Hawaiian Electric Co. volunteers will "Get the Drift & Bag It" at the same-named cleanup this weekend. From 8 a.m. to noon Saturday they'll make their way along a one-mile stretch of beach across from the company's Kahe Point power plant. If it's anything like recent years, they'll collect spare tires and enough parts to build an entire car. Information: Christina Woolaway, 753-3311, www.getthedriftandbagit.com.

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SAVE THE PLANET

RECYCLABLE ITEMS INCLUDE CARPET, CFLS

Did you know your carpet might be recyclable? And that your CFL bulbs shouldn't be thrown in the trash, but recycled at some local hardware stores? Real Simple magazine is offering "How to Recycle Anything," a two-month series on recycling. You can check out the magazine's Web site at www.realsimple.com for this month's tips (A to M), and check back next month for N to Z.

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FINAL WORD

"We wanted to tell a technology story and a green story in a modular, sustainable, fully functioning home. It's an icon now. People visiting are saying, 'This is the house I want.'"

Anne Rashford , of the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, which is exhibiting a high-tech, 2,500-square-foot Smart Home, above, complete with ethanol-burning fireplace and prefabricated Earth-friendly materials, assembled on museum grounds.