather than re-used or recycled.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some great examples of ways to \u201crecycle\u201d tech that we have featured on the Rocket Yard:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/25048-saving-a-macbook-from-early-retirement\">Saving a MacBook from an early retirement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/28747-get-new-life-and-use-from-your-old-hard-drives\">Get new life and use from your old hard drives<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/28068-hot-read-urjar-gives-old-batteries-new-life\">\u201cUrJar\u201d gives new life to old batteries<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Plant a garden<\/strong><br \/>\nLast Earth Day we showed you <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/23774-celebrating-the-big-and-small-steps-on-earth-day\">OWC\u2019s snack garden<\/a>. And as our garden has proven, you don\u2019t need much space to harvest plenty of variety. And not only will you benefit from the vegetables you produce, but plants reduce carbon dioxide, produce oxygen and promote a healthy lifestyle for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>It can also help save more money the more you grow! So get started and plant the seeds for a garden project of your own, and the impact it will make will grow in more than one way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More on OWC\u2019s green initiatives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/green\/index.html\">OWC\u2019s LEED Platinum Certified<\/a>\u00a0headquarters in Woodstock, Ill.<\/li>\n<li>OWC\u2019s Austin creative headquarters\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/22653-its-on-owc-harnessing-the-texas-sun\">now \u201cenergized\u201d with solar power<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Planning on celebrating Earth Day in a different way? 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