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Archive for the ‘Recycling’ Category

July 20th, 2008

Those Kicks Aren’t Done Kicking - Reuse Those Shoes!

Closet organizers, de-clutter coaches and even fashionistas recommend that the best wardrobes are well-kept ones - ones which find room for new items by getting rid of ones that have overstayed their welcome. New item in; old item out.
Goodwill and the Salvation Army are always options for your someday-vintage goods. But some thrift stores are […]

By Gabrielle -- 3 comments

July 13th, 2008

5 Reasons Being Green Is Good For My Mental Health

Today’s post comes from special guest Alicia Sparks, author of b5media’s Mental Health Notes. Alicia shares with Daily Tomorrow five great reasons why being green goes well with her mental health. Enjoy!
5 Reasons Being Green Is Good For My Mental Health
The summer of 2007 was a busy time for me. Not only did I become […]

By Gabrielle -- 1 comment

July 8th, 2008

House Guests in a Non-Green House - What Do You Do?

So, let’s just say you are at the beach visiting friends, family, parents, whomever. And your hosts are great. Happy to see you. You’re happy to see them…But after a day or two you realize that the things you do at home to conserve energy and water and other resources aren’t things that happen at […]

By Gabrielle -- 2 comments

July 1st, 2008

“Green TP Smarts”

This was the subject of a recent email sent to me by one of my friends and fellow greenie, L.
L. is usually one of my prime sources of info for posts here at Daily Tomorrow, but in this case, she was actually turning to me for advice:
Dude, do you know of any soft “green” tp? […]

By Gabrielle -- 2 comments

June 24th, 2008

Return to Waster

Just in case the steps you take to minimize your junk mail don’t catch everything, Alicia from Mental Health Notes shared this great stamp with me.

Green Upgrader did a bit of research on what the post office will do should you actually use this “Return to Waster” stamp and they report:
for Bulk Mail (the […]

By Gabrielle -- 1 comment

June 11th, 2008

Sign Leonardo DiCaprio’s “No Plastic Bags” Pledge

Celebrity Week continues here at Daily Tomorrow and the rest of the Health & Wellness Channel. Today’s featured star is one of the best and brightest of my generation, Leo DiCaprio.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s latest film is no summer blockbuster, no teary big-budget romance, nothing with a theme-song from Celine Dion. It is, however, an epic saga. […]

By Gabrielle -- 0 comments

June 8th, 2008

Wait! Save Those Orange Peels!

And lemon and lime peels. Sure, they’re great for putting down your garbage disposal for a quick refresh and odor eliminator, and of course, they can be composted like any other organic material. Some folks like burning orange peels on the stove for scents (but that smell, frankly, makes me gag)
But what if you have […]

By Gabrielle -- 0 comments

May 21st, 2008

Recycling in the City

My husband Michael was just about to yell obscenities out the window.
Why would he sully this beautiful morning? He heard a car stopped in our alley way with its driver dumping what sounded like loads of trash into our building’s dumpster. But just as he opened the window, ready to spew some trash of the […]

By Gabrielle -- 0 comments

May 18th, 2008

Good to the Last Drop - Reusing Coffee Grounds

I love coffee. My husband loves coffee. And just because my Happy Farmer Kitchen Composter is completely filled doesn’t mean we’ve stopped drinking coffee. What am I supposed to do with all those coffee grounds? I know there is a better place for them than my trash can.
This post at GreenStudentU on How to Recycle […]

By Gabrielle -- 0 comments

May 15th, 2008

Go in Search of Your Green and Eco-Friendly Gadgets at b5media’s Technology Channel

If you’ve never paid a visit to b5’s technology channel, today would be a great day to do it. Green Day is the theme of their theme day and just look at the sites that Hilary from Eco-Friendly Driver has pulled together for you!
There’s been a huge surge in the last few years toward living […]

By Gabrielle -- 0 comments

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