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Archive for the ‘Recycle’ Category

July 28th, 2008

Eight Green Computer Tips

My modem busted three days ago. Sadness. I’ve been offline, and had plenty of time to think, let me tell you. Seriously though, I missed being online, it felt odd to go three days sans email and blogs.
Anyhow, I’ve got a nice new modem, and to celebrate my return to the lovely online world of […]

By Jennifer -- 2 comments

June 30th, 2008

Reusable Bag Feature Round Up

Our month-long June theme was the hefty topic of reusable shopping bags. We blogged and blogged bags, and yet there’s so much more we could have blogged. Bags are a big deal. We’ll likely revisit this feature at some point. If you missed any bag goodness, here’s a round-up of all things reusable bags…
The BYOB […]

By Jennifer -- 0 comments

June 27th, 2008

Inexpensive Reusable Grocery Bags

Inexpensive is relative; one person’s inexpensive is another person’s not so much. However, for the sake of this post, I’m naming right around $10 and under as a decent inexpensive bag. Yeah you can get store brand non-washable bags for 99 cents, but I’m more on the fence of folks buying a decent washable set. […]

By Jennifer -- 10 comments

June 25th, 2008

Make Your Own Oilcloth Bags

Check out these adorable reusable lunch sacks - just one more option for cutting your bag use. I’m thinking you could even make these bigger and work out some sort of handle. A crafty sewer (read not me) could do that. The only downside is that you can’t machine wash these, but wiping down is […]

By Jennifer -- 0 comments

June 10th, 2008

How Many Reusable Bags Do You Need?

This is a tough question to crack, but one you may be wondering about if you’re considering buying some reusable bags for grocery and other shopping trips.
How many grocery bags?:
I used to have a bunch of odd shaped bags. Now I have eight that are exactly the same size; 12″ wide x 12.25″ tall […]

By Jennifer -- 2 comments

June 10th, 2008

Reusable Bag Challenge Update - How Are You Doing?

Just checking in to see how everyone is doing with their reusable bag challenge this month.
How I’m doing:
My grand total count of plastic bags in the house this month - counting all produce bags, basic grocery bags, and bags from other stores is - 1.
I got one plastic bag. AND you won’t believe how stupid […]

By Jennifer -- 13 comments