Plastic is a near-ubiquitous presence in our lives. Along with the great convenience they have provided, plastic water bottles have come to comprise a large part of our landfills. While the debate regarding the harmful effects of plastic rages on, efforts to reduce the amount of plastic bottles that make their way to landfills are ongoing.
Rather than stocking single-use water bottles made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET/PETE) and fretting about the impact it will have on you, the landfills, and the environment, try doing without them altogether. It’s easier to fill up reusable water bottles from the tap rather than
Plastic Water Bottle Reduction
by Angela Yorke June 15th, 2011 | Environment, Pollution, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Plants in Pots – Pretty and Pleasing
by Angela Yorke May 30th, 2011 | Easy Ideas, Gardening, Recycle, Reuse
Most people dream of a cool, lush garden that is a joy to behold. The reality tends to be something quite different altogether. In-ground gardening can be challenging, because you work with the terrain that comes with your home. The soil can be rocky and non-conducive to the flowering plants you dream of, or nonexistent if you live in an apartment.
Container gardens are the perfect solution to such situations. The easy task of establishing one gives you the opportunity to reuse drink containers if you don’t want to buy pots right away. Soda bottles or those large milk/juice jugs
Container gardens are the perfect solution to such situations. The easy task of establishing one gives you the opportunity to reuse drink containers if you don’t want to buy pots right away. Soda bottles or those large milk/juice jugs
The Lazy Environmentalist Papers Things Over
by Angela Yorke May 11th, 2011 | Easy Ideas, Environment, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Sustainability
As with plastic, many people would be at a loss for what to do if paper suddenly vanished from their lives. Aside from reading the news online or watching it on TV, a bit more effort can be made to preserve the resources used to make paper.
Reduce Reducing the amount of paper waste a household generates usually entails a drastic change in shopping habits, but how many things are wrapped in paper these days anyway? Have you thought of the sleeve that comes with your morning cuppa? It’s made of textured paperboard, and is disposed of without a second
Reduce Reducing the amount of paper waste a household generates usually entails a drastic change in shopping habits, but how many things are wrapped in paper these days anyway? Have you thought of the sleeve that comes with your morning cuppa? It’s made of textured paperboard, and is disposed of without a second
Picking One Thing to Start With
by Angela Yorke April 27th, 2011 | Environment, Gardening, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Shopping, Sustainability
The theme for Earth Day this year was “A Billion Acts of Green." There are more than 6 billion people in the world. If every one of those people bypassed pledging and flat-out adopted one environmentally friendly habit while discarding one that was environmentally unfriendly, the cumulative effects might actually prevent the Nyiragongo volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo from erupting.
That was flippant, but I was at a loss for what to do to comply with this idea. Not to mention it was suddenly Thursday, and I still didn’t know what I could do to be part of
That was flippant, but I was at a loss for what to do to comply with this idea. Not to mention it was suddenly Thursday, and I still didn’t know what I could do to be part of
Greening the Office
by Angela Yorke April 6th, 2011 | Easy Ideas, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
While most of us make every effort to adopt eco-friendly practices in the home, we seem to forget this sentiment the moment we clock in for the day. Workplaces consume some of the largest amounts of energy and resources imaginable. Fortunately, reducing office wastage can be both simple and easy.
Procrastinate on printing. Despite the American employee using an average of 10,000 sheets of paper annually, virtually none of it contains “game-changing” information. Don’t give in to the near-compulsion to print out practically every piece of office communication received.
Reduce the amount of paper used by printing only what is needed,
Procrastinate on printing. Despite the American employee using an average of 10,000 sheets of paper annually, virtually none of it contains “game-changing” information. Don’t give in to the near-compulsion to print out practically every piece of office communication received.
Reduce the amount of paper used by printing only what is needed,
