If you’re looking for new ways to go eco-friendly at home and save some money on your energy bill, lighting is one of the easiest places to start.  Lighting can account for about 30% of your energy bill, so changing your lights to more energy efficient options can save you quite a bit.  Not to [...]

At least 36 states are expected to face water shortages within the next five years, due to drought, rising demand and rising temperatures.  According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Americans use an average of 100 gallons of water each day. Bathroom showers, toilets, and sinks account for approximately 75% of water used in your [...]

Paper recycling is the process of recovering waste paper and making it into new paper products.  Recycled paper can be made into paper towels, notebook paper, computer paper, copy paper, envelopes, boxes, and even cat litter.  The United States uses 85.5 million tons of paper a year and approximately 19 millions tons of that is [...]

All of us use plastic bottles. Plastic has become a big part of everyone lives. Plastic is better than glass because it is lighter and does not break as easily. Plastic comes in many forms but it is most often used to make plastic bottles. Plastic is one of the many materials that can be [...]

If you are familiar with gardening you know that pests can destroy a season’s worth of work if left unchecked.  Maintaining a healthy garden without using chemical products is easy if you do a little bit of research. Check out a few of the great ways to protect your garden from pests while still keeping [...]

Composting is using decomposed organic matter to fertilize the soil and it is good for the environment as it helps to cut down on waste.  According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), yard trimmings and food residuals together constitute 23 percent of the U.S. waste stream.  When so much waste can be returned to the [...]

If you’re ready to upgrade your old cell phone for that new model you’ve been eying, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the cell phone industry want you to recycle or donate your used cell phone. If Americans recycled the 100 million cell phones that are discarded annually, the EPA estimates the nation would save [...]