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Ten ways to go green in 30 seconds or less

July 4, 2010

Think you don’t have the time to get green? You do! Here are 10 easy eco-friendly steps you can try that won’t take more than 30 seconds. Recycle your old phone book: According to Waste-Free Mail There are enough phone books created each year to measure 106,700 miles when lined up end to end; enough [...]

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Make recycling easier for your kids & reluctant adults

June 21, 2010

Recycling should be a family affair but often recycling can seem very complicated to little kids. Take it from me; at age five Cedar “recycled” some of our silicone homemade popsicle molds claiming, “They looked recyclable!“ Reluctant adults in your home may actually not get recycling or they may be using their lack of know-how [...]

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Some eco-minded numbers to consider today

June 3, 2010

I posted this a while back at another blog of mine. The client I was writing for shut down their network, but this post I really liked because it reminds me to be more conscious. That said, I’m re-posting it here with some extra numbers added… As you go about your daily routines today and [...]

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Sixteen ways to reuse egg cartons

January 10, 2010

The most ambitious step when it comes to egg packaging is to skip it altogether. However unless you have your own chickens and can thus ‘grow’ organic eggs or have an excellent farmer’s market that sells bulk eggs (which you can place in a basket to purchase) you will have to deal with packaging. That [...]

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Recycled Cereal Box Houses!

December 7, 2009

Just a quickie tonight because I’m dead busy, but I found these adorable cereal box buildings and had to share. Technically, cereal is something you can get in bulk, thus eliminating the box altogether, BUT if you do buy boxed cereal, this is such a cute idea for how to recycle them. Aren’t these sweet! [...]

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Green Home Audit: excess packaging in the bathroom

October 23, 2009

In My plan to cut out excess packaging, I discussed my plans for cutting out excess packaging this year. However, first I need to know which packaging I have that’s excessive and can be cut, so a small green home audit about said packaging is in order. I went through my bathroom and found the [...]