February 25th, 2009 Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)
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Name: Thomas Korthuis
Email: [email protected]
Site: http://www.move2create.com
About: I was born in The Netherlands in 1982 and now reside in Orlando, FL, USA. I do web, graphics and audio/video design.
I believe that you can bring change through little and big steps. Big steps for those that like change, little steps for those that don't.
Ecotipsforlife.com is not only meant to become a useful reference but also catalogs my own personal journey toward becoming more environ-mind(ed)See Authors Posts (62)
Budget: $0 – FREE
Time required: minutes, days, weeks, whatever you decide
Estimated impact: Huge, reused items are diverted from landfills and new stuff is not being bought, hence not causing additional waste in production, packaging, etc.
The FreeCycle Network is a entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving and receiving stuff for free in their own towns.
The have groups all over the USA that you can join fro free. You can then post your stuff that you would like to give away and browse through stuff that people a giving away.
This provides a platform for anyone looking to reuse and recycle.
Take a look at: http://www.freecycle.org and find out more info about your local FreeCycle group.
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February 10th, 2009 Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)closeAuthor: Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)
Name: Thomas Korthuis
Email: [email protected]
Site: http://www.move2create.com
About: I was born in The Netherlands in 1982 and now reside in Orlando, FL, USA. I do web, graphics and audio/video design.
I believe that you can bring change through little and big steps. Big steps for those that like change, little steps for those that don't.
Ecotipsforlife.com is not only meant to become a useful reference but also catalogs my own personal journey toward becoming more environ-mind(ed)See Authors Posts (62)
Budget: $0
Time required: few minutes
Estimated Impact: Energy savings
Tip: Because solid items hold cold better then empty space/air your fridge or freezer needs more energy to keep all the contents nice and cold, whenever it gets low on contents.
Consider filling up some op this space with some water filled containers you may have lying around (like in your plastic recycling bin…).
This way you’re reusing the bottles that you where going to recycle and your helping your fridge to stay cool with less energy.
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February 4th, 2009 Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)closeAuthor: Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)
Name: Thomas Korthuis
Email: [email protected]
Site: http://www.move2create.com
About: I was born in The Netherlands in 1982 and now reside in Orlando, FL, USA. I do web, graphics and audio/video design.
I believe that you can bring change through little and big steps. Big steps for those that like change, little steps for those that don't.
Ecotipsforlife.com is not only meant to become a useful reference but also catalogs my own personal journey toward becoming more environ-mind(ed)See Authors Posts (62)
Going green can be simple, but might not always seem that way to others. Here are 5 steps to getting the people around you on board.
- Step 2: No really….., don’t push it | Although going green is becoming the ever more popular lifestyle, to a lot of people it’s hard to shake certain ideas they might have about being green (you know, going green = living like a hippie in the woods with no water or electricity….). So take it easy and start introducing a greener lifestyle to them through simple changes like:
- Step 3: Start slow by providing a simple easy to do routine | Example: next time you visit you friend(s) or family leave a container to deposit their plastic in. By doing this they’re doing a great thing for the ecosystem and are greatly reducing their garbage output. Let them know where they can go to recycle the plastic in the area or, if need be, offer to pickup the plastic when the bin gets filled.
- Step 4: Suggest some small changes | Example: change an incandescent lightbulb to LED or CFL, suggest replacing some kitchen paper by a reusable kitchen towel or recycled kitchen paper
- Step 5: Send them to ecotipsforlife.com….
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February 20th, 2008 Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)closeAuthor: Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)
Name: Thomas Korthuis
Email: [email protected]
Site: http://www.move2create.com
About: I was born in The Netherlands in 1982 and now reside in Orlando, FL, USA. I do web, graphics and audio/video design.
I believe that you can bring change through little and big steps. Big steps for those that like change, little steps for those that don't.
Ecotipsforlife.com is not only meant to become a useful reference but also catalogs my own personal journey toward becoming more environ-mind(ed)See Authors Posts (62)
Budget: $0
Time required: Depends on the size of your carpet and location of a recycle depot
Estimated Impact: Checkout the calculator on carpetrecovery.org for you personal impact
Tip: If you are planning to do some home flooring renovations consider recycling your old carpet by dropping it of at a carpet recycling depot. The Carpet America Recovery Effort (C.A.R.E. more info at carpetrecovery.org) has a list of Carpet Reclamation Partners in the US here: http://carpetrecovery.org/waste.php
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December 18th, 2007 Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)closeAuthor: Thomas (Ecotipsforlife.com Admin)
Name: Thomas Korthuis
Email: [email protected]
Site: http://www.move2create.com
About: I was born in The Netherlands in 1982 and now reside in Orlando, FL, USA. I do web, graphics and audio/video design.
I believe that you can bring change through little and big steps. Big steps for those that like change, little steps for those that don't.
Ecotipsforlife.com is not only meant to become a useful reference but also catalogs my own personal journey toward becoming more environ-mind(ed)See Authors Posts (62)
Budget required: $0-$10
Time required: Seconds
Estimated Impact: Save 250+ plastic or 100+ paper bags a year
Tip: Buy a large bag or two that you can reuse. In our case for example, we have a bag that, when loaded, almost fills the entire shopping. We got the bag at Ikea for under $1. You fold it up and throw it in your shopping cart, do your shopping and while checking out you pack the stuf into the reusable bag instead of plastic or paper. Outside the savings in plastic or paper it also has a great time-saving advantage since you now have fewer bags to pack in and out of your car. Make sure to get sturdy large bag you like and feels comfortable to you.
Also you may want to opt for a cooler. If you have any perishable items like dairy and meat products and you don’t want lying around in a warm car, you can also keep a reusable cooler in the back of your car. It can be a real fancy one or just one of those cheap ones you can pick up at Walgreens. They keep cool for a very long time and you can use them for years. This way you can also do some errands on your way back from shopping and you don’t have to race like hell drive fast
Calculate your personal impact
Example: Let’s say you shop every week and have an average of 5 plastic bags every time. Using this scenario you have just saved 260 plastic bags (5 bags per visit times the 52 weeks of a year, 5 x 52 ). Did you know it takes 20 years for a plastic bag to decompose? This way you will save the planet at least 5200 years of trying to decompose the one-time plastics you used for only about 30 minutes.
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