http://planetgreen.discovery.com RSS Feed for a Tag http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/homemade-cloth-baby-wipes.html Baby wipes are convenient but expensive and not very green. Get all the convenience with none of the expense with these easy to make cloth baby wipes and homemade organic solution. Baby wipes are convenient but expensive and not very green. Get all the convenience with none of the expense with these easy to make cloth baby wipes and homemade organic solution. Babies Diapers Green Family Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:00:00 GMT Marye Audet http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/homemade-cloth-baby-wipes.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/survive-weeks-parenting-sanity.html As a new green parent, I'm rapidly realizing how the best laid plans can fall apart once the baby arrives. Here are a few of my favorite tips for the first few weeks. As a new green parent, I'm rapidly realizing how the best laid plans can fall apart once the baby arrives. Here are a few of my favorite tips for the first few weeks. Babies Breastfeeding Diapers Green Family Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:00:00 GMT Sami Grover http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/survive-weeks-parenting-sanity.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/green-babies-guide.html Bringing a new baby into your home is exciting, and the perfect time to go green. Find out how with our complete guide. Bringing a new baby into your home is exciting, and the perfect time to go green. Find out how with our complete guide. Babies Breastfeeding Diapers Toys Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:09:00 GMT Team Planet Green http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/green-babies-guide.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/potty-training-diaper-free.html Potty whispering can help folks aim for a diaper free baby. But it can also help if you want to go part-time diaper free. Potty whispering can help folks aim for a diaper free baby. But it can also help if you want to go part-time diaper free. Babies Diapers Eco-Friendly Bathrooms Kids Waste Disposal Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:00:00 GMT Sami Grover http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/potty-training-diaper-free.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/trash-landfill.html 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. 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. Babies Composting Diapers Disposable Eco-Friendly Travel Energy Glass Green Home New York Organic Recycling Television Waste Disposal Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:00:00 GMT Mickey Z. http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/trash-landfill.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/buying-guides/buy-green-baby-diapers.html From washable cloth bottoms with biodegradable liners to washable, adjustable fleece, these five diapers will slash landfill waste and keep baby leak- and chemical-free. From washable cloth bottoms with biodegradable liners to washable, adjustable fleece, these five diapers will slash landfill waste and keep baby leak- and chemical-free. Babies Buy Green Diapers Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:30:00 GMT Blythe Copeland http://planetgreen.discovery.com/buying-guides/buy-green-baby-diapers.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/diy-cloth-diaper.html So you're thinking about cloth diapers.You can find directions for making an old sweater into a wool soaker (we love this uber-green DIY project!), or find patterns for basic cloth diapers or prefold diapers. So you're thinking about cloth diapers.You can find directions for making an old sweater into a wool soaker (we love this uber-green DIY project!), or find patterns for basic cloth diapers or prefold diapers. Babies Diapers Kids Solve The Diaper Dilemma Waste Disposal Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:30:00 GMT Cara Smusiak http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/diy-cloth-diaper.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/green-glossary-diaper-dilemna.html As you read this, some 95 percent of babies in America are doing their baby thing while wearing disposable diapers. 18 billion dirty disposable diapers tossed out each year— comprises 5 percent of landfill waste in the US. According the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a standard gel-filled disposable diaper takes roughly 500 years to decompose. In other words: Diaper Dilemma. As you read this, some 95 percent of babies in America are doing their baby thing while wearing disposable diapers. 18 billion dirty disposable diapers tossed out each year— comprises 5 percent of landfill waste in the US. According the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a standard gel-filled disposable diaper takes roughly 500 years to decompose. In other words: Diaper Dilemma. Diapers Green Glossary Kids Solve The Diaper Dilemma Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT Mickey Z. http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/green-glossary-diaper-dilemna.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/disposables-avoid-cut-clutter.html 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. 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. Bottled Water Bring Your Own Diapers Disposable Durability Furniture Green Packaging Green Personal Grooming Takeout Food Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:30:00 GMT Collin Dunn http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/disposables-avoid-cut-clutter.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/green-baby-green-mommy.html Going green doesn't cost more! Sometimes it costs a lot less...and when you make things yourself, from laundry detergent to baby wipes, you can be sure to avoid the questionable chemicals that might put baby at risk. Here's 5 ways to go green and save green with a little one Going green doesn't cost more! Sometimes it costs a lot less...and when you make things yourself, from laundry detergent to baby wipes, you can be sure to avoid the questionable chemicals that might put baby at risk. Here's 5 ways to go green and save green with a little one Babies Breastfeeding Diapers Green Family Organic Sustainable Fabrics Sat, 27 Sep 2008 08:00:00 GMT Lynda Fassa http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/green-baby-green-mommy.html