Articles tagged “Glass”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

How Fetzer Vineyards' Redesigned Glass Bottles Saved the Equivalent of 70,000 Trees By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health May 4 2010 Fetzer Vineyards already has one of the largest crop of certified organic grapes and on-site solar power. Their bottles contain 35 percent post-consumer recycled glass, and now they have redesigned bottles that are lighter in weight, produce fewer emissions during shipping, and use 100 percent recycled paper labels printed with soy ink. + READ MORE

5 Reuses for: Baby Food Jars By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jan 22 2010 Tired parents may think nothing of tossing empty baby food jars in the recycling bin, but these small jars can be reused in many fantastic ways. Here are five effortless ways to reuse baby food jars. + READ MORE

Save Your Empties: How to Turn Ugly Jars Into Chic Decor By Blythe Copeland IN Home & Garden Oct 16 2009 Knitted covers--homemade or refashioned from old sweaters--turn empty glass jars into chic organization systems. + READ MORE

Eco-Friendly Dinnerware for Gorgeous Green Dining By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Home & Garden Sep 25 2009 When most people think of a green meal, they think organic and local foods, eco-friendly wines, and cloth napkins that can be reused. But what about the dinnerware? Is it green? + READ MORE

How to Be an Eco-Friendly Milk Consumer By Collin Dunn IN Food & Health Sep 23 2009 Look at a glass of milk, and you might not think there's much to it. It's white, it's available everywhere, and it comes by the gallon. But hiding behind many of the labels and homogenized gallons are a myriad of green issues that can make it tricky to navigate all the choices that go with finding a green glass of milk. So, how can you be an eco-friendly milk consumer? + READ MORE

14 Reuses for Phone Books By Colleen Vanderlinden IN Home & Garden Sep 3 2009 Here are 14 ways to make your old phone books useful again. + READ MORE

Preserving the Harvest: Peach Jam By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Sep 1 2009 An absolutely delicious peach jam that captures the essence of summer. + READ MORE

Emeril's Sun ?Pickled Kale Stems and Garlic Scapes By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Aug 31 2009 Emeril's recipe for sun pickled kale stems and garlic scapes from the Grilling with Emeril episode. + READ MORE

Daily DIY Project: Covered Glass Doors By Blythe Copeland IN Home & Garden Aug 28 2009 Makeover your cabinets without tools, glue, or any other construction materials--all you need are paper, scissors, and thumbtacks. + READ MORE

How Green Are Recycled Countertops? By Steve Thomas IN Home & Garden Aug 13 2009 Steve Thomas, host of Renovation Nation, looks at the problems + 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

Build a Greenhouse without Going Broke By Jessica Root IN Home & Garden Jun 29 2009 Could a whopping 165 square foot greenhouse cost a measly $150? What many Americans spend in one week on groceries?According to one frugal, DIY-er over at The Door Garden blog, you can. + READ MORE

Does Recycling Really Make a Difference? By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Jun 11 2009 Dear Planet Green, I know we're all supposed to recycle, but does it really make a difference? Good question! As with many things in this world, it just takes more -- more resources, more energy -- to make new things than to recycle old things. Here's how it breaks down. + READ MORE

Breaking News! 5 Earth-Shattering Reasons to Recycle Glass By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden May 22 2009 We all like to recycle. I like it a lot when I go to somebody's house and they have a little homemade RECYCLE sign with an arrow pointing down over their recycling bin. It's nice. + READ MORE

Lunch at il Buco this Earth Day, Help Save the Amazon Rainforest By Jessica Root IN Food & Health Apr 20 2009 As if toasting to Earth Day over organic cocktails isn't fun enough, New York-based foodies looking to ramp up their Earth Day efforts can also munch their way to a greener world. + READ MORE

How to Dispose of Lava Lamps By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Jan 28 2009 Maybe you had a lava lamp in your college dorm room. Perhaps it sat on one of those spools that used to have industrial cables wrapped around it. Was there a ?Frampton Comes Alive? poster on your wall? Did you have beads instead of a door? How many fringes did your leather jacket have? + READ MORE

The Best, Eco-Friendly Way to Clean Your Automotive Windows By Eric Leech IN Tech & Transport Jan 26 2009 Everybody has to clean their vehicle's windows at some point. Dirty windows fog easier, reduce your ability to read traffic signs, and create glare during evening traffic. There is a right way, a wrong way, and a best way to keep them crystal clear. Let's look at the best way! + READ MORE

Bring the Beach Home with this Easy Glass Necklace By Blythe Copeland IN Fashion & Beauty Jan 23 2009 Sea glass is one of the best examples of that old saying, one man?s trash is another?streasure: The broken bottles, dishes, and glass that end up littered in the ocean are smoothed and shaped before winding up on the sand, where beach-lovers collect them by the pile. Some enterprising artists turn these pieces into jewelry, too?we?ve even seen Depression glass dishes and recycled wine bottles turned into pendants and earrings. + READ MORE

Discover Trashion (Trash Fashion) at the Green Inaugural Ball By Team Planet Green IN Fashion & Beauty Jan 20 2009 Trash + Fashion = Trashion. Simple, right? Not necessarily—one of Nancy Judd's winter coats, made from Obama fliers, took 200 hours to cut, paste and sew. + READ MORE

Accessorize Like a Celebrity with Dramatic (Eco-Friendly) Earrings By Blythe Copeland IN Fashion & Beauty Jan 15 2009 If last weekend's Golden Globes red carpet was any indication, you'll want to start stocking your jewelry box with chic and striking drop earrings, like the sparklers worn by Salma Hayek, Jenna Fischer, Kate Beckinsale, and Amy Adams. Dramatic earrings lend glamour to any outfit-try them to dress up a sweater and jeans or add the finishing touch to a cocktail dress—and stand perfectly fine alone (no necklace needed) for a no-fuss addition to your daily routine. + READ MORE