A few years ago I received a SodaStream, which I mentioned in my 2009 eco-friendly holiday gift guide as a great gift for anyone who drinks a lot of carbonated beverages. Well, it’s now been 2+ years later since I got it, and it’s still going strong in my house. The SodaStream machine is a [...]
Q: Why don’t more states mandate deposits on beverage bottles as incentives for people to return them? Most bottles I’ve seen only list a few states on them. So-called bottle bills, otherwise known as container recycling laws, mandate that certain types of beverage containers require a small deposit (usually five or ten cents) at checkout [...]
Still changing your own motor oil? You aren’t alone. Ever since the automobile was invented, self-made garage mechanics have been spending Saturdays changing their motor oil and filters. While many years went by that the used oil was just dumped in backyards and trash barrels without much thought of any environmental impact, we now know [...]
Still buying and using paper checks from your bank? There is a better way! While some banks provide checks and checkbooks for free, most of them charge a small fortune for a book of checks. Luckily, there are plenty of companies offering checks at discounted rates far below whatever your bank is charging you, and [...]
Everyone knows that you can recycle bottles, cans, and paper. But there are many other things that can be recycled or reused through a variety of companies and organizations, or just by applying a little creativity. Let’s take a look at ten things you may not know you could recycle: 1. Old Cars – Old [...]
Dear EarthTalk: I have a carpet made out of recycled PET bottles in my baby’s room and I started noticing a lot of the fibers on our clothes and even in my mouth! Is it dangerous for me or my baby to be in contact with and possibly ingest these fibers? The jury is still [...]
Did you know that if every home in America replaced just a single incandescent light bulb with a CFL bulb, we as a country would save enough energy to light 3 million homes for a year? Save $600 million in yearly energy costs? Prevent the equivalent of 800,000 cars’ worth of greenhouse gas emissions from [...]
