CD’s…you remember what they look like? There gets to a point in a CD’s life where it’s been replaced by the iPod or it’s cracked and scratched and won’t play anymore. Most of the time, we just throw them away. Well instead of throwing them away, why not try one of these cool and unique [...]

Is your pillow not giving you sweet dreams any more? Based on changing  a pillow once a year, hundreds of millions of pillows will head to landfills in North America. Because they are often filled with synthetic fibers such as polyester they are not recyclable. So here a few ways re-use pillows; – Use the [...]

Mother’s Day is this weekend, so why not honor both your Mom and Mother Earth. Instead of heading out at the last minute to buy a plastic box of chocolates plan ahead for your eco-conscious mother. Get her a gift that creates beautiful memories and at the same time shows respect for the environment. Make [...]

We’ve been watching for days the tragedy unfold in the Gulf of Mexico after the oil well explosion. As of last Saturday 2,100,000 gallons of oil has been spilt. The U.S. Coast Guard has been actively working to contain the spill by taking drastic action such as setting it on fire. A company in San [...]

Need some new mixing spoons or a cutting board? Go Bamboo in the kitchen. It will help reduce your day to day contact with potentially harmful plastics and it’s all-natural. Bamboo is harder than maple, lighter than oak and has anti-bacterial properties that make it an ideal material for cutting boards and cooking utensils. Bamboo [...]

Want to be eco chic in your home. Have the park in your bathroom! This moss carpet is a miniature lawn that thrives in humid conditions. It’s designed to be used in the bathroom as a bathmat, and gives you the feel of walking barefoot in the park as you step out of the tub. [...]

The warm weather is coming and so are the bugs! Many commercial repellents contain DEET, which is a toxic chemical. Your skin absorbs everything you put on it and carries it to the rest of your body, so if you choose to buy mosquito repellent, check the ingredients and go natural. Or you can make [...]

Bamboo or Oak? A question that may be plaguing you if you’re about to put down some new floors in your home. Which is GREENER? Bamboo flooring is a sustainable resource. We’ve all heard this, but what does it mean to be a sustainable material or renewable resource? A resource is considered renewable if it [...]

No fliers please, save our trees. Junk mail…we each receive over 500 pieces of it per year. Junk mail and flyers use valuable natural resources like trees and water. Every year 100 million trees are used to make flyers. If you’re a business owner why not turn your company GREEN by having paperless flyers. You [...]

Earth Month is a perfect opportunity to teach your children the importance of taking care of our planet and learning to be responsible for our environment. It’s also a wonderful way to spend time together. A great eco activity to engage your children in is to start a compost heap. Composting is nature’s way of [...]