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Refuse Or At Least Reuse Plastic Utensils

May 31, 2008
By lowcarbonhome
Refuse Or At Least Reuse Plastic Utensils

How many times have you been given plastic utensils when you have take out food? How often does that plastic ware end up going into the garbage without even being used? A plastic coffee lid is use for about an hour and then thrown away. Plastic bags are used for the trip home from...

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Stem the tide of Junk Mail into your House

August 15, 2007
By lowcarbonhome
Stem the tide of Junk Mail into your House

If you shop with a credit card, you likely get a tide of junk mail coming in to your house. According to Cleanair.org Americans receive more than 4 million tons of junk mail each year. That is roughly 70 lbs per household per year. Never mind the fact that the deluge of of junk...

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Apartment Composting

August 12, 2007
By lowcarbonhome

Consider for a moment the amount of garbage that leaves your house each week. Consider how much space it takes up and how much it weighs. With very little space and effort, you can turn a big portion of your garbage into soil. You don’t need to have a big back yard either. This...

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