Living Green: Recycle those empty snack bags and flip-flops!
Second Life By Cari Scribner/Life@Home Flip-Flops (new or in good condition) The Flip Flops For Families Organization ships flip-flops all over the world to less fortunate families that walk barefoot....
View ArticleLiving Green: Get more green mileage out of your appliances
Making the Most of It By Cari Scribner/Life@Home Spring is an ideal time to take stock of your home’s major appliances, inventorying any that need replacing, and establishing better habits for using...
View ArticleLiving Green: Clever tips to reduce your family’s garbage
Waste Not, Want Not By Cari Scribner/Life@Home In her remarkable new book, Zero Waste Home, Bea Johnson gives cheerful, motivating, results-oriented advice for reducing the trash and recyclables that...
View ArticleLiving Green: How ending food waste can help the environment — and your wallet
Food for Thought By Cari Scribner/Life@Home It’s summertime, and many of us are visiting farmers markets to create lovely, tasty meals with foods produced locally. After your family has enjoyed dinner,...
View ArticleLiving Green: Skip the sprays and the powders!
What’s In Your Sunscreen? By Cari Scribner/Life@Home If you’re like many families, you’ve planned an August vacation to celebrate the culmination of another memorable summer season. Whether you’re...
View ArticleLiving Green: Going green at home
Think Global, Act Local By Cari Scribner/Life@Home Every effort we make in our homes and businesses to reduce waste and protect the Earth helps pave the way for global change. Worldwatch Institute, an...
View ArticleLiving Green: Is your heat escaping your house? There’s a solution for that.
Audit Time By Cari Scribner/Life@Home Outdoor temperatures are dipping, and, alas, it’s time to turn the thermostat on after a long, hot summer. We all want to make sure every dollar we spend to keep...
View ArticleLiving Green: Not Sure Where to Go Green?
(How about your bathroom?) By Cari Scribner/Life@Home Greening up your bathroom doesn’t mean painting it lime or forest green. It means taking a look at the products you have in this high-traffic room,...
View ArticleLiving Green: Ways to make your holiday more eco-friendly
Have a Holly, Jolly Green Christmas By Cari Scribner/Life@Home Here’s wishing everyone a green Christmas — green as in eco-friendly. If making your holidays greener is something you’re interested in...
View ArticleLiving Green: Eco-Resolutions
By Cari Scribner/Life@Home American households spend an average of $1,036 per year on food that is wasted, for a staggering total of $2.5 billion across the country. A look back on the 2013 Living...
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