When spending time outdoors, whether it be hiking, camping, or whatever, the only thing you should be taking home with you is what you had with you when you arrived. You should not be picking up rocks, taking home starfish, or collecting anything that is found in nature. Sure, it may seem like a tiny [...]
When eating out at restaurants, more often than not the waiter will automatically bring water to your table. And for those of you who do not drink the water that is brought, it just gets thrown away once you pay the check. So this week’s Do One Thing is to make sure to tell the [...]
For this week’s Do One Thing, I want you to head over to IShareStuff.org and register for an account. When I move to a bigger city, I plan on signing up right away, but for those of you in “populated” areas, you should sign up asap! iShareStuff saves money and reduces waste by helping you [...]
We cannot make positive change in the world if all we do is worry, right? Spending every single waking moment being concerned about the environment and all things “eco” can lead to incredibly high levels of stress — which do none of us any good. So as much as you are concerned with saving the [...]
Like cleaning with environmentally friendly products but don’t like making them yourself? Lucky for you, this Do One Thing is letting you know that there is at least one company who gives out coupons for their products so that you can save a few bucks at the store. Over at the Seventh Generation website, there [...]
For this week’s Do One Thing, I want to talk about shipping and packing material. While most of us do recycle our paper, have you ever thought about shredding it and then using it as filler for sending packages? Sometimes when I order stuff online and it gets delivered, I marvel at the amount of [...]
This weeks Do One Thing is very easy – give up the dryer sheets! I have not used dryer sheets since, well, never, and I have not missed them at all. Whether I line dry my clothes or put them in the dryer, either way they are perfectly comfortable without using dryer sheets. And did [...]
