Articles tagged “Disposable”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Curbing the E-Waste Problem By NaturallySavvy.com IN Tech & Transport May 25 2011 Upgrading to the newest gadget is exciting, but what happens to all that e-waste? + READ MORE

Questions for Annie Leonard, Part 6: Why Green Folks Have More Fun By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Work & Connect Jun 10 2010 Final installment of a series of blog conversations with Annie Leonard, creator of The Story of Stuff. Today we're talking about why we still think going green is going to be hard and joyless — and why that's so completely not the case. + READ MORE

Questions for Annie Leonard, Part 5: Where Do Our Stuff Cravings Come From? By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Work & Connect Jun 8 2010 Fifth installment of a series of blog conversations with Annie Leonard, creator of The Story of Stuff. Today we're talking about why we think we need to own so much stuff. + READ MORE

Questions for Annie Leonard, Part 4: How Do You Deal with Planned Obsolescence? By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Work & Connect Jun 3 2010 Fourth installment of a series of blog conversations with Annie Leonard, creator of The Story of Stuff. Today we're talking about why manufacturers know your [insert your favorite electronic or item of clothing here] will break down soon. In fact, they're counting on it. + READ MORE

5 Ways to Green Your Next Party By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Home & Garden May 25 2010 Tips for greening (and styling up) your next big party with vintage handkerchiefs, mason jars, and compostable plates. From Danielle Venokur, of dvgreen events. + READ MORE

Spring Cleaning: Kitchen Garbage to Crafty Goodies By Craftster.org IN Home & Garden Apr 26 2010 If you're looking for some interesting craft supplies, look no further than your own kitchen. Here are five great projects made with things you might normally consider to be kitchen trash. + READ MORE

25 Wasteful Things You Can Live Without By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect Apr 20 2010 Take stock of the disposable, packaged, and single-use products that you use, and then look for reusable alternatives. Not sure where to start? Here are more than two dozen items that many people use, but can easily live without. + READ MORE

Upcycle Your Plastic Eggs! By Craftster.org IN Home & Garden Apr 6 2010 Easter has passed, but that doesn't mean that the pile of leftover plastic eggs has to go in the trash. If you're wondering what to do with leftover plastic eggs, we've got some great craft ideas for you. + READ MORE

TerraCycle Takes A Bite Out Of The Big Apple By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Tech & Transport Apr 1 2010 TerraCycle prevents thousands of tons of waste from going into our landfills. The company's mission to eliminate landfill waste by finding innovative and unique uses for materials that others would deem garbage is coming to New York City. + READ MORE

9 Ways to Cut Waste this Holiday Season By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Work & Connect Nov 24 2009 The holiday season produces a lot of waste, but you can reduce your environmental footprint by following these tips for reducing holiday waste. + READ MORE

Keep a Disposable Razor Sharp for 6 Months with Your Jeans By Brian Merchant IN Work & Connect Sep 14 2009 If you use a disposable razor to shave, you're probably well aware how fast they become dull and useless--and become landfill fodder. Well, there are a couple of quick tricks you can use to maximize their lifespan. And yes, one of them involves your blue jeans. + READ MORE

11 Things You Might Not Wanna Know (But Should Know Anyway) About Trash and Landfills By Mickey Z. IN Travel & Outdoors Aug 7 2009 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tells us that (landfills are ) "well-engineered facilities that are located, designed, operated, and monitored to ensure compliance with federal regulations." The concept is "to bury the trash in such a way that it will be isolated from groundwater, will be kept dry and will not be in contact with air." After some of the recyclables are sorted out of the trash, explains Sara Snow at TreeHugger.com, "the rest of the solid waste is dumped and, at the end of the day, covered with six inches of soil. + READ MORE

Why Should I Choose Reusable over Recyclable? By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Jul 28 2009 Ever heard this one? "I don't need to carry my own reusable water bottle. I'll just recycle this disposable one later." It might sound like a reasonable compromise, but let's not delude ourselves here. Sure, recycling can have a green impact, but it's important to be able to triage one supposedly green action above another. Here's the scoop on 'reusable' vs. 'recyclable' when it comes to bottled water + READ MORE

Free Up Your Disposable Income with Small Green Changes By Michael Graham Richard IN Home & Garden Jul 10 2009 It's no secret that many of the people reading this are doing a lot of green stuff for two main reasons: 1) To reduce their burden on the Earth's ecosystems, and 2) to save some dough. That's perfectly fine, nothing to be ashamed about, especially in these tough economic times. + READ MORE

Green Glossary: Hanky By Mickey Z. IN Home & Garden May 8 2009 My Dad got me into using handkerchiefs when I was teenager...and I've never stopped. So, I'm wondering, why hasn't this remarkably efficient habit caught on throughout the green universe? Well, maybe it's all about to happen. + READ MORE

Keep Paper Towels Out of Your Home; Keep 3000 Tons of Trash Out of the Landfills By Brian Merchant IN Home & Garden Apr 30 2009 A full 90% of American households use paper towels for cleaning every day. And after every paper towel is used to clean up a spill, dry someone's hands, or get that spot off the stove, it heads into the trash. And then into the landfill. + READ MORE

Ditch the Tissue: We're Bringing Back the Handkerchief By Brian Merchant IN Work & Connect Feb 12 2009 Kleenex and other tissues are about as much of a household staple as any paper product out there. Kleenex is easily on par with toilet paper, paper towels—its prevalence probably even beats out paper napkins. And it's destroying the forests of North America. + READ MORE

How To Green Your Travel Abroad Routine By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Travel & Outdoors Feb 5 2009 Travel is hard on the environment. Taking the train is a much better than if you're flying, but you can't take a train across an ocean. And if you're opting for eco-travel instead of the usual resort in the Caribbean, then I commend you. But sometimes sustainable travel just isn't in the budget. + READ MORE

10 Disposable Things You Never Have to Buy Again By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Feb 2 2009 One of our favorite green philosophies goes something like, "Less stuff = more good." While that seems simple enough, cutting back on the amount of stuff you use every day can be trickier than it sounds. One of the easiest ways to do this is to cut back on the disposable stuff you buy. Here are then things that you never have to buy disposable again. + READ MORE

Made a Pledge at Starbucks This Week, Get Free Coffee By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect Jan 21 2009 We'd rather you brew your own coffee to save gas, money and disposable cup waste but if you find yourself in a java-less jam--this week's the best for making a pit stop at Starbucks. + READ MORE