Buy From These Companies to Support the Earth

Chegg.com

This website has come up with a genius idea to save college students money on textbooks. Instead of buying them and selling them back at a fraction of the cost for which we were charged, we now have the option of renting textbooks, by quarter, semester, or all year long, for dirt cheap. In addition, for each book rented (or sold, bought, or donated) through Chegg, a tree is planted in your name. Saving money and the planet? How can you go wrong? Follow this link for more information.

Dell.com
College students use their laptops more than just about any other demographic group. That being said, if and when it comes time to buy your next computer, consider Dell and their efforts to conserve the environment. Or, if you already own a Dell computer, you may not know about the environmental services that they offer. Dell offers free recycling of their products anytime. If you buy a new Dell-brand computer and select the free recycling option at the time of purchase, they'll take your old PC and monitor even if it wasn't a Dell. They also offer the option of buying a refurbished Dell system, which saves you money and the resources that would've gone into making a new one. Also, with Dell's new program "Plant a Tree for Me" (and the similar, "Plant a Forest for Me") Dell assists its customers in reducing their carbon footprint by planting enough trees to offset certain purchases or habits. Starting at just a dollar, a customer (or even a non-customer who just wishes to donate) can offset his or her inkjet printer. For $99, a person can offset the carbon dioxide emitted by just being themselves. ("Plant a tree to offset me," the website reads.) Click here to read Dell's statement about their environmental responsibility.