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Make your hand soap container last longer

christine — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:11:06 +0000

Ever get the foam up soaps from Bath and Body Works or Soft Soap? What I do to refill them is buy the regular liquid soap refills and pour 3 oz of it and mix it with water. It is way cheaper and works just as effectively as a foam pump. Just another way to re-use a container. If you use bar soaps to wash your hand you can put all the remnants in a blender with water. Puree it and put in a hand soap container and use it that way.

Coffee Sock Reusable Coffee Filter

Steve — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:14:27 +0000

Being a huge coffee fanatic, I found this reusable coffee filters called a “Coffee Sock” that cost only $4.40. It measures 7.5 x 7.75 inches, used for 10-12 cups of coffee and is made of 100% natural, unbleached, untreated cotton muslin.

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Old T-shirts and Socks for Cleaning around the house

christine — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:33:27 +0000

I use old T-shirts for cleaning the floors, mirrors and cars. Old socks are great too for small areas like behind the tv, the rims of a car, dusting ceiling fans since you slip the old sock over your arm like a sock puppet and it collects dust. It saves paper towels and you can throw them in the washer when they are dirty.

Stapleless Eco-Stapler

christine — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:25:34 +0000

It is perfect for 5 pages or less. Does not use staples. It punches a hole and reinserts part of the paper to bind it together. Cost $10 or less depending on where you buy it.

Dryer Sheets are good as Dust Collectors

christine — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:11:52 +0000

I use my dryer sheets to dust around the house like on the stair rail, top of toilet tanks, window sills and so on. I end up with 3 a week and it does not go to waste.

Magazines are good for Placemats

christine — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:10:59 +0000

Remember eating crab at the beach or eating something messy and spreading newspaper as a table cover? We have been using a few magazines as place mats and each time we eat we turn a few pages over and it’s clean again. Then in the end we flip through the magazine over the trashcan to get out all the crumbs and recycle it. A magazine last us about a month and not too many crumbs make it to the table.

Natura Zero VOC Interior Paint

Steve — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:00:00 +0000

Benjamin Moore Natura paint is a premium waterborne zero VOC paint. It’s virtually odorless, dries fast and comes in an unlimited color selection to compliment any item in your house.

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How Do I Recycle Light Bulbs?

Steve — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:35:18 +0000

Light bulbs contain toxic substances like mercury that can sit in landfills and contaminate the environment. So what should you do with old or broken light bulbs? Dispose them properly at your nearest waste management company, click on the link below to locate the a proper disposal center near you.

[Find Nearest Disposal Center]

Waterpik EcoFlow Showeheads

Steve — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:19:00 +0000

EcoFlow showerheads cost only $20 and can save you 1 gallon of water per minute! So based on an average 10 minutes shower, The EcoFlow’s 1.5 gallons per minute water output can save an average of $91 per year.

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Timberland Waterproof Earthkeepers Boots

Steve — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:11:50 +0000

These eco-friendly boots from Timberland cost around $150. So what makes them eco-friendly? More than 50% of the shoe is made from recycled plastic soda bottles, organic cotton is used and the outsole is made from 15% recycled rubber.

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