Articles tagged “Plastic”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Meet Todd Sutton By Team Planet Green IN G Word Jul 7 2008 Todd Sutton has devoted his life to finding the best environmental solution to disposing of society's discards and "garbage". A highly respected professional in the recycling and solid waste field, Sutton has more than 16 years experience in the... + READ MORE

Green Your Workout! By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jul 3 2008 We all know that exercise is a crucial part of a healthy lifestyle, but as we saw on the G Word recently, not all exercise is eco-friendly.Consuming tons of power with your treadmill or using bicycles that COULD have been constructed out of materials that are more green are not the best exercise choices when it comes... + READ MORE

BYOB - Bring Your Own Bag By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jul 3 2008 Bringing your own bag to the supermarket is a great way to take back your closet space and be a friend to the environment. + READ MORE

New Mom Melissa Joan Hart Goes Green for Her Children By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jul 3 2008 On a recent episode of Supper Club with Tom Bergeron Melissa Joan Hart discussed what going green means to her as the mother of two young children.Here are a few easy things the newly eco-conscious actress does in her daily life to reduce her burden on the planet: Ditch the paper coffee cups.When Hart hits the coffee... + READ MORE

You've Heard of Beer Goggles: Now Try Soda Goggles By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jul 1 2008 Rachelle may not live quite the Hollywood life she envisions, but she did get her wish of brand new Vetrazzo countertops in a color called 'Hollywood Sage.'If you are really crafty, you can even use bottles to try a twist on the wine glass chandelier.Got some other great re-uses for plastic and glass bottles? + READ MORE

Ready, Set, Green, Week Three: Oh, Baby! By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jul 1 2008 I may not have any children, but that doesn't mean I never cruise the baby aisle at the toy store: With five of my friends giving birth to daughters last year and my cousin and sister-in-law both scheduled to deliver before the end of 2008, I've blown my baby-gift budget by more than I care to admit. I just can't pass by teeny clothes and bright colored toys that rattle, light up, and make noise. + READ MORE

On Building A Cabin In the Woods: Of Mice and Men By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Jul 1 2008 When we started, we had a geodesic dome made from sandwich panels insulated with fiberglass, built shortly after the former engineer-owner visited Montreal in 1967 and saw Bucky Fuller's American Pavilion. The exterior sealant on the dome was- a coat of paint. Windows and doors sloped so that water quickly worked its way in, and the little round disks that covered the bolts at the intersection of the panels fell off, making the panels a Ritz-Carleton for mice. + READ MORE

Green Your Barbeque: Choose Green Serviceware By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Jun 30 2008 Now that we've covered green grilling and green food tips for your barbeque, let's take a look at the part of the party that happens after you grill the food: serving it up. This portion of your party can have a bigger impact than you might think; stem the tide of trash by following these tips. + READ MORE

Cut the Waste from your Next Dinner Party By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jun 25 2008 When Tom Bergeron hosts an all green dinner party on his show Supper Club with Tom Bergeron he works to cut the waste. Local foods don't have to travel far to get to your table and therefore, don't waste nearly the amount of gas. + READ MORE

Refuse Styrofoam at the Counter By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jun 13 2008 On Wa$ted, a family of eco-criminals used disposable cups in order to avoid washing reusable ones. The more people who walk away from the counter empty handed because of packaging policies will let businesses know that it really is truly important to their customers. + READ MORE

"But I Don't Want To Green My Room!" By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 13 2008 By Tania Asnes In preparation for their trip to Sundance, Ed composes a long list of chores for himself and Rachelle. For example: "When you help me recycle, you are keeping the planet clean by making sure useful stuff doesn't just get thrown out," or "When you use recycled-paper bedding instead of wood shavings to... + READ MORE

Throw a Green Kiddie Party! By Leslie Billera IN Work & Connect Jun 13 2008 Hank Green's recent G-Word video blog, taken from a secure vault that holds seeds from every crop for a 'just in case,' post-apocalyptic world, got me thinking about another precious, less doomsday-centric resource: children. A mother of a six and four year-old, my sister does thing the green way just because it makes good, old-fashioned sense. She follows after my mom, an accidental environmentalist who cut paper napkins in half simply because she couldn't stand waste. + READ MORE

Paint Your Picket Fence Green By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 12 2008 If you're a Soccer Mom or a World's Greatest Dad living in a suburban community like the one we visit in Episode 2 of World's Greenest Homes, try these small steps to make your household more eco-friendly. + READ MORE

Annabelle Says: Compost! By Team Planet Green IN Wasted Jun 12 2008 Style over Substance or as I call it: Rebel with a Cause For me, one of the big achievements in working with Dean and James, was that I successfully resisted the temptation to make a James Dean joke. Compost this!... + READ MORE

Gentle and Genuine Anti-Greenie Rebuttals By Leslie Billera IN Food & Health Jun 11 2008 Let's hope that more people know how to recycle than how to spell it! Believe it or not, a car that isn't tuned properly produces 10-15 times more pollution than a properly tuned up car! + READ MORE

What Really Goes On In A Recycling Plant? By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Jun 11 2008 After watching Wa$ted and finding more information out about how to go green, are you curious about what happens to the things you recycle? Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of your recyclables is like? If so, you?ll enjoy some insight into the recycling process by taking the journey that plastic bottles, paper, aluminum and steel cans experience daily. + READ MORE

Green Natives Sighted in the Concrete Jungle By Team Planet Green IN Travel & Outdoors Jun 11 2008 Living in not-so-city-like Studio City, Ed and Rachelle have plenty of eco-minded neighbors like Bill Nye and Jay Leno. In contrast, when you reside in the middle of a big city, you may not have green neighbors with whom to share eco-tips or even know your neighbors' names, for that matter. Life in the city can seem positively un-green. + READ MORE

Score Your Electronics with Greenpeace's Updated Scorecard By Collin Dunn IN Tech & Transport Jun 11 2008 It's great that it's getting easier to recycle old electronics and that you can even earn rebates when you recycle, but how do you know which companies are producing greener electronics to begin with? To help navigate the large (and growing) field of electronics companies, and their claims of relative green-ness, Greenpeace has updated its Electronics Scorecard. + READ MORE

How Environmentally Friendly Homes Are Also Economically Friendly By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 7 2008 There's a rumor going around that needs to be uprooted: ECO-friendly homes cost more money. This is just absolutely false. Sure, purchasing Leonardo DiCaprio's pad that was featured on Hollywood Green would set you back some cash, but there are many ways in which an eco-friendly home can actually save you money. + READ MORE

Zap Your Lunch By Team Planet Green IN Stuff Happens Jun 7 2008 By Megan Cohen One green idea from Stuff Happens is to use your microwave instead of your oven, since a microwave gobbles up less power. Here are some tips to make your microwave use even more eco-friendly, plus ideas for... + READ MORE