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Eco-Friendly Tiny Houses
Small Eco-Friendly Houses You Can Build Yourself
Tiny houses are compact structures hand built from green building materials. Tiny houses are so small they're easily moved to a new location, either on the same lot or hundreds of miles away. A tiny house - stationery or built on a wheeled platform - can be quite practical for a single person interested in living a green lifestyle at low cost. tiny houses are great to use as studios or guest cottages. Earth friendly tiny houses are designed and built with a small footprint. Small homes/small ...
Small Eco-Friendly Houses You Can Build Yourself
Tiny houses are compact structures hand built from green building materials. Tiny houses are so small they're easily moved to a new location, either on the same lot or hundreds of miles away. A tiny house - stationery or built on a wheeled platform - can be quite practical for a single person interested in living a green lifestyle at low cost. tiny houses are great to use as studios or guest cottages. Earth friendly tiny houses are designed and built with a small footprint. Small homes/small ...
50 Things you can Reuse
Ways to Reuse Simple Household Items
Recycling is very important, but even better is reusing. Recycling actually uses energy and transport time and fuel to get the items to where they need to go. If you can reuse an item yourself, that's more energy, time and fuel saved, as well as less emissions produced. From your old metal cans, plastic bags, bicycle tires, packing peanuts and computer keyboards, there are many ways to find a second life for simple items around your home by reusing them.
Ways to Reuse Simple Household Items
Recycling is very important, but even better is reusing. Recycling actually uses energy and transport time and fuel to get the items to where they need to go. If you can reuse an item yourself, that's more energy, time and fuel saved, as well as less emissions produced. From your old metal cans, plastic bags, bicycle tires, packing peanuts and computer keyboards, there are many ways to find a second life for simple items around your home by reusing them.
Ten Green Charity Organizations
Green Charity Organizations Dedicated to Helping the Environment
There are thousands of environmental agencies and organizations that you may have heard of, but which ones should you donate to? And who uses their funds appropriately? We've listed some of the most well known charities along with links to their Charity Navigator ratings. Also listed are some organizations that you can donate your lens royalties to right here on Squidoo, like EcoTrust and EarthJustice. Some have fared very well, while others (that are very established) have surprising results.
Green Charity Organizations Dedicated to Helping the Environment
There are thousands of environmental agencies and organizations that you may have heard of, but which ones should you donate to? And who uses their funds appropriately? We've listed some of the most well known charities along with links to their Charity Navigator ratings. Also listed are some organizations that you can donate your lens royalties to right here on Squidoo, like EcoTrust and EarthJustice. Some have fared very well, while others (that are very established) have surprising results.
How to Properly Dispose of Paint
Why Bother Properly Disposing of Paint? How to Dispose of Paint the Right Way
The correct way of how to dispose of household paint hasn't been widely advertised. Household paint can cause huge hazards. If simply left inside of a garbage dumpster or truck, there is a huge chance that the paint can leak onto the trash and eventually the roadway. Household paint is also very hard for landfills to dispose of. In actuality, it is the consumers responsibility to safely use leftovers or properly dispose. To learn how to dispose of paint the right way without negative impacts...
Why Bother Properly Disposing of Paint? How to Dispose of Paint the Right Way
The correct way of how to dispose of household paint hasn't been widely advertised. Household paint can cause huge hazards. If simply left inside of a garbage dumpster or truck, there is a huge chance that the paint can leak onto the trash and eventually the roadway. Household paint is also very hard for landfills to dispose of. In actuality, it is the consumers responsibility to safely use leftovers or properly dispose. To learn how to dispose of paint the right way without negative impacts...
The Green Tip of the Day
Daily Posts on Twitter Featuring the Green Tip of the Day!
Every day, I tweet about the green tip of the day. Follow me and you can stay updated! If you're looking for ways to cut back, save electricity, conserve, get some green recipes, or would like to spread the word about going green, just fan me on Facebook! You can also catch up with me on Twitter here. Sunflower picture by Jalex_Photo.
Daily Posts on Twitter Featuring the Green Tip of the Day!
Every day, I tweet about the green tip of the day. Follow me and you can stay updated! If you're looking for ways to cut back, save electricity, conserve, get some green recipes, or would like to spread the word about going green, just fan me on Facebook! You can also catch up with me on Twitter here. Sunflower picture by Jalex_Photo.
Eco-friendly Eco-Chic Home Decor Tips and Resources
Re-Use, Re-Cycle, and Re-Create When You Decorate
H ome Decorating trends do not just happen. They reflect the times. Today, with the increasing and much needed focus on the environment and the economy, eco- friendly products are being made and used more and more in home building, remodeling, and interior decorating. Fabrics, colors, and budgets are also reflecting a down to earth sensibility and not just in materials and colors, but also in cost.Photo used under Royalty Free License © Renata Osinska| Dreamstime.com For many, this means m...
Re-Use, Re-Cycle, and Re-Create When You Decorate
H ome Decorating trends do not just happen. They reflect the times. Today, with the increasing and much needed focus on the environment and the economy, eco- friendly products are being made and used more and more in home building, remodeling, and interior decorating. Fabrics, colors, and budgets are also reflecting a down to earth sensibility and not just in materials and colors, but also in cost.Photo used under Royalty Free License © Renata Osinska| Dreamstime.com For many, this means m...
30 Easy Green Tips
30 Green Tips, Short and to the Point!
If you've decided to go green, you can never have too many tips on being greener. That's why I've compiled 30 green tips from my Green Tip of the Day posts on Twitter. Follow me and you can stay updated every day! Read on and you can find useful tips to make your home more efficient, use less energy, conserve more, recycle more, and reuse more things in your life. Photo by Kimberly Faye
30 Green Tips, Short and to the Point!
If you've decided to go green, you can never have too many tips on being greener. That's why I've compiled 30 green tips from my Green Tip of the Day posts on Twitter. Follow me and you can stay updated every day! Read on and you can find useful tips to make your home more efficient, use less energy, conserve more, recycle more, and reuse more things in your life. Photo by Kimberly Faye
How to Reuse Old Toothbrushes
Recycle Old Toothbrushes
This lens will list numerous, helpful ways in which you can recycle and reuse old toothbrushes. It is recommended that we replace our toothbrushes every 3 to 4 months or when the bristles get frayed. However, your old toothbrush needed not go straight to landfill. Toothbrushes can be reused for everything from cleaning tools to crafting tools! If you have a unique way to recycle an old toothbrush we'd love to hear about it! So why not help the environment if we can?!
Recycle Old Toothbrushes
This lens will list numerous, helpful ways in which you can recycle and reuse old toothbrushes. It is recommended that we replace our toothbrushes every 3 to 4 months or when the bristles get frayed. However, your old toothbrush needed not go straight to landfill. Toothbrushes can be reused for everything from cleaning tools to crafting tools! If you have a unique way to recycle an old toothbrush we'd love to hear about it! So why not help the environment if we can?!
Homesteading-Living Off Grid
Self-Sufficiency
What is the definition for Homesteading? Broadly defined homesteading is a lifestyle, a simple life and/or a life of being self-sufficient. It takes you back to the days of the Wild West and the old pioneers that lived a very hard life and lived with very little. Homesteads today are living off grid, some consider it The Path to Freedom being able to live without electricity bills, phone bills, televisions and all of the modern day niches. It is getting up and taking care of your small farm...
Self-Sufficiency
What is the definition for Homesteading? Broadly defined homesteading is a lifestyle, a simple life and/or a life of being self-sufficient. It takes you back to the days of the Wild West and the old pioneers that lived a very hard life and lived with very little. Homesteads today are living off grid, some consider it The Path to Freedom being able to live without electricity bills, phone bills, televisions and all of the modern day niches. It is getting up and taking care of your small farm...
Your Green Guide: How To Live A Greener Life
Green Living
Are you looking for more information about how to live a greener, more eco-friendly life? Concerned about global warming? Do you want to learn more about issues affecting our environment? I started Your Green Guide to help! In my years of work with non-profit groups focused on environmental and sustainability issues and with small green businesses, I've learned that the best way to start changing is through small steps. We can turn things around if we take small steps and make simple adjustme...
Green Living
Are you looking for more information about how to live a greener, more eco-friendly life? Concerned about global warming? Do you want to learn more about issues affecting our environment? I started Your Green Guide to help! In my years of work with non-profit groups focused on environmental and sustainability issues and with small green businesses, I've learned that the best way to start changing is through small steps. We can turn things around if we take small steps and make simple adjustme...
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