Category: Green Choices
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Backpack lunch bag!
Maybe I don’t shop enough, but I’ve never seen a backpack lunch bag before. They come from, where else, reusablebags.com. I promise I don’t own part of the company or anything like that. I just like their products. And this photo is from their site. The insulation in these bags…
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Reusable bags sold at the grocery store
There’s my nosy cat sticking his head into my grocery bag. I had put off going to the store for a few days, so I bought more than usual. I decided to try out the reusable bags that my local grocer started selling recently. They are made by earthwise bag…
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Or maybe instead of paper towels
Jennifer from Tree Hugging Family reminded me that it’s better to use cloth dish towels than paper towels. (But, if you do use paper towels, recycled ones are better.) I agree, but that’s a difficult one for me. I briefly considered not using paper towels a few months ago. I…
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Recycled paper towels
I just happened to notice Seventh Generation paper towels today at the store. The package has a nice quote: “In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations.” — from The Great law of the Iroquois Confederacy Wow, that’s a lot of…
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Responsible kitty litter
Do you like the scent of pine? No, I don’t mean Pine Sol! Feline Pine cat litter is made from 100 percent pure pine, but no new trees are cut to make it. Formed from reclaimed sawdust from lumber yards, Feline Pine is biodegradable, flushable, organic and chemical free. And…
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My water heater isn’t cozy
As you may know, I’ve been trying to become more green since starting this blog. I’m not an expert, but I hope my posts are helping others in some way. So, here I go on my latest quest. Al Gore is saying that a water heater blanket can cut your…
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Recharge it
Thanks for all the interesting pumpkin stories below. Rechargeable batteries don’t have a lot to do with pumpkins, but I like them both. I switched to rechargeable batteries about four years ago. My Kit Kat clock gets regular recharges. I can’t imagine buying new batteries each time his tail stops…
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Good news
My letter to the editor (see Sept 17 post) was published. They edited out my second suggestion about how the city should accept plastics higher than numbers 1 and 2. I guess that was too hard core. Or they needed the space. Either way, it will get some people (and…
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When you have plastic bags . . .
Nita from Nita’s Notes shared with me that she recently talked with a business owner who uses all donated bags (reused from Target or Wal-Mart, etc.). These businesses are out there, but it may take a little looking and asking to find them. I have to admit something. I sometimes…
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