Articles related to "Reducing Waste"

Read about how to help conserve energy, reduce waste and use non toxic alternatives to cleaners and pesticides.

Suggestions and links to other resources to help recycle items beyond the usual paper, glass, aluminum and plastic.

Earth Day activities that interlink a variety of subjects.

American households generate large amounts of trash. What simple things can a family do to lessen its collective carbon footprint? Read on.

Christmas is about sparkle, glitz and gift giving. However, it is also about awareness of family and community. This year, go green and help a neighbor in need.

A tremendous amount of waste is generated from school lunches, but there are ways to reduce that waste as some parents are finding.

When you're making your New Years resolutions, try adding a few environment-friendly practices you can follow all year to help save the planet.

Everybody can make an effort to tackle environmental issues, however small. Recycling is for whole family involvement. It's not just about waste disposal

Expanding the traditional definition of recycling is a great way to incorporate new habits into everyday life that will reduce your personal wastestream and become fun.

American households dispose of large amounts of trash - four pounds per person per day! There are simple things a family can do to lessen its collective carbon footprint.

Finding unwanted items a new home through Freecycle is a great way reduce consumerism, help others and reduce household clutter.

Vermicomposting, or vermiculture, is an easy and convenient way for every person to get involved with organic gardening and saving trash from the landfill.

Join TerraCycle's Drink Pouch Brigades to recycle Capri Sun fruit drink pouches and earn money for schools.

Reducing food waste at a school party is easy with these three treats that will please elementary-age children.

For those looking to go green this holiday season, farmed real Christmas trees are a more Earth-friendly option than artificial ones.

Schools can publicize their TerraCycle brigade recycling programs using environmentally friendly methods that don't create additional paper waste.

Moving to a new home can generate a lot of waste from packing materials and burn a lot of fossil fuels. These simple tips will make short and long-distance moves greener.

There are many benefits of community gardening such as supplying nutritious food, encouraging community involvement, sharing skills and improving the environment.

Well balanced compost helps to produce a lush garden while home produced compost is good for the environment. A well designed compost bin produces eco-friendly mulch.

Humans account for approximately 45% of the 500 million tons of C02 the UK produces each year (Google, 2008).

Review and information about the solid shampoos available from LUSH Cosmetics. This shampoo cuts down on waste because there is no packaging at all.

Growing popularity of a traditional Japanese style of packed meals is making lunch at work or school better for the environment and health, cheaper and more enjoyable.

Recycling organic matter can reduce the amount of household rubbish going to landfill. Hot composting, worm farming and Bokashi are all simple ways to achieve this.

Tips for planning a summer vacation that minimizes your use of natural resources and your emissions of greenhouse gases.

Even if you are not living in an area that has a garbage strike, having a contingency plan for disposing your garbage is a good idea.

Old cloth, scrap fabric and used clothes offer environment friendly alternatives to everyday products in your household, and help in green projects of recycling trash.

This Earth Day, choose green for your family with stainless steel lunch containers, organic cloth diapers and secondhand baby gear and help reduce waste.

Want to cut lunch costs and make environmentally friendly choices? Say no to resealable plastic bags in school lunchboxes by switching to reusable sandwich containers.

Learn the best methods for using a clothesline to save more money on electric bills and conserve energy.

Believe it! There are great ways and illusion tricks that can light up a Christmas tree and add holiday sparkle without covering it with electrical light strings.

Save money and help the environment by using fewer paper products. Implement these 14 ideas.

Companies and customers benefit by supporting waste management and recycling programs by saving energy and money. Conserving resources is also good for the environment.

Green is on the minds of many businesses, but only a few are implementing green into their business planning.

Part 2 of a two-part series on waste reduction and elimination during a garbage strike.

How green is your life? Recycling, using Earth-friendly products, and conserving energy, have become routine for many consumers. But what about the little things?

Eco-friendly vacations are easier - and more fun - than you think. Here are 10 ways to save money on vacation and be kind to the planet at the same time.

Tahini is an essential ingredient in Middle Eastern dishes such as humous and falafel. A simple, cheap recipe for homemade tahini.

Try these tips to reduce waste and encourage recycling while at a coffee shop.

Go Green - recycle old clothes into new forms to save the environment.

It's exciting for families to learn that they can send their kids back-to-school "green" and continue to make positive contributions to the earth's health.

Earth Day lesson plans teach children about taking care of the earth and being responsible citizens.

To manage time efficiently, stay-at-home mums can complete related chores at the same time, set a timetable for tasks, work within time limits and reduce wasted hours.

Cities and towns all over North America have begun to implement bans on plastic bags, or a fee to use them. For consumer society, bags may have reached a breaking point.

Most everyone wants to make the world a better place, but many simply don't know how. Even those only interested in their pocket can effect change. Here are some ideas.

Suggestions on ways to conserve energy and reduce waste in workplace.

Parents who are hesitant to try cloth baby diapers may find an all-cloth kitchen is an inexpensive and risk-free introduction to a disposable-free lifestyle.

More holiday cooking means more food scraps: What to do with all the organic waste if composting or green bins are not an option? Suite 101 looks at vermicomposting.

Sometimes, eco-terminology can be confusing, even for those who've been recycling for years. Find out what your carbon footprint is, and how it impacts the earth.

Can scrapbookers really go green with a hobby that requires reams of specialty papers in every color of the rainbow?

Artificial climate change is becoming the defining issue of the world today. Conscious efforts must be made help reduce the amount of carbon footprints upon the earth.