Posted by lindseyshoe
Are you walking the green mile? If you’re trying to walk down the green path, just what are you walking on? Walking and cycling are of course great eco-friendly, not to mention healthy, transportation alternatives but are you’re shoes planet-friendly?
Posted by Lisa Carey
Some people debate on which came first, the chicken or the egg. Others debate if over or under uses less toilet paper. If you’re a debater, let’s decide which is greener: glasses or contacts?
Do you wear contacts? If so, are they the disposable variety? If they are, how often do you throw them out and get new ones? Everything adds up. That’s what most of us have a tendency to forget sometimes. One easy thing to overlook is packaging material, especially for small products.
Same thing goes for glasses, how often do you replace them? When you replace them, do you always replace both the frame and the lenses?
Now that I’m thinking about it, this is a really silly debate to be having. Why? Because if you wear contacts, then you probably also have a pair of glasses. In fact, I don’t know any contact wearer who does not also own a pair of glasses.
I do, however, know several people who only wear glasses, and not contacts.
I think that’s our answer. The greenest choice is to only have glasses.
But, I wear contacts. And I also have a pair of glasses.
However, my contacts are gas permeable, and I only need to replace them once every 4 years. I do need contact solution though. I go through a 3 ounce bottle every six weeks. This bottle comes with a cardboard box, and a paper instruction insert. All of this packaging is recyclable.
My glasses are 5 years old. But, I’m getting ready to replace them. When I replace my glasses, my old glasses will be donated. I’ve had the same case for 10 years. When I do get new glasses, I am going to get Teklite lenses.
Teklite is going green by donating the scrap plastic for secondary uses. Teklite also packages their products in recycled (and recyclable material), plants a tree for each order placed, uses less water during production of their lenses. They do a variety of things in the production of their lenses to be more environmentally friendly.
Want to learn more about Teklite environmentally friendly eyeglass lenses? Click here.
As in all things, the answer is to just be smart. Be aware of what you use and what you have. Keep in mind that you will always produce more waste if you wear daily disposable contacts than if you wear bi-weekly, monthly, or gas permeable.
Posted by carrie_roll
If you pee in the shower, this post is for you.
If you don’t pee in the shower, keep reading. You might change your mind.
The average toilet flush is 3.2 gallons.
You can lower this amount by adding a brick to your toilet’s water tank.
However, here’s an alternative thought.
Most people take a shower every day of the week.
Some people pee in the shower.
If you pee in the shower (instead of flushing your pee down the toilet) you save 3.2 gallons of water per day.
Let’s assume you’ve been taking showers every day since you were 10 years old.
Let’s assume that since your tenth birthday, you peed every day in the shower, instead of flushing the toilet, thereby personally saving 3.2 gallons of water every day.
Using this chart, you can see how old you are, and how much water you have saved.
Congratulations!
Posted by carrie_roll
Mahboob, a member of the GreenJoyment community from Bangladesh, sent this article to me. I posted it here on GreenJoyment to share with everyone.
With our last reserves of oil and gas hastily running out on us, the likelihood of the world stepping into an energy crisis situation is not far away. As Thomas Edison once said, “I hope we don’t have to wait ’til oil and coal run out before we tackle that.” According to scientist R Buckminster Fuller, “There is no energy crisis, only a crisis of ignorance.”
As such, the time has come for the world to buck up and tap into other sources of energy that are not just renewable, but also sustainable. A few such renewable energy resources that have been tapped so far include wind energy, solar energy, biomass, hydropower and geothermal energy.
Posted by lindseyshoe
Looking for some delicious and nutritious recipes to use after you have finished foraging for food? Try this original fried dandelion recipe and suggestions for other great places to look for cooking. Share your favorites with us!
Posted by lindseyshoe
Medicinal Plants, including herbs, have been used by humans since the beginning of time. But whether it’s plants or medicinal herbs, how can you know which medicinal plants and herbs to use? And for what symptoms?
Consider these resources to help you learn more about medicinal plants and herbs, their safety, growing them and using them.
Posted by csmith
Earth911.com is a great source for finding a neighborhood place to recycle everything.
Posted by lindseyshoe
Paper or plastic used to be the question of the day when shopping. Find out what retailers are doing about that question and why.
Posted by lindseyshoe
It’s a new year and a new decade–so what’s new in electronics? The 2010 CES (Consumer Electronics Show), held this month in Las Vegas, has exciting–and green–products!