Archive for ‘Green Tips’

  Wrap-N-Mat  is a money- saving ,washable food wrapper that keeps food fresh and reduces our trash. They are available in a variety of solid colors and prints and come in two sizes. Wrap-N-Mat is carried by a company called Reusable Bags. They have some other great reusable products for packing and taking food....

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Save money by unplugging your  LCD or plasma TV when not in use can save you $150-$200 a year on your electric bill. Apparently plasma TV’s are notorious power hogs. Using a power strip can make this easy. However if you have a Tivo or DVR, your shows will not record when the power...

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Visit  BestBuy.com/Recycling   to learn about recycling most electronics products at their stores (up to two items per day per household). There is no charge for most products. There is a $10 fee per unit charged for laptops, TV’s or monitors under 32 inches and Best Buy will give you a $10 Gift Card to offset the...

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Studies are telling us to avoid phthalates in our fragrances, deodorants and lotions. Manufacturers only have to list the word “fragrance” on their products because the formulas are considered “trade secrets”. A group called Health Care Without Harm has put out a free “Shopper’s Guide to Safe Cosmetics” at www.ewg.org/skindeep/cr.  They also maintain a...

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Our electric bill has dropped since I began washing and drying clothes in the off-peak hours. Here are a few more tips from Consumer Reports, Shopsmart Winter 2007. About 90% of the energy used toward washing a load of clothes goes toward heating the water. Cut your heating costs by using your washer’s cold...

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I’m an amateur gardener. I need it to be easy.  Our family benefits when I feed them  fresh nutritious food, free of pesticides, additives and preservatives and one of my greatest pleasures is sharing our “harvest” with friends and neighbors. Square foot gardening was  the answer for me. I don’t have a lot of time to...

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