Plastic Free July is a key initiative of the Plastic Free Foundation that aims to work towards their vision of seeing a world free of plastic waste. To mark its 10-year anniversary, the Plastic Free July® challenge is calling on people to choose to refuse single-use plastic in a bid to help exceed last year’s worldwide [...]
We all live very busy lives with so much going on with work, our families and our home life. In saying that, it is difficult to ignore what is going on around us in terms of climate change. Experts have explained that weather patterns are in flux and as a result of many man-made issues, the [...]
With more and more people turning to an eco-friendly mindset, it is important to try to roll that out to every area of your life. Many people think they need to buy entirely new when they make this switch but you can often find some great deals if you go used. Let’s take a look at [...]
Textbooks comprise one of the many costs of higher education. These and other required reading courses come in new, used and digital versions. As you read below, having used printed books provide financial, environmental and academic benefits. "Think of used textbooks as a form of recyclable literature and content." The Price On average, used [...]
The most common practice when disposing of old furniture and appliances from around the home is to send them straight to a landfill site or ‘tip’. Even if the items aren’t broken or faulty, we will often throw away what could easily be recycled or sold on to a new owner. These larger items are not [...]
You might be well aware of the three R’s; Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. But putting those words into practice is often easier said than done. Getting started is the tricky bit but once it becomes a routine you can quickly become a rubbish reduction champion. "If you adopt the three R’s of rubbish reduction, it [...]
Being an environmentally conscious person doesn’t have to take up a ton of time. There are a lot of things you can do to lessen your impact on the environment. Many of them are free or incredibly cheap, and take almost no time. Some of them actually help save you time! Switch to E-Mail Alerts If [...]
Our obsession for owning new, damage-free devices means a plethora of us throwing away out-of-date and broken devices. When the gadgets end up in landfills, they become a nuclear danger for the environment, wildlife, and the planet in general. An example: Apple hopes to sell millions of iPhone 7 and Plus units in 2017. It means [...]
Wishing You a Happy Healthy Holiday Season! I am so glad to celebrate this wonderful time of the year with you! Welcome to the Special Holiday Edition of the “Healthy, Happy, Green & Natural Party” Blog Hop! This “blog hop party” is a positive place where you can find and share lots of healthy, green, natural and [...]
Wishing You a Happy Holiday Season! I am so glad to celebrate this wonderful time of the year with you! Welcome to the Special Holiday Edition of the “Healthy, Happy, Green & Natural Party” Blog Hop! This “blog hop party” is a positive place where you can find and share lots of healthy, green, natural and delicious [...]
The holidays can be such a fun time with friends and family. It’s a time to share love and joy with all the people who matter in your life. Among the merry and bright, though, there’s also a lot of waste. Think of all the wrapping paper that goes in the trash, the Christmas lights plugged [...]
It’s fairly obvious that technology can be used to make our lives better. After all, with computers and mobile devices you can access almost any information you need within seconds. It’s now easy to figure out how to navigate through the streets of a city you’re just driving into, how long to bake sweet potatoes, or gain [...]
Guest Post by Lauren Byrd Recycling is a very important aspect of green living. Green living isn’t just about practicing sustainable choices at home – it is about taking care of our environment as a whole. Recycling helps us save resources and send less trash to the landfills. It also helps reduce pollution, and saves us [...]
