The average American creates 4.4 pounds of trash PER DAY! Today is America Recycles Day, which makes this infographic a timely reminder of why we should make an effort to recycle. It also shows what different items can be turned into when we recycle. For example, a pair of blue jeans can be made with 20% post-consumer content (equal to about 8 plastic bottles). I needed this reminder to think before I toss things to the trash. One change I am ...
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Why You Should Choose To “Be Carton Smart” #CartonSmart
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Carton Smart for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Earlier this week, I noticed a bulletin board on the wall of my child's school. It was teaching kids how to make Green choices. The idea that stood out to me was: Choose products with less packaging. This holiday season will be filled with all sorts of choices. We decide what gifts to buy, where to celebrate, and which foods to eat. ...
Patriotic Wind Sock Craft
The Patriotic Wind Sock craft is a fun way to keep the kids busy on Memorial Day weekend, Fourth of July, and any other patriotic holiday. It's an eco-friendly craft, too! Recycle an oatmeal can into a wind sock decoration to hang outside. Patriotic Wind Sock Craft Materials Needed: Cardboard oatmeal container (cylinder-shaped) Wrapping or construction paper (in white and blue) Red and white crepe paper ...
{Craft Ideas} How To Make a Magazine Tree
It's easy and fun to turn old magazines into a tree! If you have older kids, this is one holiday craft they can do all by themselves. It doesn't take long at all to create these homemade decorations and everyone will wonder how you did it! So round up some magazines (any size will do) and follow these directions to make your upcycled magazine tree. ...
Repurposed Wood Pallets
One of my friends recently inspired me by the way she creatively repurposed a wood pallet to make the cutest shelf in her house. The crazy thing is that wood pallets are often the "garbage" that stores are trying to get rid of - so you can probably score as many as you want for free. I love the rustic look that pallet wood adds to a home's decor. How would you repurpose a wood pallet at your house? Do you like any of these ideas? Source: ...
Honor the Earth {Giveaway Closed} Rubbermaid 2 in 1 Recycler
Welcome to the Honor the Earth Giveaway Hop, hosted by Happy Mothering and DeDa Studios. Each of the participating blogs has a prize package worth at least $20 that will help you live a more eco-friendly lifestyle. After you enter my green giveaway, be sure to visit all of the other amazing blogs listed below the Rafflecopter form. Thank you and good luck! WHAT YOU CAN ENTER TO WIN HERE AT MY BLOG: The latest innovation in recycling from ...
Eco-Friendly Gardening With TerraCycle Plant Food & Urban Art Pots
TerraCycle leads the way when it comes to upcycling and finding ways to recycle hard-to-recycle waste. They also have a variety of eco-friendly home and family products made from all sorts of upcycled materials, including candy wrappers, drink pouches and chip bags. Spring is in the air and what better way to garden sustainably than with eco-friendly garden items from Terracycle? Useful items like flower pots, all natural fertilizers and ...
Recycling Solutions: Rubbermaid 2-in-1 Recycler
Recycling just got a whole lot easier at my house! The new Rubbermaid 2 in 1 Recycler allows you keep your trash separate from your recyclables all in one handy location. No more running outside to a separate bin just to toss out a single piece of plastic. I can now put my plastics and other recyclable materials in the separate bins of my 2 in 1 Recycler. I recycle more often now that I can keep our recycling in a convenient location ...
My Mailbox Experiment ~ One Week’s Worth of Waste #gogreen
A couple of weeks ago, I was going through a stack of mail and realized that by the time I had tossed away the mailing envelopes along with the papers inside, all the “junk mail” fliers, and unrequested catalogs – my trash can was overflowing! Just from one day’s worth of mail. What a waste of trees! I decided to step up my recycling efforts to include the odds and ends from my mailbox. I also decided to do a little experiment and not throw ...
