Have you ever experienced times when you can’t summon up the enthusiasm to cook a proper meal? Before you know it, there’s a bin full of empty soup cans staring at you accusingly from across the kitchen. Not only that, lingering apathy means eating your way through cans of tuna or, if you have a yen for it, bamboo shoots, before coming to your senses.
In my case, I couldn’t bring myself to just discard those empty cans. It was bad enough to consume a horrendous amount of preservative-laden food; I couldn’t stomach increasing the landfill load as well. Looking
Can it: Re-purposing Tin Cans
by Angela Yorke May 4th, 2011 | Easy Ideas, For the Kitchen, Gardening, Reuse
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
Reusing in Art
by Angela Yorke April 13th, 2011 | Easy Ideas, Reuse
Anyone with children will know what the artist phase is like. All small children want to create their version of the fresco in the Sistine Chapel, albeit on your walls, and new, sharp crayons are a must. Broken or blunt crayons are redundant and must be replaced; else, the masterpiece will never be finished. The masterpiece is never finished anyway, because it’s abandoned in favor of paper mache or something just as messy.
But fret not, as cracked crayons can be given a new lease of life with just a little time and heat. The only thing(s) you might need
But fret not, as cracked crayons can be given a new lease of life with just a little time and heat. The only thing(s) you might need
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,
Easy Water Conservation – Household Hints
by Angela Yorke March 23rd, 2011 | Easy Ideas, Household Hints, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
My neighbors tend to get quite extravagant with their water supply – I know this because they complain about the bill they get each month. I’m sure they would change their ways if they knew there are more economical ways to use water.
Using a cup when you brush your teeth reduces the volume of water used. Considering you’re supposed to brush for 3 minutes, leaving the tap running while doing so wastes about 7.5 gallons of water. This adds up to 5475 gallons a year! In contrast, a cup holds approximately 0.07 gallons, or 250 mL; practically one-tenth of
Using a cup when you brush your teeth reduces the volume of water used. Considering you’re supposed to brush for 3 minutes, leaving the tap running while doing so wastes about 7.5 gallons of water. This adds up to 5475 gallons a year! In contrast, a cup holds approximately 0.07 gallons, or 250 mL; practically one-tenth of
