For those of you that may have missed the "Plastic Bottle Ban" in North Carolina here is a great re-cap from Penny Hull with Stanton Homes.
North Carolina is a leader in the country in their Green efforts whether it be home building, retro upfits for exisiting homes and, of course, GREEN practices in our everyday lives!
Raleigh Relocation Information
Plastic Bottles Banned From All Landfills in North Carolina
NC Building Nation's Largest Plastic Recycling Plant
As of Oct. 1, 2009, North Carolina will no longer allow any rigid plastic containers in landfills. This law applies to any plastic bottle with a neck smaller than the container itself, which includes water bottles, soda bottles, milk jugs, shampoo bottles, and much more.
NC is the first state in the Southeast to forward the green movement with a statewide plastic bottle ban. Wisconsin and Massachusetts have similar laws, as do a few municipalities across the nation.
Shaw Industries (which manufactures Green Label carpets) is one of the partners building the nation's largest facility to recycle and process plastic bottles, with a maximum capacity of 280 million pounds of material per year!
Amazing that we can manage to use that much plastic in a year, and good to hear it's going to be remade into other products, like Green Label carpets...
Read More About Going Green in the NC Triangle
Building a Green Home in NC
Whether you are buying or selling Real Estate in Wake Forest NC it just makes sense to use a Realtor® that knows the area! I live here, work here and play here - I call Wake Forest NC home! For more information regarding Wake Forest NC be sure to visit my websites:
- Leesa Finley - Homes for Sale in Wake Forest NC, Wake Forest NC schools, restaurants, shops, entertainment and MORE....
- Circa Properties - My company website with information for the entire Raleigh NC area including Cary, Apex, Garner, Franklinton, Youngsville, Holly Springs and MORE....
Are you a First Time Homebuyer, dreaming of the day when you can sit among your boxes, in your new home?
their 3.5% downpayment. (If you think about it, this makes sense... as a State, we don't have enough money to send tax refunds out in a timely manner, much less advance $8000 for a downpayment!)
most important areas to address! Think about it - the first impression of your house from a buyer's perspective is when they drive up the street and spot your house. 
windows and if you have pets are they free from doggie or cat residue? If you are a pet owner you know what I speak of! Children's handprints? CLEAN THEM UP! See my post 
Again, it is best to be as objective as possible and try to see your home through the eyes of a buyer. I have had many occasions where I pulled up to a home with a buyer and they have flat out refused to go into the home. The exterior was not appealing or pleasing at all. The inside may have been a dream but they just couldn't get past the lack of pop on the exterior. 
wonderful! I may have to compile all of them into a blog post of their own! In the meantime - here is yet another quick, green tip that was sent to me by a resident here in Wake Forest NC:
