THE BENEFITS OF RECYCLING Did you know that YOU, as an individual, CAN make a difference in the world!? Currently the environment has so many complex problems that many people think they can’t possibly have an effect on them as an individual. Problems like global warming, hazardous waste, loss of rain forests, endangered species, acid rain, the ozone layer, to mention a few … [Read more...] about Benefits of Recycling
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Trees In the News– Read your News Online!!!
Why are there so many trees in the news? The Bite: Ok, trees don’t make a lot of headlines, but they do still make a lot of newspapers. The New York Times uses 100 acres worth just for the Sunday edition alone. Reading the newspaper in print is so 20th century. Start reading your news online. Online news is generally free, and if everyone in the U.S. switched we’d … [Read more...] about Trees In the News– Read your News Online!!!
After Christmas Eco Friendly Ideas
After Christmas - Recycling Ideas After the holidays, a real Christmas tree keeps on giving Environmentally friendly recycling ideas http://www.christmastrees.on.ca/consumers/recycling-ideas/22.html * Placed in the garden or backyard, the Christmas tree will provide winter shelter for small birds. Another good idea is to decorate the tree again. This time hang it with … [Read more...] about After Christmas Eco Friendly Ideas
Lightening the Holiday Load
Looking for ways to lighten Santa’s load? The Bite: Americans spend more than $400 billion each holiday season on gifts, wrap and all the trimmings. Our over-indulgence also generates an extra 5 million tons of trash between Thanksgiving and New Years Day! Try saving money, energy, and resources (not to mention your sanity) with gifts that are less material, but a lot … [Read more...] about Lightening the Holiday Load
Having a WASTE free Holiday
42 WAYS TO TRIM YOUR HOLIDAY WASTELINE http://www.use-less-stuff.com/ULSDAY/42ways.html Are you a waste-wise warrior or merely a waste-wise wannabe? Americans throw away 25% more trash during the Thanksgiving to New Year's holiday period than any other time of year. The extra waste amounts to 25 million tons of garbage, or about 1 million extra tons per week. So, to … [Read more...] about Having a WASTE free Holiday