Green Products Directory » environment http://greenproductsdir.com Eco-friendly and green products directory Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:31:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Turn Those Lights Out http://greenproductsdir.com/2010/01/02/turn-thoses-lights-out/ http://greenproductsdir.com/2010/01/02/turn-thoses-lights-out/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:44:18 +0000 admin http://greenproductsdir.com/?p=488 You want to go green, but you don’t know how. Well, start with just turning off the lights. Lights that are on, but no one is in the room using the light is money going out of your wallet and wasting energy. I read that lights is about 12% of the home’s energy bills. So start going green by turning off the lights that are not needed than advance up. Make it a family rule the last one out of the room turns the lights off.

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Teachers between now and the first of the New Year your class will be doing a lot of arts alnd crafts. This is a good time to use up all the newspapers you saved to make a paper mache something. Also when the children start cutting things out of the colored paper save the pieces to make a colorful collage or to glue around a plastic bottle, cardboard container or box. There is so many things to make so recycle, recycle and recycle some more to make great presents for the children’s parents.

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Some children are very glad school is out and believe it or not others do like school being out for the summer.  Children get bored easy and they can get into trouble if their hands are not kept busy. 

Think of things they can do around the house that is fun.  Children like art and making things.  Instead of throwing away the newspapers help the children make a paper mache of the world,  Sponge Bob or what ever they can come up with.  Take empty pop can and make a wind chime.  You can even find scraps around the house and start making those Christmas ornaments for the Christmas tree early.  They can make items to put on the table at your 4th of July party.  Let the children plant their own garden. Children love to get their hands dirty. 

If you can think of things for children to do that is fun and helps the environment send us a comment and let us and the other readers know.  Have a great, safe and healthy summer.

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Are you planning a special event and need a catering service.  An event like a wedding, birthday or anniversary party.   If so, you will want to ask the catering service if they are eco-friendly.  If the company you work for is going to have a corporate lunch or dinner I hope they will use a eco- friendly catering service.  There are a lot of catering services out there that are really good but are they eco-friendly?

We are going green and we can not stop now.  There are some things you need to ask your caterer before you hire them.

  1. Are they serving organic foods like organic vegetables?
  2. How about the meat being served.  Whether the meat is beef, pork or poultry is it organic.  Is meat free of  hormones and antibiotics?
  3. Are they using biodegradable and compostable products such as plates, cups, cutlery and food storage containers?
  4. What about the dairy and eggs they use, are they from organic sources?

Having a party is a lot of fun but we want to be good for us, our guests and the environment to.  So before you sign,  ask are you a go green company?

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If you are cooking out at home use reusable tablecloths and napkins.

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I was driving to a soccer game last night, just one day after Earth Day and what I saw really upset me.  I saw a big stream of  black smoke coming up the highway towards me. It was a pick-up truck with a huge trail of black smoke streaming out of its tail pipe. This giant bellow of black smoke reminds me of when people used to burn tires.

After this truck drove past me it only took a minute and my airway felt as if it was closing in on me and my chest became tight. As the horrible smell fell on me I began to cough continously. I was so angry after I wanted to call 911 to report this heinous crime but I did not. I just went on to the soccer game and enjoyed it thinking we people need educated on the fact we are hurting the air that we and others breathe.

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How to go green

How to go green at home

How to go green at work

green activities for kids

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