Recycling is easy right? You just put your cans, plastics and newspapers in the appropriate bin. So which bin does your old cell phone go in? Or your shoes? And please don’t answer with the trash can. I live by the rule where I don’t toss anything without taking a minute to ask...

Plastic bags are out!  Alright we know that, but how bored are we with the canvas bags that only hold a small amount of groceries?   No wonder those unattractive totes spend most of their time in the trunk of the car.  BlueAvocado’s reusable bag system is making it very hard to...

This entry is part 31 of 106 in the series Eco-Friendly Friday January 9th’s Tip Rechargeable Batteries: With the holidays over and gifts received, your kids (or you!) probably have some new toys to play with. If these new toys require batteries, consider investing in some...

Via Reuters: San Antonio unveiled a deal on Tuesday that will make it the first U.S. city to harvest methane gas from human waste on a commercial scale and turn it into clean-burning fuel. Yep, you heard that right! The methane gas from San Antonio’s “biosolids” (in other...

While I enjoy personalized gifts, sometimes a gift card is better… especially when the gift giver never gets the gift quite right. I’ve got some relatives who enjoy buying the same thing for each niece/nephew/grandchild/etc. in different colors. In these cases, I’d prefer a...

This entry is part 4 of 106 in the series Eco-Friendly Friday July 4th’s Tip Recycle: Put out recycling bins at your 4th of July party for your guests to throw their bottles/cans into. Make sure the bins are easy to spot and everyone knows they are there. I’d also like to repeat...

Despite the abundance of companies now out there that recycle cell phones and other electronics, many people still don’t know that their cell phone can be recycled. It can, and it should. Every year, over 100 million cell phones are thrown away, causing damage to our ecosystems....

While I personally am a fan of the Mac, I’m not opposed to talking about a PC if it is eco-friendly. Dell should be releasing a new, more green PC later this year, and it has a very interesting look. It is 81 percent smaller than a standard desktop and supposedly uses 70 percent less...