Now that school is in full swing, it’s a good time to make an effort to pack a waste-free lunch for your kids. A typical American student generates 67 pounds of discarded school lunch packaging waste per school year. Making a few simple changes can {read more}

Earth Day is on April 22 and is a great chance to teach kids about taking care of the earth! Founded in 1970, Earth Day is a time to promote environmental awareness around the world. Celebrating Earth Day With Kids Why not get the whole family involved {read more}

Green cleaning is all the rage these days and for good reason; it doesn’t endanger you or the environment. However it may seem daunting to make the switch when you already have a cabinet full of commercial cleaning products and you don’t want {read more}

A few weeks ago I started my three-part series on the three Rs – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle – and tackled the topic of how to get started recycling. Today is part two of the series and I want to talk a bit about reducing consumption and waste! We {read more}

Earth Hour 2008 On Saturday, March 29, 2008, people from around the world will join together for Earth Hour 2008 and turn off their lights from 8 to 9 p.m. to reduce greenhouse gases and raise awareness about global warming. Earth Hour 2007 Last year {read more}

Plastic bags have become a big problem in this country and around the world. In addition to being an eyesore in our environment, the billions of plastic bags used each year have a big impact on petroleum depletion, global warming, city budgets and {read more}

By the three Rs, I don’t mean reading, writing and arithmetic. The Rs I’m talking about are Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. This is the first installment of a three-part series on the three Rs. Today we’ll cover recycling! RECYCLING Why {read more}