In the previous bulk food post we looked at why you should buy bulk. Now we’ll look at options for carrying your bulk food. Stores offer plastic bags and twist ties, and neither are too eco-friendly. Here’s all your options…
The small green step – plastic bags from the store:
Bulk food is an excellent eco-option. Even if you use nothing but plastic bags to store your bulk food items in, you’re still coming out ahead eco-wise in my opinion. Most food items aren’t just packaged once, but two and three times. Consider oatmeal – you’ve got the box, plus …read more

Check out this adorable altered reusable tote – the PEEPS Printed Canvas Tote. Is there anything grosser than PEEPS? I hate them, but I might put a pack of them to good use with this project, which you have to admit is way too cute for a kid. AND fun to make.

This is a great do-together parent/kid project. Learn how to make your own at Craftzine. And don’t let the Easter message get the best of you. This project could easily be altered for any old season. Use various other stamps, like beach scene, or holly berries, etc, to make …read more

Instructables and Discover magazine have joined forces and right now are running the Green Science Fair For a Better Planet contest and event. I actually meant to post on this sooner (bad me). The contest is complied of every sort of green project you can think of, but each project needs to be instructions, a how to go green, make a green something, or use green ideas for something off the charts odd.
Voting ends tomorrow. So right now you can go vote or even still submit, if you’re quick. There are all kinds of things to see at the event …read more

Recycle Works has an excellent page of creative reuse project links – perfect for kids and adults. Some of what you’ll find includes:
Colorful envelopes made out of old magazine or calender pages.
Bird feeder from a milk carton
One of their links will take you to the KinderArt Art From Recycled Materials page, which is great. You’ll find stuff like…

Egg cup flowers
Keychain
Art Savers
A Bug Village
And lots more

Another of their links will shoot you over to the Goddess of Garbage a dumpster diving, creative sort, who makes things like candle holders from found objects.
Plenty of reuse projects for the whole summer. Plus at …read more