Sorry I’ve been MIA on the posting lately…I was forced to drive through some flyover states and have spent the last week and a half reminding myself what the term “red state” really means. Anyway…

You know those magazines that you keep having delivered? Turns out, you’re probably not recycling them, and neither is your neighbor. That adds up to a whole lot of trees that are being cut down unnecessarily. 35 million a year for magazine production alone, to be exact.

In fact, according to GQ Magazine, only around 20 percent of Americans recycle their magazines. That’s pretty bad, especially considering that around 70 percent of Americans have access to magazine recycling in their own communities. That means that half of Americans are slacking on their recycling, without having an excuse!

So, what can you do? First of all, find out if there’s a recycling program where you live. Then, start recycling your magazines. Better yet, find out if the magazines you subscribe to are available online (many are available to subscribers in a PDF file). You can always print the articles that you want to save.