Eco tip submitted by FunkyMonkeyCompany I Melted My Crayons Scarf by A Second Chance Have creative little artists at home or are you yourself a crayon hoarder? What to do with those little broken crayons you toss to the side and don’t use? Don’t throw them away, here are a couple fun things to do [...]

Eco tip submitted by TanjaSova I would love to share one tip, that might help parents to explain to their kids the importance of saving resources: in the mountains of Serbia, where my mother was born and where I spent as many summers as I could, electricity was very weak, barely enough to sustain a [...]

Eco tip submitted by SewnNatural HOW HEALTHY IS YOUR STUFF? Find test results for toxins in our everyday gear When we embarked on a search for a bigger carseat for my daughter last week, we were unpleasantly surprised to find out most car seats for children are incredibly toxic. Now we do use our bicycle [...]

Eco tip submitted by Winkydinks Here’s an easy, simple trick to stretch your dollar – and have an impact on the environment. Use a foamer bottle for your hand soap dispensers. (You can buy them online) Fill 1/3 with liquid soap, and the rest with water. It produces a great foamy lather (which kids love!). [...]

Submitted by KnitStorm We have lots and lots of cosmetic products being constantly marketed to us, but how often do we really think or know which ones are safe for us or not? It’s definitely not very easy to tell by the lengthy, unpronounceable ingredients list on most items. And the companies making them rarely [...]

Eco tip submitted by EcoKaren I confess. I don’t like Halloween. There. That wasn’t so bad. I guess you can call me Mrs. Halloween Scrooge. I just don’t like all the waste that this “unusual” holiday creates. Plastic pumpkins, candy wrappers, paper bags, plastic bags, and so on. Also, what other country in the world [...]

Eco tip submitted by joonbeam The beauty of online ordering: It is pleasant & simple. Takes mere minutes. You have every selection & option your heart desires. You can do this in your jammies. While eating lovely bon bons. The shipping is a mere $1.00 NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU ORDER. The stamps arrive in [...]

Eco tip submitted by Winkydinks After my husband’s robe and our towels started getting bleach spots, we finally discovered the culprit – Nivea Sensitive skin shave gel! Thinking to myself, “if its bleaching our things, what’s it doing to our bodies??” I looked at theCosmetics Database (which breaks down each ingredient and its known hazards) [...]

Eco tip submitted by Juani1 I have really been trying to find ways of limiting my plastic bag consumption. Here are a few ways I found helpful. 1) instead of always buying bread(in a plastic bag) I make my own and reuse the old bags.2) I try not to buy items that have a lot [...]

Eco tip submitted by Lil Bees Just a note right here to all the male readers: the eco-tip today delves candidly into the world of eco-friendly menstrual choices.Consider yourself warned. There are two eco-friendly options when it comes to menstrual products: the first is to buy organic, dye-free disposable tampons and pads; the second is [...]

Tutorial submitted by KinderCotton It’s been a particularly eventful year for me and I have particularly thoughtful friends and family. So far this year, I have received at least 50 greeting cards, each with an envelope. Most of these cards have a complete greeting on the front and the inside flaps have not been written [...]

Eco tip submitted by Leatherwood Designs Go Green Baby  If you are a mom, you realize just how many disposable products are marketed to you! And if you are a nursing mom there are the disposable nursing pads that get thrown out every day – money and resources into the landfill. An eco-friendly solution is [...]

Eco tip submitted by Chakra Pennywhistle My friend sent me a link to yellowpagesgoesgreen.org. I was so happy to explore the link and find out that I could stop the overwhelming amount of phonebooks that land on my sidewalk. I am excited to share this site! If you haven’t stopped the delivery of unnecessary books [...]

Eco tip submitted by Wren So you go out and spend (as consumerism requires) and you get home to unpack, what in my case was a washing machine, through layers of cardboard, polysterene and plastic. The washing machine is a dream but now what do I do with the packaging? Here are some options: 1. [...]

Eco tip submitted by Fashion Green T Bags Small gestures add up to grand gestures when lots of people “tune in” and participate. I am always looking for ways to save money and the environment. Recently my mail carrier asked me why we don’t receive all the massive junk mailings that others receive. She didn’t [...]

Eco tip submitted by SimplyNu Nontoxic suggestions for cleaning your home naturally with basic household ingredients, for a clean, safe home that doesn’t expose your family and guests to toxic chemicals. * Baking soda: An all-purpose cleaner; especially effective on glass coffee pots and glassware; removes red-wine stains from carpeting. A paste (made with water) [...]

Eco tip submitted by Chakra Pennywhistle I found this great tip in Issue 41 of ReadyMade Magazine. ReadyMade is a wonderful magazine full of DIY treats. Their tag line is “Instructions for Everyday Life”. This is my go-to magazine and I recommend it to everyone. According to ReadyMade, you can “nip a stinky produce drawer [...]

Eco tip submitted by Leatherwood Designs Native plants are those that existed within your state or local area prior to the arrival of settlers. They are great for the environment because they have evolved and adapted to the hot, dry summers and/ or icy cold winters of the local climate over thousands of years. Incredible [...]

Eco tip submitted by SpaGoddess My gorgeous & magically green-thumbed Great-Grandmother taught us to feed our old coffee grounds to the roses! Roses love the acid, plus the strongly scented grounds help keep the pests at bay….. And, according to Cosmos, apparenty Coffeee Grounds could make a new biofuel turned into biodiesel & fuel pellets. [...]

Eco tip submitted by Better n Before. Homemade vs. Store Bought I’ve been thinking about a) excessive packaging, b) the evil weird additives in my food and household products, and c) being broke. So I performed a couple of experiments last night. First, I made rice milk. Complicated recipe: Cook rice (extra water), food processor [...]

Eco tip submitted by winkydinks Ways to minimize your laundry impact: 1. Wash on cold – most items wash up well with cold water (even if they say “warm”) 2. Use natural detergent (or at least phosphate free) – or make your own! 3. Use wool dryer balls* instead of fabric sheets (or use 1/3 [...]