WHEN it comes to buying a new Halloween costume, the cost alone could give you a fright. Plus the mountain of packaging is destined to clog up our landfill – even the manufacturing of outfits causes pollution. Go for a homemade costume, it’s cheaper and more eco-friendly. Look around the house for any old material [...]

Got some parties planned for the weekend? If you have to use disposable plates and utensils, opt for biodegradable options made from corn or sugarcane, and then compost them. Your best bet is to go with reusable kitchenware, but if that’s not an option look for bio-plastics. They are usually marked as biodegradable or compostable, [...]

Budgets are tight these days, so if you’ve only got a little extra to spend on organics, put it toward the produce items that tend to have less pesticide residue. Pesticides aren’t just toxic to the intended pests – they can also harm other animals and even you. More than 80% of the most common [...]

The days are getting shorter and darker and that means higher electricity bills! Artificial lighting ads up to almost 15% of your homes electricity use. So….make the most of the natural sunlight. Open your curtains and shades during the day, then close them at night for better heat insulation. If you’re planning on doing some [...]

All week I’ve been telling how you can be green and save green. Why not take it an extra step and put that all that money you’ve saved into an eco-friendly wallet? Look for ones made from reclaimed leather or recycled materials. Think about it…ones made from recycled plastic and rice bags will save garbage [...]

Keep your plumbing and the Earth cleaner by pitching stuff you might think is flushable into the garbage can instead. Flushing garbage just adds another layer to the disposal process since someone will eventually have to fish it out. Yes the wastewater treatment people have to sift out your gross bandages and condoms, but some [...]

Halloween is a few days away and here’s how you can make your Jack-O-Lantern GREEN. Use eco-friendly candles to light it. Look for candles made from non-petroleum-based wax, such as beeswax or soybean oil. Try and use as much of the pumpkin as you can. Bake the seeds, put the “guts” in a pie and [...]

Dry off in eco-friendly towels, made from bamboo and organic cotton, and your GREEN on!!! Conventional cotton accounts for more than 10% of the world’s pesticide use and almost 25% of its insecticides; choosing organic can help lower those numbers. Another BONUS is Organic towels are soooo soft, especially the bamboo blends, and very absorbent. [...]

Dry off in eco-friendly towels, made from bamboo and organic cotton, and your GREEN on!!! Conventional cotton accounts for more than 10% of the world’s pesticide use and almost 25% of its insecticides; choosing organic can help lower those numbers. Another BONUS is Organic towels are soooo soft, especially the bamboo blends, and very absorbent. [...]

Is your germ phobia keeping you from taking PUBLIC transit? You can be GREEN with out catching green. Yes buses, trains, streetcars, and subways harbor plenty of bacteria, but simple things like keeping hand sanitizer on hand help will fend off bacteria worries. If one person in a household takes public transit instead of driving [...]