Greening Your Cleaning
October 15, 2009
Finding a greener cleaner can be tough with all this green washing going on.
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Margie Monin Dombrowski is a freelance writer based in Orange County, CA, who writes about eco-living, interior design, food, health and fitness, beauty and entrepreneurs.
She’s also the author of several gift books published by Running Press and co-author of Breaking Into and Succeeding as a Natural, Organic and Mineral Cosmetics Maker.
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Cash for Clunkers: Trade in Your Old Fridge for $50
September 22, 2009
You can save far more energy and money by switching to a newer fridge, but what do you do with an old one that works just fine?
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Should We Phase Out Older Electronics?
September 21, 2009
I’m not about to go and buy up the latest and most energy-efficient electronics when the products I currently own serve me just fine.
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Are Bamboo Clothes as Green as We Think They Are?
September 15, 2009
Bamboo is the current darling of sustainable materials and people are interested in buying bamboo products and clothes. But, is bamboo clothing that’s being marketed as eco-conscious to shoppers truly green?
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Composting for Caffeine Addicts
September 15, 2009
There is one additional step we can take with our coffee and tea, and that’s composting the leftovers.
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Soda Cans with a Purpose
September 9, 2009
When the itch for shopping strikes, try buying new-to-you products made from recycled materials.
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Nike’s ‘Trashy’ Shoes Made from Recycled Scraps
September 8, 2009
For years Nike has manufactured shoes from virgin materials, resulting in heaps of discarded scraps that go to waste in a landfill or incinerator. That is until one designer transformed them into a wearable basketball shoe.
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The Greener Solution to Your Moving Woes
August 25, 2009
Rent-a-Green Box, serving private residences and businesses, calls itself the first zero-waste pack-and-move company in the country, and claims to save the consumer 50% on cost and 20 hours on time involved as compared to traditional moving methods.
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An Eco-Conscious Packing Peanut
August 20, 2009
If you start to feel guilty just thinking about packing up your belongings for a move because of all the waste it produces, then Rent-a-Green-Box just may have the solution for you. The Southern California-based company creates moving and packing supplies made completely from recycled landfill waste, and its Recocube packing peanut is just one of many offerings.
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Get to Packing with These Eco-Friendly Crates
July 30, 2009
The landfill typically is the place where discarded plastic goes to die, except it can take up to 450 years for it to decompose on its own. But, Rent-a-Green-Box, a company specializing in moving and packing supplies made from recycled materials, gives unrecycled plastic a new life with its Recopack moving crates.