Greeniacs Sustainable Living Guides

As the old saying goes: reduce, reuse, and recycle! And in that order too. Newspaper makes up the majority of the space in my recycling bin, and

I love the green, blue, and white glass that wine bottles are made of. And after a bit of research, I found that there are

Why conduct a waste audit of your facility? There are two primary purposes: http://old.ecocenter.org/ BENEFITS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT:A waste audit will ensure that your new waste

Whether you spend most of your time in an office environment, live in an apartment complex or condo association, or are concerned with how green

Old tires are easy to come by. The United States alone generates about 300 million scrap tires per year.1 That’s about one tire for every resident!

The amount of waste our country produces is outstanding. We are accumulating, on average, 2 to 5 lbs of waste per person per day. Fortunately,

Junk mail might merely seem like a tiny daily irritant, but just stopping those few pieces of paper from getting into your mailbox can have

Re-using discarded materials is an easy way to give back to the environment. But sometimes it can be difficult to come up with ways to

As an avid reader, I don’t necessarily mind having an apartment overflowing with books. However, I’ve also read enough books to know that not all

Just because your t-shirt is stained or your flannel sheets are ripped, that doesn’t mean you have to throw them out. Instead, reclaim the fabric

Ding-Dong! Trick or treat! It’s the time of year when kids of all ages dress up and explore their creativity, while being rewarded with goodies.

Got a tear in that beloved couch you’ve had since college? Need a new easy chair, but only have enough money to buy one from

What is a Home Recycling Station?A home recycling station is a sorting system for recyclables. Even though recycling is one of the easiest things to

A sad side effect of the rise of GPS is the growing obsolescence of maps. But it’s so hard to just give up those maps.

Interested in a recycling project with a great community-focused result? How about making a cob bench out of used plastic bottles! I live in cooperative

I love the convenience of shipping, but sometimes I wonder about the environmental impact of buying things online rather than buying local. I decided to

Like most people, I have drawers of mismatched socks in every color and size. If you too have this problem, don’t worry…you need not wait