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Go Green with 10/16’s Tip + Pinterest Green Pin of The Week!

Today’s Tip from The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference: Switch to a manual can opener. "The electric can opener sitting on your kitchen counter only uses a little bit of energy (about .18 kWh per month for the average 175-watt brand), but electric can openers require more resources to manufacture, are more expensive to ship, and take up more space in the landfill. … [Read more...]

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Go Green with the 10/9 Tip + Fave “Green” Pinterest Pin of the Week

Today’s Tip from The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference: Switch to powdered laundry detergent. "Liquid laundry detergent is almost 80% water, a valuable non-renewable resource.  If 20,000 Americans switched to powdered laundry detergent, it would save 55,000 gallons of water per year.  You can have even more of an impact by switching to powdered dishwasher … [Read more...]

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Go Green with 10/2 Tip + “Green” Pinterest Pin of The Week

Today’s Tip from The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference: Seal drafts around your windows and doors. You can keep your home warm and cozy — and cut your heating costs — by prefeting heat escaping through your windows and doors. To find leaks, light a candle and hold it in front of a window and door seams.  The flame will flicker in drafty … [Read more...]

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Go Green with 9/25’s Tip + Fave “Green” Pin of the Week!

Today’s Tip from The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference: Buy some new crayons. Crayons are often made of paraffin wax, a product made from non-renewable petroleum sources. Some paraffin-based crayons might contain asbestos, a health and environmental hazard that helps strengthen the paraffin and bond the coloring agents.  Instead, choose crayons made from soybean … [Read more...]

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Go Green With 9/18 Tip

Today’s Tip from The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference: Opt for a fountain drink instead of a bottle or can of soda. Some restaurants will give you the choice between a fountain drink or a can or bottle of your favorite soda; choose the fountain drink. In the United States, more than 100 billion aluminum cans and 22 billion plastic bottles are manufactured … [Read more...]

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Go Green With This Week’s Tip + “Green” Pinterest Pin of the Week

Today’s Tip from The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference: Switch to non-aerosol cans. You can find products ranging from household cleaners to hairspray in aerosol cans.  A lot of aerosols use carbon dioxide, propane, and butane — greenhouse gasses that contribute to global warming — to propel the product out of the can.  Used aerosol cans are often considered … [Read more...]