Ewww! What a horrible practice! I don't understand why they have to damage the items instead of donating them to a worthy charity. Here in NYC, I've come across whole bags of sweaters and clothing ...
The best way to green your painting project is just to wash everything carefully and reuse it all. Even the cheap dropcloths are worth reusing until you have a reason to discard them. Let the paint...
My sister does this a bunch. If the store is crowded or chaotic, she'll buy all of the things she's seriously considering, try them on at home and then return everything that doesn't fit or make th...
I've been watching a show called "outrageous wasters" where they intervene in a family's life and try to get them to recycle and use their cars less. The thing is, it's a show out of Britain, so so...
> 16 brooms
If you have 16 people sweeping each morning, it isn't. Remember that the Shakers worked as a community, rather than as individuals or families.
Lately I've had to add a new rule to our house: if I can feel it when I breathe, I don't want it in my house. I don't know what they're off-gassing, but I bought a vinyl bag as an organizer a coupl...
Human waste may not be something you want to put in the compost pile for your vegetable garden, but it'll definitely decompose in the ground! It's much better to return our waste to a hole in the g...
I switched to green cleaning products as I used up my old ones, but if you want to give them a new home, try donating them to a local animal shelter. These things aren't toxic in small doses -- the...
Off-gassing: I imagine it would still do a little, but I feel like most of my cheap plastic objects stink and off-gas for the first few days and then quiet down.
I like the way stone [...
When I forget my tote bag, I just put whatever I've bought into my purse and carry the bigger items by hand. It's not like a flimsy plastic bag can really insulate your gallon of milk anyway.
I've been giving handmade gifts for the last few years. I took up knitting again after I finished grad school and made my family warm, simple gifts. I felt like a scrooge at first when I insisted t...
I bought a Dell monitor last year and it occasionally has little lines running through my work. I can turn the monitor on and off to make them go away, but it's annoying. It's a glitch I should hav...
P2 -- My house is lit only by florescents now. If you buy ones at the right color temperature [you know... not orange] they're just fine and don't flicker.
Have you taken a look at catalogchoice.org? I cut back on my catalogues and junk mail by calling them individually during one of The Cures, but these guys sound like a faster way to do it, and they...
Waterreflecting -- Why do you need gift wrapping, anyway? Can you find better ways to pack things up, or buy gifts that just need a little bow on top? You could also ask your friends neighbors if...
I also bought breakfast, but then I spent an hour or so finding canned goods in my kitchen for the local food pantry and taking two bags over to Housing Works. I like the idea of Buy Nothing Day, b...
I went around my house and measured everything with a Kill-a-Watt and found that even the simplest things really wasted a lot of energy. My TV used as much power to sit on standby for a day as it d...
I put all my electronic things on timers. I'm not home during the day, so I don't need my TV or speakers or cell phone charger to be sucking up energy. My TV uses as much electricity in 24 hours on...
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Ewww! What a horrible practice! I don't understand why they have to damage the items instead of donating them to a worthy charity. Here in NYC, I've come across whole bags of sweaters and clothing ...
The best way to green your painting project is just to wash everything carefully and reuse it all. Even the cheap dropcloths are worth reusing until you have a reason to discard them. Let the paint...
My sister does this a bunch. If the store is crowded or chaotic, she'll buy all of the things she's seriously considering, try them on at home and then return everything that doesn't fit or make th...
I've been watching a show called "outrageous wasters" where they intervene in a family's life and try to get them to recycle and use their cars less. The thing is, it's a show out of Britain, so so...
> 16 brooms If you have 16 people sweeping each morning, it isn't. Remember that the Shakers worked as a community, rather than as individuals or families.
Lately I've had to add a new rule to our house: if I can feel it when I breathe, I don't want it in my house. I don't know what they're off-gassing, but I bought a vinyl bag as an organizer a coupl...
Human waste may not be something you want to put in the compost pile for your vegetable garden, but it'll definitely decompose in the ground! It's much better to return our waste to a hole in the g...
I like this! I once scanned and framed print outs of the woodcarvings in a favorite vintage book for a friend's house, but this is much cooler.
I switched to green cleaning products as I used up my old ones, but if you want to give them a new home, try donating them to a local animal shelter. These things aren't toxic in small doses -- the...
Off-gassing: I imagine it would still do a little, but I feel like most of my cheap plastic objects stink and off-gas for the first few days and then quiet down. I like the way stone [...
When I forget my tote bag, I just put whatever I've bought into my purse and carry the bigger items by hand. It's not like a flimsy plastic bag can really insulate your gallon of milk anyway.
I've been giving handmade gifts for the last few years. I took up knitting again after I finished grad school and made my family warm, simple gifts. I felt like a scrooge at first when I insisted t...
I bought a Dell monitor last year and it occasionally has little lines running through my work. I can turn the monitor on and off to make them go away, but it's annoying. It's a glitch I should hav...
P2 -- My house is lit only by florescents now. If you buy ones at the right color temperature [you know... not orange] they're just fine and don't flicker.
Have you taken a look at catalogchoice.org? I cut back on my catalogues and junk mail by calling them individually during one of The Cures, but these guys sound like a faster way to do it, and they...
Waterreflecting -- Why do you need gift wrapping, anyway? Can you find better ways to pack things up, or buy gifts that just need a little bow on top? You could also ask your friends neighbors if...
I also bought breakfast, but then I spent an hour or so finding canned goods in my kitchen for the local food pantry and taking two bags over to Housing Works. I like the idea of Buy Nothing Day, b...
I went around my house and measured everything with a Kill-a-Watt and found that even the simplest things really wasted a lot of energy. My TV used as much power to sit on standby for a day as it d...
I put all my electronic things on timers. I'm not home during the day, so I don't need my TV or speakers or cell phone charger to be sucking up energy. My TV uses as much electricity in 24 hours on...