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65 Super Simple, Quick Green DIY Projects

From around-the-house arts and crafts, to quick cleaners and garden tricks that make your life easier (and greener), check out these 65 truly easy, quick diy projects, great for the do-it-yourself beginner or time-strapped greenie. Then, peruse the posts below for even more quick eco-friendly diy project ideas.

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12 Junk Drawer Gadget and Doodad Projects

    Here are a few ideas to get you started turning your junk drawer into green project heaven.

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    Got 10 Minutes? Do These Quick Green Deeds

      Even if you have just 10 minutes to spare, you can do some real green good. Here's how.

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      Make a Toothpaste Saver from Q-tips

        Get the most from your toothpaste tube is easy with this project.

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        5 Simple Steps to Cut Your Energy Costs Nearly in Half

          The Home Depot Foundation and Habitat for Humanity prove that energy efficient home building can be easy and cost effective

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          Delicious 5-Ingredient Recipes

            Use five local, flavorful ingredients instead of complicated recipes.

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            Easy Around-the-House Projects Perfect for Father and Son

              These eco-friendly projects are great for bonding or just saying "thanks" to Dad. To illustrate this, I've started out with two ways the very young can help dad. After that, I've selected several easy-to-do, eco-friendly projects that can be done with or for dad.

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              We Love 5min.com for Simple DIY Solutions

                5min.com is dedicated to teaching people how to do, well, whatever they?re trying to do with instructional videos that are short, snappy, and easy to follow (and all in about?you guessed it!?five minutes). Doing things yourself is a good green practice, usually saving energy, materials, time and transport (read carbon emissions).

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                Install a Foam Insulating Gasket

                  Tips for reducing your energy costs inexpensively and easily.

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                  Is Your Toilet Wasting Water? Take These Quick Tests to Find Out

                    Good toilet habits are one thing, but a good, healthy toilet is a whole other subject. If we would tally up the amount of water coming from leaking toilets across America, it would quickly add up to over 5.5 million gallons. While some toilets offer the telltale sign of phantom flushing (running water when nobody is using it), other toilets leak silently, and can often be very hard to detect.

                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     

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