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Many people's garages look more like a storage unit than a place to park their cars.  If you can't find anything you need or you're parking in the driveway, it might be time to clean up and "green" up your garage.  Getting rid of the clutter helps you find what you've got - it can also help others and the earth.

Consider giving away unwanted items instead of selling them or worst of all throwing them away.  Keeping them out of a landfill will help the earth and the people who receive them will thank you too.

Another earth-friendly consideration is choosing an organization system that is eco-friendly.  Check out SpaceMakers Closet's (www.spacemakersclosets.com) products.  Their ORG products are an Environmentally Preferable Product (EPP).  They are sturdy, versatile, and reconfigurable, so you can change your system as you life/stuff changes - instead of throwing it in a landfill and starting over. As an added bonus for the planet, when you purchase a SpaceMakers Closet ORG organizing solution for your home, a donation will be made to the Arbor Day Foundation to plant a tree in your honor.

Products like paint and floor coatings should also be as planet-friendly as possible.  These choices will help keep down harmful emissions from VOC (volatile organic compounds).  Benjamin Moore has a great line of no-VOC paint called Natura (www.benjaminmoore.com).

According to the EPA, Americans generated 254 million tons of trash in 2007.

We get endless compliments on our garage floor coating, Eco-Coat 1500. It has no-VOCs, is durable, easy to clean, fade/yellowing resistant, and can be applied in less than 24 hours.  Find out how to get your own from Eco-Protective Products (www.ecoprotectiveproducts.com).