Tweet Pin It As the holiday season wraps up it’s time to dispose of Christmas Trees. If you’re one of the 30 million households that got a cut live Christmas Tree, you’re probably thinking about disposing of it now. Where I live we have curbside pickup of Christmas Trees as part of our Waste Management [...]
Cigarette Butts are NOT Biodegradable! Keep Them Out Of Our Parks!
September 2, 2011 By 1 Comment
Tweet Pin It There are many things to not like about smoking. Today I don’t like the butts. Recently I was participating in a community park cleanup and I just couldn’t get over how many cigarette butts there were to pick up! In the sand by the slide, around the benches, scattered around and of [...]
Extra Hurricane Tips for "Greenies"
August 26, 2011 By 1 Comment
Tweet Pin It As I was working through the list of things that the government recommends you do before a large storm, http://www.fema.gov/hazard/hurricane/index.shtm a few extra things occurred to me that I thought I should share with my fellow “greenies“. Take Out Window FansWe have several wonderful window fans that help circulate air through our [...]
Teaching Your Children to Compost Video
March 27, 2011 By 1 Comment
Tweet Pin It We have found that teaching our kids environmentally friendly practices while they are young has lifelong positive repercussions. Things that you do when you are young become part of your habits and your way of living, while changing behaviors as an adult can be difficult and challenging. By having them do green [...]
TIP: Compost your tea bags and coffee grounds
October 26, 2009 By 3 Comments
Tweet Pin It Instead of throwing them in the trash or down the garbage disposal, compost used tea bags and coffee grounds. Most people start the day with some sort of coffee or tea. Hopefully you make that at home to save both money and the environment. Take those grounds or tea and put it [...]
Pennies Per Pound CO2 Tax & Energy Stamp Program
