I really hate plastic! But what I hate even more is that it’s so difficult to live without. Yeah, I avoid all the obvious stuff… I don’t use single-use shopping bags, I never buy bottled water or anything with a…
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sherylryan
I am the founder and main contributor to Greenopedia. I'm also an organic vegetarian, natural product enthusiast, information junkie, and obsessive label-reader! I live in Los Angeles and when I remember to step away from my laptop, you'll usually find me hiking, brunching, or yoga-ing... pretty much in that order.
What can you do with all those shopping bags, packing peanuts, bottle tops, and other plastics you can’t recycle? Donate them. There are plenty of organizations that can and do reuse these plastics. 4 plastics you can donate Take plastic…
Do you ever wonder what happens to the plastic bottles you throw into the recycling bin? Here’s the gist of it… Once your plastic bottles are picked up by the truck and delivered to the recycling center, they are deposited…
Switching over to LED lighting can save you a ton of money and build your cosmic karma. Great! But what do you do with a houseful of incandescent or fluorescent light bulbs that are still in working condition? You can’t…
Did you know that the leftover antibiotics and other meds in your bathroom cabinet are considered hazardous household waste? Yep. And if the bug spray you bought for the lawn — or even for your kids or pets — has…
Congrats on finishing your paint project! If you’re ready to clean things up, but you’re not sure whether you can dump the leftovers down the sink or not, you’ve come to the right place. As you’re probably aware, the type…
You’ve just finished that big paint job and it looks fantastic. Congrats! Now… what about those dirty paintbrushes, rollers, and paint cans? Well, if you used oil-based stains or latex paints, you can’t just hose them off and call it…
When I was a kid, we would clean our grandmother’s antique water pitchers and silverware before every holiday dinner. I remember using some funky smelling cream that we’d rub on the silver until the black tarnish moved onto the cloth.…
If you’ve got a stale, musty odor in your basement, you may have a small water leak. Coupled with poor ventilation, the still water can quickly lead to mold build-up. These pesky mold spores also love hanging out on the…
Well-marketed deodorizers often use chemicals to cover diaper smells and other odors around the home. There are two reasons why I don’t like that. The chemicals do not kill or absorb the odors. They only mask them temporarily, so the…