eco-friendly Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/eco-friendly/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sat, 03 Apr 2021 16:11:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Try These Halloween Earth-Friendly Fun Ideas https://smthingscount.com/2016/10/29/try-these-halloween-earth-friendly-fun-ideas/ Sat, 29 Oct 2016 16:10:44 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5321 Here it is, two days before Halloween, and you’re getting ready.  There’s a lot of waste (trash and your money) on this holiday.  Read 10

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]]> Vegan or Not–A Great New Drink https://smthingscount.com/2016/05/25/vegan-or-not-a-great-new-drink/ Wed, 25 May 2016 18:39:45 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4920 TO MY VEGAN FRIENDS (and other lovers of Bailey’s Irish Cream): Bailey’s has decided to, as they say, “get with the times” and offer a

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]]> Making Fun of Myself https://smthingscount.com/2015/09/19/making-fun-of-myself/ Sat, 19 Sep 2015 17:34:38 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4139 So, I’m one of those super-pro-environment people–avoid pesticides, treat food-animals humanely, work toward a real, honest, agreed-upon, and followed definition of “organic.”  That sort of

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]]> Cure for Frosted Windshield https://smthingscount.com/2014/11/29/cure-for-frosted-windshield/ Sat, 29 Nov 2014 19:21:39 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3290 Don’t waste plastic or paper trying to keep frost from your windshield.  Instead, be more earth-friendly by coating it the night before with a mixture

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]]> Dryer Balls? https://smthingscount.com/2014/02/15/dryer-balls/ Sat, 15 Feb 2014 19:13:26 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2521 Laundry tip: try using dryer balls in your dryer.  Yes, there is such a thing.  There are homemade wool ones or (gulp!) commercial plastic ones

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]]> Shopping Hint to Gift the World https://smthingscount.com/2013/12/21/shopping-hint-to-gift-the-world/ Sat, 21 Dec 2013 18:37:57 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2373 Here’s an idea to follow this shopping season and throughout the year: Pre-cycle.  That is, before you buy think about which items have the most waste in

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]]> Time/Energy Laundry Tip https://smthingscount.com/2013/11/23/timeenergy-laundry-tip/ Sat, 23 Nov 2013 18:17:41 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2281 Shorten laundry drying time and save energy. Add two dry towels to the load. They’ll draw moisture out of the other items, and the redistributed moisture

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]]> Earth-Friendly Tip: Power to the Earth https://smthingscount.com/2013/04/27/earth-friendly-tip-power-to-the-earth/ Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:23:28 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=1574 40% of the electricity used in the average home goes to electronics when they’re powered off but still plugged in.  If we avoided all that phantom

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