The Recycling/Vegan Link

The Recycling/Vegan Lin...

I was not raised vegetarian. I was not raised even thisclose to vegetarianism. Those people were the weirdos. They munched granola.  They wore weird old clothes. They wore bell-bottoms and had long hair in the wrong places. But maybe they knew what they were doing. Veganism had...
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Recycle Reminder List

Recycle Reminder List...

Post this list at work, on the fridge, in the purse, wherever you need a reminder to live more greenly. Compare notes with friends. Review your progress at the end of the week. 1 Use a fast food beverage cup until it breaks. If you order to go, don’t quash the cup in the trash...
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Bad Economy, Good Greening

Bad Economy, Good Green...

Although it’s a message no-one wants to hear, the economic downturn of the consumer spending and local and national reduction of consumer spending and property accretion is working toward environmental goals, not against them.   What would be ideal would be if the positive...
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Reclaim Those Yards

Reclaim Those Yards...

We all see rotting fruit falling from trees all the time but it’s part of our training and society manners not to intrude and mention that fruit is going to waste. Rotting fruit in the heat becomes a germ and bacterial risk. So why have we waited to find a way to save it? Some...
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Fabric Arts Recycle Site Blueprint

Fabric Arts Recycle Sit...

  I found a good example of a recycle site blueprint by accident and stopped to check it out. I see that evidently someone has been taking the “get green” messages to heart. The Ebay listings are mirrored on the website. This is a very good model for a green materials...
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Sustainable Action Items

Sustainable Action Item...

Here are some sustainable living action items for you to do today: 1. Get the Freecycle bulletin out of your spam folder. If you didn’t sign up for it, sign up for it. Find one thing in the house and list it. Talk to neighbors and find one who doesn’t know about it. Evangelize...
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Independence Tips Part II

Independence Tips Part ...

This is the Fourth of July weekend where you make a break from stale old traditions and start some fresh and renewable and sustainable practices. Instead of sitting around the living room texting the people you see every day, you might pair getting involved and close to family at...
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Green DIY Super Tips

Green DIY Super Tips...

1. Plastic Liners  Those ever present plastic coated paper liners and packaging dividers that come in everything from frozen cakes to pastries to microwave meals and pizzas can be re-used. Cookie packages and pastry plastics also should be saved. These trays are great organizers...
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Meeting the Green Challenge

Meeting the Green Chall...

Cotton Onto Recycling Know those cotton balls you pitch when you open a bottle of vitamins or a prescription? Why not save them in a plastic bag and never buy cotton balls again! Cotton grown for these purposes and packaged in plastic requires soil and pesticide usage for tilling...
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Stop Junk Mail

Stop Junk Mail...

A big part of the sustainability model of green living boils down to prevention of excess paper products and consumer waste long before it gets to the landfill. if you see a lot of stuff cycling directly from the mailbox to the trash bin, consider some steps to take. if there are...
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