Articles tagged “Zero Waste”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

4 Steps to a Greener Brown Bag By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect Oct 10 2008 Holly Robinson Peete is the first to admit that she tries to be green simply to appease her kids. The next generation of eco-activists is teaching their parents the importance of going green. Here are some easy tips to help pack a lunch that doesn't burden the planet. + READ MORE

Let's End the Flyer-on-Car Scourge By Josh Peterson IN Travel & Outdoors Oct 9 2008 At this very moment, some poor soul who makes minimum wage is putting a flyer on a car somewhere. Nobody likes these flyers. I've never heard anyone say, "Oh boy! A flyer!" Not only are these flyers annoying and unsafe, they also waste trees and generate a ton of litter. There must be a way to stop this. + READ MORE

Recycle Everything By Brian Merchant IN Home & Garden Sep 18 2008 Here's an eco-challenge for you: How long do you think you could go recycling every single eligible item you come across? Easy, you say—I do that anyways. Well, not so fast. This is far more difficult than it appears. + READ MORE

Did You Know?: Bank Online By Josh Peterson IN Work & Connect Sep 16 2008 Did you know that you can go to the bank online? This means no more getting stuck behind an old man with a satchel full of pennies, no more looking for parking and no more bank tellers with surly attitudes. The only disadvantage is that you can't pick up a tiny calendar with a loan officer?s business information on it. Those aren?t good for the environment anyway. + READ MORE

Living Off-Grid: How to Make a Simple Solar Car Shade Oven By Trevor Reichman IN Travel & Outdoors Sep 8 2008 Some friends of mine recently showed me how to make a simple solar oven from a car shade and the Sun. I was hopeful and skeptical at the same time, until I cooked a frozen pizza an about 20 minutes. + READ MORE

Make Stuff Happen: Make Easy, No-Sew Cloth Napkins In Five Minutes! By Megan Cohen IN Stuff Happens Aug 28 2008 To make your own cloth napkins, you don't need a needle or thread, and you sure as heck don't need to know how to sew. All you need to make cool-looking, and eco-smart, DIY cloth napkins is about five minutes,... + READ MORE

Backstage with Green Rocker Jack Johnson By Team Planet Green IN Focus Earth Aug 12 2008 It's not everyday you get unfettered backstage access to a rock concert but my assignment for Focus Earth wasn't to go backstage at an "everyday" anything. This is Jack Johnson, king of green rock and roll (though he is... + 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

Find A Green Hospital By Dr. John Whyte IN Food & Health Jun 4 2008 You've probably noticed that many hospitals, especially newer ones, are moving away from the sterile, white walled, functional environments to warmer, inviting spaces that incorporate more color, natural light, comfortable furniture and elements of nature.Reusing Materials: Hospitals should make a concerted effort to... + READ MORE

Green Your Move: Get Recycled Boxes Sent Right to Your Door By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden May 23 2008 When it comes to executing a green move, buying brand-new cardboard boxes is about the last thing you want to do. But, if the thought of cruising around town for a few weeks in advance to collect them melts your brain, don't fret; there's a way you can get recycled boxes sent straight to your door. + READ MORE

Recycle Your Electronics Easily at Big Retailers By Collin Dunn IN Tech & Transport Apr 29 2008 In 2005, used or unwanted electronics amounted to approximately 1.9 to 2.2 million tons.Staples No matter the brand or where the equipment was purchased, Staples' recycling program covers everything from desktops, laptops and printers to peripherals like keyboards, mice and speakers; each piece of large equipment (e.g.... + READ MORE

Reduce Your Trash Output in 42 Different Ways By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Apr 16 2008 Graham Turner/ Hulton Archive, Getty Images Few of us can match Colin Beavan, also known as No Impact Man, when it comes to reducing our output of trash; he spent a year working on it and come up with 42 different steps that he has taken.Perhaps he cheats a bit on his list; somehow calling "No Indian food in throwaway... + READ MORE

Solve the Diaper Dilemma: Elimination Communication and the Diaper-Free Movement By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Mar 26 2008 This is the last in a series of diapering options for babies (read the earlier posts on Safer Disposables and gDiapers, the Hybrid Solution), and it is by far the cheapest option: Using no diapers at all. Take Nicole, for instance, a mom from Mississippi who started out using conventional disposable diapers, but has... + READ MORE

Compost Your Pet's Poop By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 28 2008 American dogs and cats create 10 million tons of waste a year, and no one knows where it's going, Will Brinton, a scientist in Mount Vernon, Maine, and one of the world's leading authorities on waste reduction and composting, was quoted by the San Francisco Chronicle as saying. You can compost the poop-just don't use... + READ MORE

Use Less Stuff: 10 Little, Big Things You Can Do By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Dec 5 2007 Free Range Studios and Annie Leonard, the co-coordinator of Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), have made a 20-minute short about the underbelly of our production and consumption patterns, as well as how they tie up with a large number of environmental and social issues.Buy green, buy fair, buy local,... + READ MORE