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The EPA Provides Online Green Resources When in doubt, oftentimes turning to reliable online resources is the most efficient way to answer questions or find solutions to problems.  When living a green lifestyle, it is important to realize what resources are available online that can answer any eco-friendly questions with just a click of a button. The Environmental Protection Agency offers several online resources to allow those living a green lifestyle the ability to utilize the safest, eco-friendliest products offered.  Some of these resources include: 1) Safer Choices for You Community : This interactive map will detail green products to use in various common community sectors, such as in the home, school, and office. 2) Safer Chemical Ingredients List : This complete and comprehensive list offers a breakdown of safer chemical ingredients. 3) Safer Choices Label : The EPA Safer Choices Label identifies products that are the "greener", safer choice not only for the enviro...

1970- 2016: Past and Present If you live a green life, or want to start, a great day to celebrate is Earth Day!  Held annually on April 22, Earth Day is a holiday to celebrate and promote environmental advocacy. What is the history of Earth Day? The first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970.  Roughly 20 million people attended various Earth Day celebrations around the United States.  The largest Earth Day celebrations occurred in New York City and Philadelphia. Earth Day is often credited with starting the modern environmental movement.  Many groundbreaking environmentally-conscious laws followed the first Earth Day, including the Clean Air Act that was signed by president Richard Nixon on December 31, 1970. What is the Earth Day theme this year? Every year Earth Day has a theme, and this year the theme is "Trees for the Earth".  The Earth Day network plans to plant over seven billion trees.  Follow their efforts on social media through the hashtag #trees4...

Recycling: Donating and Re-purposing Last week's  blog post  detailed how Grady Management recycled computers to the local organization RecycleMyComputer.  Recycling is not just about placing plastic, paper, and glass in a green bin once a week. Many household products can be "recycled" and re-purposed, including: 1) Tech equipment : Similar to RecycleMyComputer, many organizations will accept donations of computers, printers, mice, and other technical equipment.  These donations will be cleaned and refurbished, and then given to people or families in need.  Companies that make the computers, such as Dell or Apple, will often take back your computers as well if the equipment is simply old and in need to be disposed of properly. 2) Eyeglasses : Have any pairs of old eye glasses that are still in good condition?  Donating eye glasses is a great way to recycle something that normally would just sit in a dresser drawer.  Donation boxes can be found in eye ...

Gently Used Computers Were Donated to RecycleMyComputer Do you ever wonder how you can make the most out of gently used computers, monitors, and other technical equipment?  Many organizations will accept donations of  computers, cell phones, and other devices still in working condition to "recycle" and give back to others. Grady Management recently recycled computers from the corporate office to the organization RecycleMyComputer, learn more by visiting our website . Grady Management was founded in 1965 and continues to provide a full service residential, commercial, and consulting real estate firm in the greater Washington and Baltimore metropolitan area.  Learn more about Grady Management on our  website  or  Facebook  page.

Create a Mini Garden for an Apartment It is officially springtime- spring cleaning is a must!  Clear out old clothes, furniture, and supplies and donate resources no longer needed. Once spring cleaning is completed, a nice spring project for the whole family would be to build and maintain a garden either inside or apartment or outside on the balcony or patio area.  Not all gardens need to be the same size, they can fit a variety of needs and lifestyles. Some examples of ideal garden styles for an apartment include: 1) Inside- Interior Design: Use flowers and plants to spruce up apartment interiors.  Some plants, like the spider plant or bamboo plant, do well in interiors with little to no direct sunlight.  Bare tables, bookshelves, or under windows are great locations to place plants to spruce an apartment.  For added flair, plant herbs like basil in pots arranged in your kitchen. 2) Outside- Traditional Garden: Utilize an outdoor patio or balcony place as an a...

Not All Green Tips are Helpful for Your New Lifestyle Embarking in a green lifestyle is a total shift in practices and habits.  In order to live a truly green life, using guides, such as this blog, are good resources for understanding the full components of eco-friendly living.  However, not all resources explain the many facets of a green lifestyle. In fact, many products people think help the environment actually are not that much better than the standard version: Learn more below as Grady debunks some green myths: 1) "Go vegetarian- it helps the environment!" : This is a common myth that floats around the GreenLiving community.  While changing to a vegetarian diet certainly helps animals- a major component of a green focus- it does not account for dairy which is a major cause of chemical emissions during the processing of dairy products.  To truly help the environment this way, one would need to go totally vegan. 2) "Turn off that light, you are wasting energy!" ...

In Focus: East of Market Apartments in Frederick Maryland Learn About Frederick City's First LEED Certified Community As a real estate management company, Grady Management actively cares about GreenLiving and promoting an eco-friendly lifestyle for our valued customers: clients and residents.  Alongside this weekly blog, Grady Management tries to promote an eco-friendly lifestyle in a variety of ways, such as allowing Grady's Green Initiatives and Green Tips to be accessible to current or perspective residents on the official Grady Management Inc. website.  Further, several Grady managed communities, such as 3350 at Alterra in Hyattsville, Maryland, hosts a community recycling program  for residents. One Grady managed community, East of Market Apartments in Frederick, Maryland, that opened in 2015 received recognition throughout the last year for green initiatives.  For example: 1) LEED Gold Rating : In December 2015, East of Market was honored with a "Gold Rating"...