Take those pesky halloween candy wrappers and make them pay-it-forward. Double duty that is. Keep them out of the land fill and make them a useful part of your holiday season.
This is a great project for you and your civic groups, friends, church/synagogue or just a great time with your kids and family.
What a nifty way to dress up your table in a recycled style!
Have fun and Happy holidays to all!
TerraCycle Napkin Ring project for the holidays
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Has anybody been to Lowe's or Home Depot recently?
Just in case you are wondering what to do with those old light bulbs, tools or even plastic bags.....Check out your local home improvement store.
Just another way to make it easier for you to put things in their rightful place.
Awesome! Thanks Lowe's and HD
12 tips for a GREEN Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is around the corner for some of us. If you celebrate it you know how non-environmentally friendly it can be. If your are looking for ways to green it up this year, here are some quick green tips to make your Thanksgiving as eco-friendly as possible.
1. Turkey Compromise. The most obvious eco-solution is to not buy a turkey and just have a complete vegan meal, especially if you’ve recently filled you head up on all the recent news on the environmental impact of eating meat, but your family has decided to go against the idea. You want you and your family to be happy so you make a compromise (no, not a soy shaped into a turkey). To compromise you can do several things:
a. You can buy and cook the turkey give it to your family and not eat it yourself. Eat a delicious organic salad, with cherries and nuts and homemade dressing, but unless you are already vegan or vegetarian, do you really have the will power to smell the turkey and not eat it?
b. Buy an organic Free-Range Turkey. An organic free range turkey is suppose to be turkey that is not in cages and is allowed to move about the yard. Some informative sites to turn to to make sure you are getting exactly what you are looking for are Really Natural and Free Range Turkeys.
c. Yes, organic free-range turkeys can be expensive so if it doesn’t fit in your budget this year consider another alternative. Buy a regular turkey and the rest of your food organic. Local Farmers market is a good place to look for organic fruits and veggies, but if there isn’t one near your area buy organic from your local grocery store.
2. Organic. Buy everything you can buy organic, milk, meat, veggies, fruits, etc. This includes any boxed or canned items you may purchase. Remember to go online and search for Organic coupons. This will help cut down the cost of your Thanksgiving feast
3. Packaging. When you go to the store buy things that have the least amount of packaging and try to buy packaging that is environmentally friendly.
4. Don’t cook so much. Yes, “it is better to have more than not enough” but is it really necessary to count 3 servings per person? Isn’t that a bit much? Think about all the left overs you had last year and then cut down on that amount of servings if you are going to have the same amount of people over this year. . Between the turkey, the many side dishes and the desserts there is plenty of food to stuff everyone and more. If you accidentally do make too much food or someone cancels, give the leftovers away to family and friends, Don’t let them mold up in the fridge.
5. Dinnerware and silverware. It’s okay to use your good dishes or even your regular dishes for Thanksgiving. It is a celebration after all, but if the thought of washing so many dishes is terrifying look into biodegradable or bamboo disposable dishes.
6. Beautiful weather outside. A lot of bodies in one house can make the place warm so if its cool outside open up some windows to help the place cool down, instead of turning on the AC.
7. Decorations. Reuse your old decorations from last year in new way or just make some new ones. Use items from your back yard and fall fabric colors if you have any to make a nice centerpiece. As always the Internet is a great resource for creative ideas. Any bought decorations should also be environmentally friendly, that includes flowers, plants and so on.
8. 100-Mile. Participate in the 100-Mile Thanksgiving challenge from Treehugger. If you haven’t heard of it yet click on the link here.
9. Plant a tree. Winter season is a good time to plant trees and shrubs so take this time to plant a tree and keep the green growing.
10. Carbon credits. If you must fly or drive to visit family this Thanksgiving consider purchasing carbon credits to make up for it.
11. Donate your turkey fat. No, not the fat you put on from eating the turkey, but the actual fat from the cooked Turkey. Can you believe a Tucson-based company recycles Turkey fat into Biofuel? Check to see if a company in your community does too.
12. Say Thanks..
1. Turkey Compromise. The most obvious eco-solution is to not buy a turkey and just have a complete vegan meal, especially if you’ve recently filled you head up on all the recent news on the environmental impact of eating meat, but your family has decided to go against the idea. You want you and your family to be happy so you make a compromise (no, not a soy shaped into a turkey). To compromise you can do several things:
a. You can buy and cook the turkey give it to your family and not eat it yourself. Eat a delicious organic salad, with cherries and nuts and homemade dressing, but unless you are already vegan or vegetarian, do you really have the will power to smell the turkey and not eat it?
b. Buy an organic Free-Range Turkey. An organic free range turkey is suppose to be turkey that is not in cages and is allowed to move about the yard. Some informative sites to turn to to make sure you are getting exactly what you are looking for are Really Natural and Free Range Turkeys.
c. Yes, organic free-range turkeys can be expensive so if it doesn’t fit in your budget this year consider another alternative. Buy a regular turkey and the rest of your food organic. Local Farmers market is a good place to look for organic fruits and veggies, but if there isn’t one near your area buy organic from your local grocery store.
2. Organic. Buy everything you can buy organic, milk, meat, veggies, fruits, etc. This includes any boxed or canned items you may purchase. Remember to go online and search for Organic coupons. This will help cut down the cost of your Thanksgiving feast
3. Packaging. When you go to the store buy things that have the least amount of packaging and try to buy packaging that is environmentally friendly.
4. Don’t cook so much. Yes, “it is better to have more than not enough” but is it really necessary to count 3 servings per person? Isn’t that a bit much? Think about all the left overs you had last year and then cut down on that amount of servings if you are going to have the same amount of people over this year. . Between the turkey, the many side dishes and the desserts there is plenty of food to stuff everyone and more. If you accidentally do make too much food or someone cancels, give the leftovers away to family and friends, Don’t let them mold up in the fridge.
5. Dinnerware and silverware. It’s okay to use your good dishes or even your regular dishes for Thanksgiving. It is a celebration after all, but if the thought of washing so many dishes is terrifying look into biodegradable or bamboo disposable dishes.
6. Beautiful weather outside. A lot of bodies in one house can make the place warm so if its cool outside open up some windows to help the place cool down, instead of turning on the AC.
7. Decorations. Reuse your old decorations from last year in new way or just make some new ones. Use items from your back yard and fall fabric colors if you have any to make a nice centerpiece. As always the Internet is a great resource for creative ideas. Any bought decorations should also be environmentally friendly, that includes flowers, plants and so on.
8. 100-Mile. Participate in the 100-Mile Thanksgiving challenge from Treehugger. If you haven’t heard of it yet click on the link here.
9. Plant a tree. Winter season is a good time to plant trees and shrubs so take this time to plant a tree and keep the green growing.
10. Carbon credits. If you must fly or drive to visit family this Thanksgiving consider purchasing carbon credits to make up for it.
11. Donate your turkey fat. No, not the fat you put on from eating the turkey, but the actual fat from the cooked Turkey. Can you believe a Tucson-based company recycles Turkey fat into Biofuel? Check to see if a company in your community does too.
12. Say Thanks..
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
YAY! Finally. I wanted a Diesel Blue Tec Range Rover and they are making it Electric instead.
Finally ..........sheesh. These guys are killing me. I have been waiting and waiting for the diesel to get here to the US and instead we'll be getting an electric one. Not to shabby for the posh posh SUV driver. Eco-Posh, Sign me up.
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range-rover-e-range-will-be-worlds-first-electric-suv
Friday, August 13, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Summer of Green Giveaway Week 4: Do You Love or Hate to Clean the Kitchen? | Seventh Generation#comment-6304
Win some Green stuff.......to help you get your green "on"
Summer of Green Giveaway Week 4: Do You Love or Hate to Clean the Kitchen? Seventh Generation#comment-6304
Summer of Green Giveaway Week 4: Do You Love or Hate to Clean the Kitchen? Seventh Generation#comment-6304
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
GET A FREE PHOTO BOOK FROM PICABOO - new customers only, This is a great deal.
Don't forget to gather up those summer pics, memorable moments, upload them and get your free book.
GET A FREE PHOTO BOOK FROM PICABOO - new customers only, This is a great deal.
GET A FREE PHOTO BOOK FROM PICABOO - new customers only, This is a great deal.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Free Stickers from 1800-Recycling.com
Make your own recycle bin or turn a large bin into a recycle bin with these free stickers.
I don't know about your city but after we had a bunch of birthday parties and other events all in a row our bin was overloaded and overflowing week after week. We decided to try putting a small kitchen bag of recyclables next to the bin marked "please recycle" and you know what? They took it! WoohOoooo!
Most cities charge an extra $8-$15 for another bin but if your service will take the contents of a another marked bin I say "do it up" Get these free stickers and recycle your heart out. :)
(yes, they pay for shipping too)
http://1800recycling.com/free-recycling-stickers/
I don't know about your city but after we had a bunch of birthday parties and other events all in a row our bin was overloaded and overflowing week after week. We decided to try putting a small kitchen bag of recyclables next to the bin marked "please recycle" and you know what? They took it! WoohOoooo!
Most cities charge an extra $8-$15 for another bin but if your service will take the contents of a another marked bin I say "do it up" Get these free stickers and recycle your heart out. :)
(yes, they pay for shipping too)
http://1800recycling.com/free-recycling-stickers/
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Trek - Dream Bigger Giveaway
Trek - Dream Bigger Giveaway
Go Green, ride a bike.......or at least try to win one and then ride on. :)
Go Green, ride a bike.......or at least try to win one and then ride on. :)
Sunday, June 6, 2010
California poised to approve deadly pesticide for strawberry crop
Why we should really watch what we buy, from where and how it was grown.
Can you afford to be unhealthy from fruit? For all the people who want to eat better, eating better means more fruits and vegetables. But at what cost? Now more than ever we much pay attention to our foods and how they are produced so that we aren't becoming poisoned. Eeek!
http://www.grist.org/article/California-approves-deadly-pesticide-for-strawberry-crop/
Can you afford to be unhealthy from fruit? For all the people who want to eat better, eating better means more fruits and vegetables. But at what cost? Now more than ever we much pay attention to our foods and how they are produced so that we aren't becoming poisoned. Eeek!
http://www.grist.org/article/California-approves-deadly-pesticide-for-strawberry-crop/
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