An Easy Go Green!

Tuesday night as we were leaving the school concert, we all noticed a bunch of programs still on the seats. Then we noticed someone from the cleaning crew starting to throw them away. Yikes! The girls ran through the room, weaving through the parents, and collected every last one of those things. They brought them home and put them where they belong: in the recycling bin. An Easy Go Green!

5 months since plastic wrap

It's been at least 5 months since I've used plastic wrap. The last time I ran out, I said "that's it. No more". I use plates on top of bowls to keep leftovers covered in the fridge. If we have an apple or onion cut that needs saving, I just put it cut side down on a small plate and it's fine. An Easy Go Green!

Green Floor Cleaner

"Oh my gosh, your floors are so shiny! What do you use?" No, that's not the lead in a floor cleaner ad. My girlfriend came over today for lunch and as soon as she walked in the door, that's what she said. Imagine her surprise when I told her all I used was white vinegar and water. Ya, about 2C of vinegar in 2 gallons of water and WA-LA clean, shiny wood floors. I'd like to take credit for that discovery but when we moved in, I asked the installer what to use and that's what he told me. Sounded good to me: it's easy, cheap & most importantly, non-toxic! An Easy Go Green!

An Easy Go Green!

At work there was a stack of unused, unfolded boxes in the front hall. They were brand new but no longer needed by our office. Seems they were going to...get this...THROW THEM AWAY! Knowing my passion for recycling-yes, I do walk by the trash can and pull paper out and put it in the recycling bin-they did give me a chance to rescue them.

I saved all 85 boxes from the impending doom. What a relief. Now what to do with all these boxes?

Ah Ha! School! I marched in the school with one box folded to show the size and a stack underneath my other arm. I felt like a peddler from the past. Within 10 minutes they were gone. You'd be surprised what those teachers will use. Keep them in mind whenever your office gets rid of office supplies. They can even use envelopes or stationery with old letter head on it. I've seen companies bring in old company manuals emptied of the contents for the teachers to reuse the binders. An Easy Go Green!