Compostable cups, plates, bowls, etc. How cool! Mansfield Paper: http://www.mansfieldpaper.com/environmentallysafe.htmlStaples GreenWave: http://www.staples.com/office/supplies/StaplesProductDisplay?&storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10051&partNumber=712662&cm_mmc=GoogleBase-_-Shopping-_-Office_Supplies_%253E_Breakroom_Supplies_-_-712662-GC16S&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=712662 Other links to check out:Pay As You Throw Garbage ProgramEPA – Pay As You Throw http://www.epa.gov/payt/states/md.htmI can’t believe that Aberdeen (the next town over has this program and we do not…)http://www.carr.org/mtairy/reports/recycle_.htm I think that PAYT should be mandatory along with recycling everywhere – […]
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RSS feed for this sectionThe Great Diaper Debate
So, my thoughts on the great diaper debate (cloth vs. disposable) are as follows. I do use disposable diapers on occasion. Probably 1-5 per week. Usually I use them when I am washing the cloth diapers or when we are going to be out all day. Otherwise I use cloth. I have a mix of […]
Saving Gas
At the recommendation of my middlest sister I have reduced my driving speed to 60 or below as much as possible. It worked!! I normally get about 21 mpg and this fill up I made it all the way to 400 miles on one tank of gas. That is 23 mpg and a savings of […]
A car that runs on Compressed Air…
Jason’s Aunt and Uncle sent us this link and I just think it is the coolest thing. Of course, getting it here in America is a long shot since the oil and car companies would boycot it but… http://www.onecataircar.com/ Another version… I am assuming by a different company is http://www.theaircar.com/acf/index.html The second website has options […]
Junk Mail
I’ve been making an effort to call the magazines and catalogs that I receive and be removed from their lists. In addition to saving a few trees, it should also save me the time of sorting through all that stuff… plus, I do most of my shopping online these days anyway. I also found that […]