Being a girl who likes a good concert or two (ok, MANY) in my lifetime, one thing that’s always bothered me is all the waste. Even at small venue concerts there’s tons of plastic beer and water bottles, paper decor, all that energy needed to power the show, and so on.

According to a piece in The Desert Sun, Phish, a band who draws major crowds is aiming to cut down on some of that waste.
Some perks for the environment that have been implemented at Phish shows include…

Phish water bottles you can refill for free and which cut down on plastic …read more

After finishing your cup of tea, don’t throw out the tea bag! Here are ten things you can do with it:
1. As a cold compress to soothe tired, puffy eyes.
2. As a cold compress to ease sun burnt skin or insect bites.
3. As a booster for your garden plants and blooms. Remove the leaves from the bag before mixing it with your potting soil.
4. As a bath scent. Place leftover tea bags in a pouch and let it float in your bath water.
5. As an artistic tool. Dunk the leftover tea bag in hot water again and use the tea …read more

I don’t get cell phones when the newest model comes out. I don’t buy every game system that hits the store shelves. I don’t buy new computers, cameras, MP-3 players and other stuff on a weekly basis. Still, I have an awful lot of outdated stuff sitting around. I was wondering whether to haul them up to the local thrift shop or to ask at the landfill about recycling them. Then, I realized that all that stuff was actually worth some money. Not a lot of money, but enough to buy a new little gadget.
That’s right. There’s actually a market …read more

Americans create and toss out an alarming amount of waste each year. According to the Clean Air Council…

Each day we fill up around 63,000 garbage trucks which means in a year we toss so much trash that if we piled it all up in garbage trucks it would form a line of trucks that will stretch from the earth, halfway to the moon.
A huge amount of waste generated in the U.S. is packaging (one-third).
We throw away 570 diapers per second. That’s insane.
Each hour we toss (not recycle) 2.5 million plastic bottles.
We make enough plastic film to shrink-wrap the state of …read more

I’ve tried a lot of eco-friendly laundry soap, but like most people, I eventually picked a favorite and settled down with it. For over a year I’ve been using Biokleen Citrus Laundry Powder or the Biokleen Free & Clear Laundry Powder. I like both, it just depends on what my store has in stock.

I first tested the Biokleen Liquid Detergent, but didn’t like the plastic bottle issue so I switched to powder which comes in an unbleached corrugated box. The powder works much like the liquid, which I gave a full review on at Tree Hugging Family, but we’ll look …read more

What’s It Like, Living Green? Kids Teaching Kids, by the Way They Live. In this non-fiction book for ages 9 and up, you’ll read about a teenage girl who began a recycling business, with 100 clients, when she was five. Learn about a boy who started a foundation to bring fresh water to an entire village, at age seven. You will see how kids, like you can make a difference for the environment, help others and even earn some money.
Jill Ammon Vanderwood is the author of four childrens books. She is a mother and grandmother who wants to make a …read more

Easter is upon us and soon we’ll be wondering what to do with all those Easter Baskets the bunny left behind for our children. I was brainstorming a bit earlier to try to figure out exactly what we would do with all of ours, keep in mind I have four children.
Bathroom Basket- With a basket in the bathroom you can now minimize the mess and make the bathroom look a bit more organized. I placed one on top of the toilet (small sink) and added a small hand towel to line the bottom, toothpaste, extra roll of toilet paper. I …read more

A good general rule of thumb for folks interested in green living, is if you’re not sure that it can be recycled, don’t buy it. There are so many options for product packaging nowadays that it’s silly to buy stuff you have to toss – i.e. cellophane wrapped noodles over boxed noodles.

When shopping, look for the following materials which can be recycled in most areas…

Paper and cardboard.
Aluminum and steel, both in can form and other products.
Most plastic bottles IF you remove the lids.
Glass of any type so long as it’s clean.
Batteries.
Computers and other appliances. Sometimes you can’t recycle whole appliances, …read more

It is now time to recycle. That is what the Best Buy Company is telling you. After all, it has now joined the world of recycling just recently.
So what happens? Well, see, starting on the 15th next month, those customers of Best Buy who would like to do some recycling can actually do so. And that means anybody who is a customer of any Best Buy store anywhere in the country. It is best to keep in mind though that what Best Buy will be accepting will be those electronic items which you want to dispose of already.
Peter Muscanelli is …read more

Christmas is now over and it is perhaps time now to start cleaning up our homes of all the glitter and the lights that come with Christmas. Some may have started cleaning already and some may just be waiting for the New Year to come before they start on that task.
Now one of the biggest things that a person has got to deal with when it comes to Christmas decorations is the Christmas tree. Because it is something that needs to be disposed, just how to dispose of it is the problem. All those other Christmas decors can be kept …read more