I was sitting in a lawn chair enjoying some sun in the Kawarthas when I realized the environmental problem is more insidious than I'd thought. The can of cider I'd just finished would be tossed in the trash, not into a bl...read more
by Geralyn Cox
TIPS FOR SAVING, CONSERVING, AND GOING GREEN Here are some ways I have discovered for saving money, time, energy, and your sanity. Money Savers IN THE KITCHEN 1 hand wash your dishes instead of using your dishwa...read more
Recycling and Re-using Trash Become Partners The concept of recycling in many localities has evolved into a partnership between recycling facilities and re-use centers where unwanted items that are still useable are m...read more
Why Recycling Doesn't Save Trees: Recycling is one of what are known as "the three R's of ecology." Many people have probably heard of the three R's, even in the corporate media. They are: reduce, reuse, recycle. What the...read more
by lilyo1019
It seems the new trend these days leans toward " going green." By going green we are helping the earth's environment and reusing its resources. Some of us don't even see the importance of going green, or even how to go gre...read more
The thing that got me started on this subject is Germany. If anyone would visit Germany for a long length of time, they would come back to this country and look at it in disgust. German people are my role models on recyc...read more
by Moya Green
Lately the knickers of government and media have been getting into a terrible twist over the problem of the nation's addiction to fast food. Not only because of its effect on the nation's waistline, but also because of th...read more
I ask you, what gives an idea true value? Is it the ability to help yourself or the ability to help the world? We as a human race have singlehandedly sown the seeds that brought forth the destruction of our own planet. Now...read more
by Esher Stahl
SKIP TO THE TIP', MY DARLING! Odd as this may sound, it must be said that I love the innovative recycling centres in the United Kingdom, or tips' as they are locally-referred. In particular, I'm quite fond of the large...read more
by Sonseeharay
Garbage is not something most Americans want to think about every day. However, managing the nearly 230 million tons we generate each year has every day environmental and economic consequences! One solution to manag...read more
by Eileen Cowan
I cannot understand how people can justify not recycling. Recycling is such an easy thing to do for our environment. Many people think that it is such a pain to sort everything and so instead they simply throw everything i...read more
Our earth is getting worse every second, the ozone layer is breaking and global warming is taking place NOW. So, what can WE really do to help the earth? They are over a million people smoking all over the world and all...read more
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