Posted by Greenbee on February 26, 2010
Reusable Bags are popping up everywhere as people are making efforts to help the environment. Yesterday we would hear the echo of “paper or plastic?” but today we know better and carry our bags with us. Reusable Bags are even being upgraded some with insulating liners to keep foods cold or hot. Others have separate compartments keeping veggies away from your meat products. WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
Posted by Greenbee on December 14, 2009
Enfamil rolls out a Eco-friendly package for its Premium Lipil baby formula. It offers a better value when compared to other Enfamil package formula they sell. The Eco-friendly packages use 50% less packaging vs. the old tin can containers used by Enfamil and with no tin means BPA fears are gone. Another added bonus if you buy one of the new Enfamil Packages at a BabiesRUs store between now and Dec 24 2009 you get a 10 ToysRUs gift card… Now that’s a savings that will have you seeing green for the environment and in your pocket.
Posted by Greenbee on December 1, 2009
Going green does not always have to cost you an arm and a leg. Many on our path to Green-ville can now save a few bucks on Seventh Generation household products. Seventh Generation is one of the more known companies that produce eco-friendly products from household cleaners to your babies diapers for over 20 years. I use a few of their products in my home and I also love a savings so these coupons have made both the earth friendly and money saver in my happy!
Simply go to Seventh Generation website register for an account if you do not have one and click on the coupons tab. You also might need to download e-Centives a program that is used by many coupon printing companies and sites. It helps the company limit the number of coupons each person downloads to print. Then just make sure your printer is set up as your default printer and your set! Enjoy living greener and with some extra cash saved.
Posted by Greenbee on November 28, 2009
1800-Watt Convection Toaster Oven with Element IQ
I have been searching for just the right toaster oven for months. I got tired of having to heat up my whole oven when I just wanted to make a quick batch of cookies and I hated having my counters and cabinets cluttered with various toasters and broiler units. With the family also is working on living a more greener life, I wanted something that was energy efficient.
After reading a dozen product reviews on various consumer sites and magazines I finally had narrowed my choices to a few toaster ovens, and believe it or not the Breville The Smart Oven
was not on that list. I had been searching for Toaster Oven and the Breville was called a Smart Oven so it never really came up on my various searches. WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
Posted by Greenbee on November 12, 2009
I learned a new term one that is not in our dictionaries but should be. It is upcycle or upcycling, which is the taking of waste material and making a new and useful of it. Upcycling leads to less material being thrown away and the new end result did not take any new resources to be made. I had not thought of this before but upcycling is everywhere I just did not know it had a term and just how big it is getting.
Many of us have seen upcycling in some form in the Art community a form of this upcycle is used in Found Art. Found Art, is basically the creation of art from objects we find in our everyday lives. I recall an exhibit where a toilet was placed in the center of a white room and that was it. Today upcycling has grown and people are using, wearing, displaying all the new materials and objects created from all the various forms of upcycling.
Upcycling can even help you recycling things that or normally non-recycling. Heidi Hooper is a woman who takes her lint and even has people send her their lint and from the lint comes her art. Over on Etsy.com you can find creations by PopTopLady who makes handbags and more from soda can Pop Tops. Not only is upcycling a green movement but it can also be a lucrative one.
Currently I own a purse made of old Jeans, a handbag made from men’s silk ties, and a CD case made of an old Hawaii licence plate! Not sure if the licence plate is legal, should you return those to the state? LOL oh well… I have had these for a while and never thought I had bought it for a good purpose, I bought them because they were neat. I didn’t have the environment on mind when making any of those purchases. Upcycling has indirectly made thousands of consumers a bit greener without their knowledge of it happening and that is great! 
I truly admire those who upcycle as I would have never thought hey why not take my old jeans and make a purse of it or hubby don’t throw that tie out I am going to make a handbag!
Two form of simple upcycling you can do are:
- One of the oldest forms and we do it all the time are Kids Crafts! Remember taking the old milk cartons and toilet paper rolls to school. Well why not do these at home! I know many of you are and do it all the time but for others when doing crafts you don’t always have to run out to the craft store you got all your material at home
- T Shirt Rugs! OMG these are the craziest things. You buy a simple mat and cut up your old t-shirts or towels and tie them into knots up and down the mesh mat and you got a rug. These things sell for over 100 usd retail and from what I see they are so simple to make. I have not yet made one but I am sure going to try so video soon to follow.
This gets my creative juices flowing and I hope yours too!
