Our Green Families

Reduce - Reuse - Recycle

How many of these have you tossed? What in the world are we supposed to do with all of our old home electronic stuff? If you’re like us, you probably have lots electronic components stashed in a box or on a shelf somewhere in your house or garage. You know… broken or outdated computers, printers, scanners, fax machines, CRT monitors, empty... [Read more of this post]

Recycling for the environment... If you think all those nuts out there spending time recycling and hugging the environment are definitely nuts… think again! If you think your time is too valuable to waste on recycling, reusing, and reducing (RRR), then you’re the one that’s nuts! That’s right. For every family who thinks they... [Read more of this post]

In recent years, there has been a new term to describe the way that some people are able to turn items that would otherwise go to waste into something useful… simply by being artisticly creative, or just re-thinking the original use of the object. This can be something as simple as painting an old piece of furniture with recycled paint, or making... [Read more of this post]

One of the easiest and quickest ways to begin and sustain an environmentally responsible lifestyle is how you approach packaging. The grocery mantra, “Paper or plastic?”, doesn’t have to apply to you. Bring your own bags to the store. Reducing Packaging Waste… We can control the type and amount of packaged goods we bring into... [Read more of this post]

Consumerism has been labeled as one of the driving forces behind the climate change mess that is now threatening everyone’s livelihood and safety. We consumers may be slow to accept change, but we do come around if we are given choices and reasons to change. Examples of choices we can make for a green shopping experience are, buying more durable... [Read more of this post]