Green at Home
Green living at home can be easy, fun and inexpensive. Find tips on turning your house or apartment into a safe, healthy green home.
10 Surprising Uses for Vinegar
Cleaning with vinegar is just one of many uses for this "miracle" product. There are dozens of household uses for vinegar, from lawn care to laundry. Discover how green cleaning with white vinegar can keep your household safe, healthy and clean.
A Brief Chat About VOCs and Paint
VOCs are volatile organic compounds, found in a number of products including paint. Learn the risks of VOCs and find alternatives, including low- and no-VOC paints and painting supplies.
Easy Ways to Save Energy This Winter
There are plenty of expensive ways to save energy, but the eight tips here were selected because they’re so easy, just about anyone can get started right now. And most are either free or cost just a few dollars.
Installing a Programmable Thermostat – A Step by Step Guide
A programmable thermostat can save you hundreds of dollars each year in lower energy bills. Learn how to install a programmable thermostat here.
A Guide to Plastic Recycling
Much of our modern world is made of plastic, which means recycling plastic is more important than ever. But how do you recycle plastic, and what do plastic recycling numbers mean? Here's some guidance on recycling plastic bottles, bags, containers and other items made of plastic.
Tips for Energy-Efficient Summer Cooling
Keep your cool in the summer heat with energy-saving tips from the EPA. Keep your thermostat at a comfortable level while saving energy and money.
Energy-Efficient Lighting
Can you change the world by changing your light bulbs?
Recycling Symbols Made Easy
In a 1970 contest to design a symbol for recycling products , USC student Gary Anderson created a simple triangular design. That has become a universally recognized symbol of products that are recyclable or made of recycled content. There are dozens of variants of this image, but the examples below show the symbols that are most common in the...
8 Easy Ways to Have a Green Bathroom
Looking to go green in your bathroom? You can have a green bathroom with these easy ways to save water and energy. Your shower, your toilet and your sink can all be eco-bathroom fixtures. You'll lower your water and electric bills, too, with these tips on having a green bathroom.
What's in Your Natural Cleaning Kit?
What's in your kit of homemade cleaners? Clean your home with the eight healthy, green cleaners listed here. From the kitchen sink to the bathroom shower and toilet, these environmentally friendly natural cleaners like vinegar, baking soda, lemon juice and others, will get the job done -- and for a lot less money.
Safe Ways to Control Pests
Most pesticides to control ants, roaches, flies, silverfish and other pests are poisons that you don't want around your body, your children or your pets. Before you reach for the poison, try these tips for safer, non-toxic pest control.
Tips for Natural, Non-Toxic Cleaning Products
Green cleaning is a smart way to clean your house the safe, non-toxic way. Take a look at these tips for cleaning your house with natural cleaners and green cleaning products from the store, or try homemade cleaners in your kitchen, bathroom and everywhere in your home.
New vs. Old Green Cleaning Products
Review some popular green cleaning products, including DIY cleaners you can make yourself. Which all-natural cleaner works best on a messy kitchen?
8 Tips for Doing Laundry the Green Way
Doing laundry the sustainable way no longer means beating your clothes with a rock down at the local creek. Laundry is one of the most energy-intensive chores in the average household.
How to Find a Green Christmas Tree
Having a green, sustainable holiday usually means finding a green Christmas tree. But what's best, an artificial tree or a living tree? There are several options for having a green Christmas tree.
How to Recycle Cardboard
Recycling cardboard should be easy, but not all cardboard and paperboard can be recycled. Get the facts on how to recycle cardboard.
Get the Facts on Recycling Electronics
Recycling electronics isn't as easy as it should be, but with the amount of heavy metals and other hazardous components in TV sets, computers, cell phones, monitors and other electronic devices, it's important to get the facts on recycling electronics. Here's an easy guide to help you recycle computers, cell phones and other "e-waste."
What Is a CFL?
What is CFL, and how do compact fluorescent lamps save money? Read this definition of CFLs and learn about the risks of CFL lighting.
LED Christmas Lights
Not only are LED holiday lights more energy-efficient, they're also safer, cooler and longer-lasting.
Water Conservation Begins at Home
Water conservation at home is an easy way to save money while helping to conserve a precious resource. And to get started, you won't have to spend a penny. ?
Aluminum Recycling: Yes You Can
Aluminum recycling and can recycling is one of the environmental movement's great success stories. In some places, over 95% of all aluminum is recycled. But can you recycle metal items like coat hangers, steel cans, aluminum foil and other items? Here are the facts on aluminum recycling, metal recycling and can recycling.
What's the Dirt on Green Dry Cleaning?
Green dry cleaning without the chemical perchloroethylene, or perc, can still get your clothes clean and fresh. Can dry cleaning with perchloroethylene really contribute to cancer, and what are the natural or green dry-cleaning alternatives?
How to Recycle Anything
What can you recycle? These days, just about anything. Learn how to recycle with this easy list of recycling options. Get the facts about recycling glass, recycling plastic and recycling cans and metal containers.
Review Dishwasher Detergents without Phosphates
Dishwasher detergents without phosphates are now the norm -- but how good are they? Many people are fuming about how ineffective these new...See submissions
Glass Recycling 101
Glass recycling reduces the energy needed to create glass bottles, jars and other glass objects. Get the facts on glass recycling, where to recycle glass, and how glass recycling is good for you and the environment.
12 Steps to Wean America Off Oil by Saving Energy
Hi. My name s America, and I m an oiloholic . My addiction to oil has destroyed my relationships, wrecked the environment, ruined my economy, corrupted my government and made a complete mess of the entire world. But I can turn things around if I kick the oil habit and start living a smarter, more sustainable life. Here s a brief list of...
The 7 Hallmarks of Green Buildings
Green buildings are designed, built and managed in a way that makes them as sustainable as possible, with minimal impact on the environment. There are hundreds of ways of making a house, a school or a commercial building green, but the best green buildings all include the following:
Bamboo Flooring - A Green Option?
A bamboo floor has the look and hardness of a hardwood floor, with the reputation of being a sustainable, green flooring option. But how green is bamboo flooring compared to other alternatives?
What Is a Xeriscape?
Xeriscape is a type of landscape design that emphasizes the use of drought-tolerant plants that need less water to thrive. But what does xeriscaping look like, and is a xeriscape landscape design a good idea for places like Florida, Texas, Colorado and California?
7 Great Reasons to Compost
Maybe you've been thinking about composting, but aren't sure how to start. Or perhaps you heard compost piles are smelly, or attract bugs and mice. Whatever your lame excuse is, give it up. Here are the 7 best reasons for composting.
How to Compost and What's OK to Compost?
If you're wondering how to compost, and what items are not safe for your composting bin, look no further. This list of EPA-approved composting materials will help you sort out what should and should not be put in your compost.
Disposing of Medication the Safe Way
Disposing of medication the safe way doesn't mean flushing them down the toilet, where they'll pollute groundwater and drinking water supplies. But what is the safest way to dispose of medication? Here's a guide to safely dispose of expired pills and prescription medications.
Rain Water Harvesting with Algreen's Rain Barrel
A rain barrel is a great idea for rain water harvesting. This review of Algreen Product's rain water harvesting system includes information on rain water storage and a user's review of an Algreen rain barrel.
Rain Water Harvesting with a Rain Barrel
A rain barrel is an ideal rain water harvesting system. But what should you look for in a rain barrel? And what can you safely do with stored rain water? Discover the facts about rain water harvesting with a rain barrel.
Do Natural Air Fresheners Stink?
Natural air fresheners and room deodorizers are safer than other air fresheners, right? Wrong. Several brands of natural air fresheners that claim to have organic, green or natural ingredients also contain several toxic compounds. Who's turning natural air fresheners into toxic air fresheners?
8 Tips for Green Lawn Care
Green lawn care will give you a beautiful, safe lawn. Follow these organic lawn care tips for a healthy lawn that takes advantage of natural weed killers and other smart lawn care tips. These green lawn care tips will give you a green lawn that's safe and natural.
How to Dispose of Oil
When it's time to dispose of oil, where do you take it? Knowing where and how to dispose of oil can save a lot of time - and save the environment. Most people don't know that motor oil recycling is an option, yet recycled oil can be reused over and over with no drop in oil quality. Get the facts on used motor oil recycling.
A Guide to the Green Car Wash
A green car wash means you don't have to waste water and send pollutants downstream. With waterless cleaners and efficient commercial car washes, there are many simple ways to make eco-car washing the family auto a clean, green experience.
Plant a Windbreak to Save Energy
How can a tree help you save energy? A windbreak or even a single shade tree, if planted in the right place, can greatly reduce your home's electric bills. Learn how windbreaks and shade trees can save energy while beautifying your home.
A Green Guide to Energy-Saving Light Bulbs
Guide to Energy-Saving Lights
Uses for Vinegar - Green Cleaning and Vinegar
There are dozens of surprising uses for vinegar. Share your favorites with fellow readers.
Christmas Tree Recycling Made Easy
Christmas tree recycling is a post-holiday chore that's a lot easier than it used to be. Fortunately, many local governments, retail stores and other groups are making it easier to recycle a Christmas tree. Get the facts on Christmas tree recycling before you deck the halls.
8 Benefits of Green Buildings
Why do people build green buildings? There are many benefits to green buildings and sustainable architecture. Construction costs may or may not be higher, but energy efficiency and water conservation mean green buildings and sustainable architecture are actually cheaper -- in the short run and the long run. Get the facts on green building benefits.
Spring Cleaning Made Easy
Spring cleaning just got a lot easier with this spring cleaning list. Help for spring clean up after pets and kids, outdoor clean up, and green cleaning tips. Start your springcleaning today!
Try Homemade Dish Detergent
For clean, sparkling dishes and glasses, try a natural, homemade dish detergent that's safe for you and the environment. Washing your dishes doesn't have to dirty the environment with homemade dishwasher detergent.