7 Uses For Fruit and Veggies (Besides Eating and Composting Them)

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Love your daily dose of fruit and vegetables? Including fruit and veggies in your diet each day means you will end up with quite the pile of rinds and scraps. Before you throw those in your compost pile or trash can, why not get a little extra use out of them? … [Read more...]

Tips On Wasting Less From A Suburban Mom

People, especially Americans, throw out a ton of garbage that isn’t... well... garbage. The average American household actually produces approximately 18 pounds of garbage daily. But how much of that could be disposed of in a more eco-friendly way, or not disposed of at all?     … [Read more...]

Coca Cola Should Be the 2010 Olympics Green Medal Winner

Were you glued to the 2010 Winter Olympics over the past couple of weeks?Did you know that they were the greenest olympics to have ever taken place? (Even the medals were partially made from recycled electronics!)What uber hip, eco-friendly, conservation giant do you think was leading the charge to keep the 2010 Vancouver Olympics green?Coca Cola.Seriously? Coke? Yes.As a matter of fact, a recent study found that though consumers thought Coca Cola was one of the least eco-friendly companies … [Read more...]

Friday Funny: How NOT To Tell If Your Compost is Ready

Starting your own compost pile is one of the best ways to save money and cut down on the use of harmful chemicals around your home.You just probably don't want to check it's progress the way Chris and Jerry do on The Late Show with David Letterman: … [Read more...]

Waste Not With a Plantable 2009 Calendar

Have you heard? it's 2009.Bury you worries deep in the ground and forget about them forever...Until beautiful flowers spring up from them.That's right, I can't really think of a more beautiful and functional desk accessory than a calendar that has seeds embedded in the 100% post consumer paper!Check it out! … [Read more...]