San Francisco made national news by banning plastic bags recently. Rwanda, Bangladesh, and several other countries have also banned single-use non biodegradable bags. As a nation that uses billions of these bags annually this seems extremely daunting to most Americans. However, making a replacement is a simple baby step. Most likely you have reusable grocery bags […]
Today it’s time to dig out the list you made way back in Week 2. If you’re just joining us hop on over to our Week 2 post to get details. This was when you made a list of the single-use products you threw away. How many of you made sure to include food packaging on this list? […]
Our new neighborhood’s informal recycler piled a load of flattened cardboard boxes and crumpled newspaper on his wheelbarrow and hobbled off. He relieved us of our packaging after an exhausting series of moves between small towns and the big city. It was such a relief to discard those boxes that had held everything while we […]
If I ask if you have grey water at home most likely you’re going be a little bit disgusted and confused. However, every home has a significant amount of greywater (up to 80% of water in a home can be classified as grey) and it’s going right down the drain every single day. Simply […]
Hello everyone 🙂 Happy last Wednesday of February! This month as part of the Waste Less and Be Green in 2015 Challenge we’ve been looking at ways to pamper ourselves with safe ingredients we can purchase in bulk. I gave you my favorite homemade body butter recipe, homemade body scrub ideas, and ways to take nourishing baths […]
Happy Wednesday everyone! So far in our Waste Less and Be Green in 2015 Challenge this month we’ve looked at making super simple body butter and body scrubs out of ingredients you can buy in bulk and found in many kitchens! How’s your skin feeling now that it’s been exfoliated and moisturized? I hope you’re enjoying the […]
Happy Valentine’s week everyone! I love spending this time of year with friends watching sappy movies, drinking tea and making projects. Our challenge this week is perfect to make at girl’s night or for getting pampered before a romantic Valentine’s date. Homemade Body Scrubs! Scrubs are an excellent way to exfoliate, improve circulation, refresh, and moisturize […]
Welcome to February everyone! February for me always feels like a bit of a turning point. The excitement of the new year has worn off, I’m getting settled in to whatever my new years resolution was, and I know that Spring is just around the corner! I live in Colorado but happen to really dislike […]
It’s week 5 already! How has the challenge been going for you? What changes have you made in your home and lifestyle this year so far to reduce your waste and impact on our Earth? This week we’re going to look at reusable menstrual products. Obviously this is what we’re passionate about 🙂 I know […]
Anyone else feel like you blinked and January was almost over? The beginning of the year is always an exciting and busy time for my family full of planning, organizing, goal setting, and of course the post- Christmas clean-up! So somehow we find ourselves here on Week 4 of our 2015 challenge! This month we’ve […]