Great article !

One of my friends on facebook gets rid of stuff on his facebook page by saying things like "getting rid of this cabinet, it will be on my porch until thursday then it goes out for bulk pickup.

Its a great way to share stuff with people that you know

I think that local greens starts with an investigation of your areas Sanitation Site. Find out what is recycled curbside and what days they will be picked up. The site should also be able to give you direction on hard to recycle or dispose of items like light bulbs and electronics.

I wish that we had a CHaRM Center in our neighborhood!

I didn't know Ace did collections as well as Home Depot, good to know :)