Today’s Tip from The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference: Use ice to sharpen the blades in your garbage disposal. Instead of using food waste like peach pits to sharpen garbage disposal blades, use ice. Ice is safer because it won't harm aquatic life when it reaches streams and lakes. Since our house sold and I've started packing I've been daydreaming about … [Read more...]
Go Green with 6/5 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: Remove the screensaver from your computer. A screensaver uses 100 watts of power, compared with just 10 watts in sleep mode. Consider this: a company with 5,000 computers that have screensavers running 20 hours per week uses emissions totaling 750,000 pounds of carbon dioxide, more than 5,800 pounds of … [Read more...]
Go Green with 5/29’s 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: Donate your frequent flier miles to a charity that is working to help the environment. Nonprofit organizations use frequent flier miles to support their mission, whether it's sending a terminally ill child to Disneyland or sending relief workers to help after a natural disaster. Check with your favorite … [Read more...]
Go Green With 5/22’s Tip + Best “Pinterest” Pin of the Week
Today’s Tip from The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference: Go out for an ice cream cone. Your favorite summertime treat is much more eco-friendly if you order it in a cone instead of a cup. A plastic spoon and dish need to be tossed in the trash but you can consume the entire ice cream cone. The average American consumes 5.5 gallons of ice cream per year — that … [Read more...]
Go Green With This Week’s Tip (5/15) + My Favorite “Green” Pinterest Pin of the Week
Today’s Tip from The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference: Pour leftover cooking grease in the aluminum ca instead of down the drain. After it cools, the liquid grease that is poured down the drain will turn into solid and can stick to the inside of your pipes. Over time, the buildup will restrict the flow of water and may cause raw sewage to back up into your home … [Read more...]
Go Green with 5/1 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: Water your plants first thing in the morning or late in the evening. Soil retains moisture better when the temperatures are cooler so you'll use less water if you avoid watering them in the heat of the day. And my favorite green pin this week is how to clean fruit and make it sparkling clean: fill sink … [Read more...]
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