Used Event Stuff

2011-12-26T11:29:00.001-08:00

Good News for the New Year!!

UsedEventStuff.com will become a Not-for-profit organization in the coming months! You will not only be able to help Green the event industry by recycling and reselling through our site, but will also be helping world organizations.

Creating great works of Art! From stuff left over...

2011-11-23T07:03:00.001-08:00

I created a collage from left over materials...
First, I had floral packing slab that I used for the base....Plastic!

Then used some left over birch bark over the Slab......

Applied tree fungus, moss and some decorative items

Here you go "ART"

There is so much around us, we just need to open our eyes!

Green Toilets

2011-08-26T17:39:00.000-07:00

Rollin Kay has Solar Powered toilet's. National Account Executive at United Site Services, Inc. www.unitedsiteservices.com

Green Badges

2011-08-25T17:57:00.000-07:00

FreeNameBadges.com provides free eco-friendly name badges and related solutions to conventions, conferences, tradeshows, and other events around the world. Our innovative, zero-plastic name badges and lanyards are not only patent-pending, but also 100% Guilt-Free.

We’re in business not only to create value for event planners, their attendees, and the communities they visit, but also for the common ecosystem that we all share.

Our eco-friendly badges include sponsor messaging and/or special discount offerings on the back. Sponsors have a unique opportunity to demonstrate their ecological sensitivity and showcase their product or service on a unique 3D platform that engages VIP attendees visually, tactily, and emotionally at the start of an event. For badges with coupon features, the discounts not only provide exceptional savings to VIP meeting attendees on high quality goods and services in host cities, but also allow the attendees to leverage their spending to support local causes. Advertising businesses donate a percentage of the proceeds from VIP meeting attendees to a local charity, ultimately empowering the planners who select our badges and the attendees who use them to make a lasting impression on the hearts of their host cities, rather than an enduring landfill deposit.

Our e hemp and paper lanyards are not only the most environmentally friendly on the market today, but also feature a tangle-free self-storing design.

Specialties

Eco friendly name badges and lanyards, eco firendly interactive keycard holders, eco friendly festival passes

By Eduardo Drake, Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

3 Money-Saving Tips

2011-08-23T14:15:00.000-07:00

My top 3 not-so-common tips for saving green through living green:

1 - Take a look at your credit card statements for the past few months
(or your checkbook, if you have sworn off credit cards). You can do it;
it won't bite you. See if you can find just one monthly charge that wasn't
necessary at all. I don't mean a fraudulent charge (though if you find one,
you'll be glad you looked!). But a charge that you didn't see any benefit from.
Like an automatic payment to a gym membership that you never canceled,
but should have. Or a credit card finance charge that you could avoid in the
future by just paying the darn thing off already.

2 - While you're looking at your monthly statements, see if you can pick out
the biggest expenses. Now find just one that you can realistically lower.
Maybe you don't really need all those mobile phone minutes. Or maybe you
can make coffee at home and bring it in a fun travel mug instead of getting
something every morning on the way to work. Be creative. The idea is to find
ways to trim the extra without making you feel deprived -- there's no virtue in
self-denial. You'll just get resentful. The first one my husband and I found?
We were paying for unlimited trash removal when we only had one small bag
a week. Updating that service reduced our monthly charges right off the bat --
savings that kept on saving. Awesome.

If you do this every month, eventually you'll have scoured most or all of your
expenses. And you'll feel lean and mean and ready to be pro-active. What do
I mean by pro-active? I now give you my ALL-TIME FAVORITE strategy, the
one that has saved me countless dollars and many hours of remorse:

Make a 'Wish List'.

Any time you see something you want, put it on the list, with the date and the
retail value next to it. Your item stays on the list for 30 days, after which you
are free to either buy it, cross it off, or re-list it for another 30 days and think
about it some more. [Caveat: when shopping on sites like eBay this strategy
clearly won't work the same way; you can't always wait 30 days. So, wait until
after the first 30 days before looking for the item on eBay. If you know its retail
value and you've had time to think about it, you'll know when you see a true
bargain. Swweeet.]

What goes on this list? Everything that isn't rent, a winter coat, or groceries.
That is, what isn't basic food, clothing or shelter. Be honest, though. Store-
bought cookie-dough is not considered 'food' and a new jacket when you
already have one isn't considered 'clothing'. Going out to eat? Goes on the
list. That new iPhone? On the list. Why does this work?

Putting off the purchase stems the Impulse-buying bug and gives you time
to think about what you're doing. I've found that if I have a chance to think
about what I'm buying, I actually might not want it as badly as I thought. Or
I'll find an alternative that makes me just as happy. After 30 days, if I still
really want it, then I'll buy it, guilt-free. And I'll enjoy my purchase all the
more for it.

Because, in the end, the name of the game is not deprivation. It's getting
the absolute most out of every dollar you spend. Using your resources to
their max? You can't get much greener than that.

By Lori Del Genis
www.consciouselegance.com

Interactive Entertainment Concepts

2011-08-20T15:54:00.000-07:00

Gregg Dukofsky of Interactive Entertainment Concepts has creative green products

Green products that are considered party favors that use recycled items.

1. Recycled Bottle Cap Jewelry!

2. Can man
Can man can make belts, hats, pocket books, boats, cars, planes and many others out of used soda cans. This is a go green product!

3. Rad Bag Hat

Guests will choose a Rad Bag Hat of their own and step up to the Hat Bar to decorate their festive memento using embellishments including ribbon, glitter, feathers, beads, recycled items, and more... Entertaining and engaging, the process of making Rad Hats is just as fun as what happens next: wearing them! Be sure you have a camera ready for priceless pictures. The magic of Rad Hats lasts long after the party is over. Great for recycling... This is a go green product.

Green Bride Guide.com offers some helpful thigs to consider

2011-08-20T12:04:00.001-07:00

General Business Practices:

100% post-consumer waste (PCW) paper towels, napkins, etc., 100% post-consumer waste (PCW) toilet paper, paper towels, etc.,Compost, Use compact fluorescent lights (CFL) or LED lights, Use ground shipping whenever possible, 100% post-consumer waste (PCW) photocopy paper, Actively participate in a referral program with other green businesses, Energy Star Appliances, Recycle everything we can in our area (bottles, cans, and paper), Biodegradable dish soap or detergent, Biodegradable hand soap, Proper recycling of electronics and batteries, Aerator on sink(s) to reduce water consumption, Biodegradable cleaners, Carbon offset shipping, Inform clients of eco-friendly product/service choices, Avoid bottled water ,Low-flow toilets, Aerators on sinks to reduce water consumption, Offer employees or clients organic or Fair Trade coffee and beverages, Biodegradable packing peanuts or natural packing materials, Offer employees or clients organic milks, sugars and snack alternatives, Turn off or unplug all electronics or power strips when not in use, 100% digital communication and billing, Reusable or biodegradable dishes and cups, Source equipment, supplies, materials, goods locally whenever possible, Reusable or biodegradable utensils, Send and receive more than 50% of bills, invoices payments and receipts electronically, Furnished office using recycled or vintage furniture, Other eco-friendly office supplies, VOC-free (volatile organic compounds) carpeting,VOC-free (volatile organic compounds) or water-based paints or stains

Corrente Schankler of Petal Design Studio Comments

2010-03-13T08:23:00.000-08:00

Jes Gordon Design Comments UsedEventStuff.com

2010-03-13T07:23:00.000-08:00

Jes Gordan Comments

2010-03-12T13:12:00.000-08:00