Has anyone ever told you that it was illegal to be line drying your clothes outside? If you live in the United States, you may be one of the millions of citizens living in communities which have made it against the law to do so. Outside of the U.S., line drying your clothes is the [...]
The University of Vermont will be ending the sale of bottled water on campus as of January 2013, according to a release today from University Communications. This news comes just five months before the end of a contract with Coca-Cola which stipulated that the beverage company would provide 100% of the drinks sold in vending [...]
One of my favorite stores online for all things reusable is Reuseit.com. Living in a throw-away society like we do, it’s sometimes difficult to find products that are designed to be reused over and over again while also reducing waste in our landfills. I have bought many things from these guys over the years, from [...]
Q: Is it true that the bathroom is where over half of our household water usage takes place? What are some ways to take a bite out of that? Yes indeed, some 60 percent of our household indoor water usage happens in the bathroom. As such, updating old leaky fixtures and changing a few basic [...]
$299 for organic cotton jeans. $20 for a pair of organic cotton socks. $3,000 for a coffee table made of reclaimed wood. “Going green” can be an expensive endeavor if you are to only buy eco-friendly goods made entirely from sustainably-harvested materials with fair-trade labor practices. Let’s be honest, most of us cannot afford to [...]
Q: Are there healthy, green-friendly mouthwashes? I’ve heard that some contain formaldehyde and other nasty substances. Many mainstream mouthwashes contain ingredients that you definitely don’t want to swallow, or even put down the drain. According to the Environmental Health Association of Nova Scotia’s (EHANS’s) “Guide to Less Toxic Products”—a free online resource designed to help [...]
This giveaway has ended Have you ever taken your reusable coffee cup into a coffee shop and asked for an espresso drink? I have. It usually results in the barista using a paper cup to make my drink in and then pouring the contents into my own cup. So even though I brought in my [...]
