Yeah, knowing a little about the GSA, I'd say there's pretty much no way this is an officially sanctioned thing. Or if it is, it's probably a local troop thing, like one of the den mothers is a sc...

For those saying it's impossible to get a 1, or they don't know how they scored as high as they did: I once fooled around with one of these programs and discovered that if you bike or walk everywh...

How does TJ's get your address? If you can get off the mailing lists of the catalog companies, I'm sure you can get off theirs.

I have a bin about the size and shape of one of those big popcorn tins people sometimes get in offices at the holidays. Everything goes in there. When it's full, I separate into different bags (r...

Sorry Smile, the outburst wasn't so much directed at you, but at what I thought was a weird assumption of jonathanb's. Something got lost in translation, and it seemed like you were asking about c...

Very confused -- if she just had a bunch of work done in her new place, especially if it involved breaking down and/or building in walls (especially if it's plaster), probably created a lot of cons...

This looks really cool! One question, though -- why do so many vegetarian recipes online involve fake meats like seitan and tempeh? I'm a vegetarian; I mainly eat vegetables. Sure, a...

Depending on the shape and size, what about wrapping them with jute rope? You should be able to glue it to the plastic with wood glue, or gorilla glue if you're willing to get a little noxious abo...

It's also important to remember that standards are different in different communities (and those are different from DIY backyard composting, which differs depending on the method). For...

Magnets are a super-easy craft that makes a great gift. This is a super cool idea for unique ones. I lived in a house with beer cap magnets, once. Obviously a little more bachelor pa...

I think the main thing is to actually have receptacles for public recycling. Here in New York, if you're not at home (or possibly the office), you can't recycle. If you grab a drink on the go, or...

I'm not sure how stable resin is for outdoor use, but something like this would be ideal for large public spaces, like train/bus stations, malls, museums, etc.

I would guess Gristedes and the like are closing locations that are already over-served in wealthy parts of Manhattan. Now that Fresh Direct is out there and Whole Foods delivers all over the city...

I tend to become a "turn off lights you aren't using" nazi. God, you should see me in the morning getting ready for work in the dark, turning lamps on and off as I enter and leave ea...

Two words: French Press. Even the nicest ones (from Bodum, for instance) are less than $40.

I guess this isn't necessarily "green", but in NYC (for those interested) you can get a substantial discount on fresh herbs at the big Manhattan Produce outlet in Chelsea Market. For under $1 you ...

You can use the same ricotta technique to make a somewhat more solid cheese by simply squeezing more of the whey out (I bundle mine in cheesecloth and hang it from the bathtub tap, but you can also...

In New York, farmer's markets often have a food scrap collection area which will obviously accept them. I dropped my two jack o lanterns (and a dead plant, and some sorry leftovers) off yesterday ...

Well, if it's January I'll have to be out (depending how early we do it), as I'm taking a HUGE trip right around then. But I think it's a great idea for everyone else. And obviously I...

I don't really get what is "green" about this. It appears to be made of plastic? Though the website says it could be done in a lot of different materials, none of them seemed particularly "green"...