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...

Why throw away or just recycle your cereal boxes when you can make something cool out of them? Here are a few ideas for reusing your cereal boxes. Cut the box up into colorful bookmarks. I’m currently using an empty envelope as a bookmark, but a colorful cereal box bookmark would be...

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...

This entry is part 21 of 106 in the series Eco-Friendly Friday October 31st’s Tip Halloween Pumpkins: Most people are just going to take their pumpkins and toss them in the trash. Instead of all that waste, why not recycle your pumpkin? You can compost that pumpkin, along with fall...

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...

When I get tired of my clothes, and let’s face it, that’s a lot more often then I like to admit, I always donate them. Unfortunately, I always forget to get a receipt to use as a tax deduction, but at least I know I am doing something good as well as keeping them out of landfills....

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....