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AT&T's Top Earth Day Apps For College Park Residents

Going Green Has Never Been So Easy

This Saturday is Earth Day!

If planting a tree isn’t your thing, there are a lot of other ways to honor Mother Earth and live a greener life year round – and most of them are right at your fingertips. In recognition of Earth Day, AT&T has compiled a list of apps that can help College Park residents live a more earth-friendly life:

iRecycle - With this free app, you can find local, convenient recycling opportunities when you’re on-the-go or at home. iRecycle provides access to more than 1.6 million ways to recycle over 350 materials. Using your current location, ZIP code, address or city, the app provides you access to details about collection points, such as website address, phone number, directions, hours of operation and materials collected.

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Seafood Watch - This free app provides recommendations to help you choose ocean-friendly seafood at your favorite restaurants and stores. With Seafood Watch, you learn more about the seafood you eat and can locate and share businesses that serve sustainable seafood. The goal is to help you choose seafood that’s fished or farmed in ways that have less impact on the environment.

JouleBug - This fun and educational free app is an easy way to make your everyday habits more sustainable at home, work or play. JouleBug organizes sustainability tips into Actions that you Buzz in the app when you do them in real life. You learn more about each tip with easy-to-understand Impact Stats, Bonuses, How-To Videos, and Helpful Links. You can also encourage your friends and community by sharing how you’re making a difference and following what they’re up to in the feed within the app.

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GoodGuide – The free GoodGuide app reveals whether products are safe, healthy, green and socially responsible while you shop. The app’s free barcode scanning feature lets you quickly access GoodGuide’s science-based health, environment and social ratings for more than 170,000 products.

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