Tips, tools and resources for families seeking to live more eco-active lives and have a postiive planetary impact
As I rifled through a kitchen cabinet today looking for something or other, I suddenly became inspired to purge a few things that were taking up space. Among them, numerous bottles and packets of pills, vitamins, cold and other medicines that were expired or no longer needed.
As I began to collect them for disposal, I [...]
As we celebrating the holidays, many will have new tech toys to enjoy. And, as we upgrade our tech tools, it’s important to be conscious of how we dispose of the old ones. The Kojo Nnamdi Show on NPR yesterday, Recycling Electronics, focused on exactly this issue. Panelists representing agencies in DC, Maryland and Virginia [...]
How do you involve your kids your efforts to reduce, reuse, and recycle?
We all use batteries in our homes and offices to power everything from flashlights and smoke detectors to remote controls and children’s toys. And, while most people know that batteries should be disposed of differently than regular trash, many don’t take the extra steps to do so. This means that oodles of discarded batteries end [...]
