12 Ways to Have an Eco Friendly Holiday
Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, Americans throw away a million extra tons of trash each week, including holiday wrapping and packaging. We also use more electricity on holiday lights …
Making greener, more sustainable choices can not only lighten your load on the planet, but it can save you a lot of money, too. These articles will help you live greener in every aspect of your life.
Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, Americans throw away a million extra tons of trash each week, including holiday wrapping and packaging. We also use more electricity on holiday lights …
In the United States, tap water is the most tested and regulated source of water you can find. That said, tap water can still contain chemicals you don’t want to …
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Many people believe that keeping old appliances is a form of recycling. But this is only half right. True, you’re not clogging up the landfills, but keeping the old stuff …
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Autumn is the optimal time to plant trees. As mundane as it may seem compared to solar panels and electric cars, planting trees is one of THE most powerful and …
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Have you noticed the numbers on the bottoms or sides of plastic containers, and wondered what they mean? A small number is placed on all plastic containers, usually transparent in …
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The average person in the United States consumes more than 45 gallons of bottled water per year, for a total of 60 billion water bottles a year. Nine out of …
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It is very possible to get most of the plastic out of your life—especially the disposable and single-use plastic. (Though durable goods like computers and car parts will be the …
There is a reason that recycling comes last in the often-repeated maxim of “reduce, reuse, recycle.” That is where it should be: the last resort. Recycling is what we do …
It’s the end of the summer and time for the kids to start school, whether they’re staying home or attending in person this year. So how do you combine school’s …
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Imagine coming home with a big box of seasonal produce every week, grown by a local farmer. Or what if you could have it delivered right to your door? The …
It’s a new year, and a good time to make some changes. And we need to make some changes pretty quickly because this tumbling rock of a planet we call …
Did you know that most of your appliances—cell phone chargers, desktop computers, computer monitors, printers, televisions, DVD players, microwaves, coffee makers, and more—drain energy anytime they’re plugged into a socket, …