Do you have a bag full of reusable bags at home? Most of us have accumulated a collection of totes – the kind given out at events, with magazine subscriptions, or as thank you’s for charitable donations. But having them doesn’t do any good if you don’t use them! Reusable bags aren’t just for the […]
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Reconsider fast fashion when holiday shopping. Cheap, mass-produced clothes make it easy to buy trendy items that get discarded after a season or two, but the environmental costs are steep. In addition to the sheer volume of clothing that ends up in landfills, the fashion industry is responsible for 10% of global carbon emissions each
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Did you know that 40% of all food produced in the U.S. goes to waste? In one year, the average family of four throws out over 1,000 pounds of food, spending $1,500 on uneaten food! Throwing away food is not only bad for your budget, it’s bad for the planet. When food waste decomposes it
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How many paper bills do you still get in the mail? Sign up for paperless billing to save trees and money! If you’re like us, you get a bill in the mail but pay it online and just throw the bill away. Few people sit down to write checks and mail their payments back in
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If you’re someone who likes to have a green lawn, you likely also spend a lot of time and money to keep it that way. Between mowing, weeding and watering, our lawns need a lot of care! And that care impacts the environment, which is why many people are moving to install artificial lawns. They’re
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Every year, over 100 billion pounds of food is wasted in the United States. Unless you’re extremely diligent about your food scraps, we all create food waste. Instead of throwing out your scraps, think about how they can be better utilized through composting! If you don’t have the space or time to create your own
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Single-use water bottles are incredibly wasteful, and are so easy to stop using! We don’t recommend re-using those plastic bottles as the plastic begins to break down over time and you’ll end up ingesting plastic particles. Instead, find new ways to stay hydrated. Step One: Find your perfect reusable water bottle. There are great options
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For the month of September, we’re challenging you to show us your green lifestyle! Try out one of our Green Tips below or share your Green Tips with us for a chance to win a $50 gift card to a local green company of your choice (think The Refill Station in Portsmouth or the Market
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Have you talked with the kids in your life about how they can also live a greener lifestyle? There are a lot of small things that kids can do to help make a positive impact on our environment and introducing these concepts early can create lifelong habits! Make sure they turn off lights when they’re
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We recently talked about how refill stores can help you reduce your food and product packaging waste. Another way to do this is to shop local at farmers’ markets! Farmers’ markets don’t just showcase fruits and vegetable vendors, many of them also include crafters, butchers, brewers, florists and more! You’ll eat better, save on food packaging, and get
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