Green Team Talks
Thoughts on a greener marketplace, and what it means to be green.
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Going Together Like PB&J: What's Behind Our RecycleBank Collaboration
- Feb 8, 2010
- In Action
- Libby Reder
Over the last few years, we’ve had a chance to get to know the smart people at RecycleBank. As it’s grown, RecycleBank has been focused on rewarding customers for recycling – something that most people agree is a good thing for the environment. But we also found that we think alike, so we wanted to give you a window into some of their good green thinking.
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Come to Think of It... Buying Pre-owned Is the Greenest Way to Buy
- Feb 4, 2010
- Buy Green
- Libby Reder
This fall, you might have seen a set of advertisements that eBay ran that all ended with the “Come to think of it – eBay” tagline. When you looked at them through a green lens, many of the ads spoke to the idea that the greenest product is the one that already exists. Here's why:
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"eBay Green Team: Mother Nature Could Always Use An Advocate"
- Feb 2, 2010
- Partner News
- Sell Green
- John Lawson
Did you know I was CEO of a green business? Did you know that you are TOO? If you are conducting business in your home, recycling boxes, recycling packing material plus delivering and picking up packages in bulk, then you are helping to promote some green agendas that are good for us all.
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This year, resolve to lighten the load on the landfill and the recycling bin by extending the lives of items... psst, it’ll save you money too.
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On February 1, the group that oversees our facilities in San Jose is rolling out a new “Zero Waste for Green Space” program, which could help us divert as much as 95% of our trash from going to a landfill.
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To Date: Over $5.5 Million in Relief for Haiti Through eBay & PayPal
- Jan 25, 2010
- In Action
- Richard Brewer-Hay
Every time I think I’ve seen it all, the power of the individual, coming together with their fellow man/woman, comes face-to-face with my expectations and blows them out of the water. I received a very brief but powerful email overnight that contained two statistics I wanted to share with all of you.
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As GPS devices, smart phones, and social media play bigger and bigger roles in all our lives, we have the ability to connect with the people and places around us in new and unique ways, so that together our actions can combine to produce some pretty powerful results.
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Learn How You Can Help Haiti Earthquake Relief Efforts Through eBay & PayPal
- Jan 13, 2010
- In Action
- Richard Brewer-Hay
Photo Credit: AFP/Getty Images
In the wake of the devastating quake, hundreds of thousands are feared dead with many more injured or without homes. eBay and PayPal are responding to the disaster by providing our communities of users with easy methods of donating to the relief effort. See how you can get involved.
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Salt Lake City eBay Employees Ring in the New Year By Paying It Forward
- Jan 7, 2010
- Green@eBay
- In Action
- JD Norton
Inspired by the same sentiment as breathing new life into old things, eBay employees in Salt Lake City, UT teamed up with Eve, a city-wide New Year's Eve celebration to welcome the coming year. Unofficially dubbed "eBay It Forward," the point was to celebrate those special, everyday things that can have such a big impact on our lives.
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In response to your suggestions, we've updated our on-line home for the eBay Green Team. We'll be sharing stories, tips, and ideas so that we can continue having conversations with one another about giving new lives to old products, what it means to live green, and much more.
So have a look around and explore the site. Then, chime in and tell us what you think! We can't wait to hear from you.
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Okay, so you're one of the growing number of highly evolved and incredibly enlightened people that want to shop sustainably this holiday season. But let's face it. It's not always that easy to do. It's tough enough to find that perfect gift for dad or cousin Mary, but add to that trying to figure out what something is made out of and where it comes from, and you've got the makings of a fine holiday migraine.
Thankfully, there are lots of green gift guides out there that can help. From eBay's to Treehugger's to CNET's or The Daily Green's, green gift guides are great resources to figure out where to start your holiday shopping odysseys.
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The Cyber Monday / Black Friday Smackdown: Measuring the Carbon Impact of Holiday Shopping
- Dec 20, 2009
- Buy Green
- Ashwin Seshagiri
At eBay, we've known for a while that buying used online is much better for the environment than driving to the mall or a big box store and getting something new off the shelf. Earlier in December, a couple of research firms released a study comparing the environmental impacts of Black Friday, which most people consider to be the biggest shopping day of the year, with Cyber Monday, a day that has become popular over the past few years to do holiday shopping online. Among other things, the study found that buying something on Black Friday, on average, was 50 times worse for the environment than buying something online on Cyber Monday.
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When Gary Shienfield started knetgolf, he wasn't trying to create a business that was good for the environment. He and his teenage son, Shaun, started going around to golf courses in their hometown of Ontario, Canada, gathering and selling used—or what they call "experienced"—golf balls because it seemed like a waste of perfectly usable balls. Billions of balls get lost on golf courses every year, and they saw a business opportunity.
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There's nothing wrong with needing a little liquid refreshment after a day filled with any combination of diapers, tantrums, playdates, school pick up and drop off, PTA meetings, laundry, food fights, and more. I really did lay off the sauce for the entire (long) period of time I breastfed my daughter so my first few cocktails back were quite an experience. I'm more of a wine girl, even half a glass at about 5:59 p.m. can really make or break the dinner to bath to bed transition. But come summer, hand me a dark and stormy, a gin and tonic, or a margarita with actual lime juice and I'll be your best friend forever.
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If you're in NYC this week, be sure to stop by eBay's Pop-Up Holiday Marketplace, located at 3 West 57th at 5th Ave. With over 200 million unique gifts and inspirations listed at any given time, there's sure to be something for everyone on your list. And whether you're giving new life to a pre-owned product, buying something that's sustainably made, or purchasing an item that is resource or energy-saving, eBay helps you shop a little greener this holiday season. Check out the complete Green Holiday Guide here.
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