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Whether it’s energy savings or just trying to do your part there are a few things you need to be teaching your kids about how to run a household. If you’re on a mission to educate your children about sustainable living practices start in a few of these easy to understand areas:
The Garden: teach your kids the value of home grown produce and also how much work it takes to tend a garden. Show them all about how soil, water and sun work together to grow plants and watch them develop an interest like you wouldn’t believe.
The Bathroom: one thing kids are notorious for is wasting water – don’t let this happen to your family! Tell your kids how long their showers should be and recruit them not to flush after every use. And of course for the younger kids teach them how to turn off the water while brushing.
In the Classroom: talk to your kids’ teachers about recycling and coming up with a lesson to suit the subject. You’ll get involved and it’s totally interactive – why not?

A great way to help out the environment, and yourself is to bike to nearby areas, or even distant areas if you are able to without the use of public transportation or a car. This will help to decrease the amount of pollution that is gradually taking over the world. Biking is a popular method for many because the amount of money that can be saved on gas, especially with the high gas prices now a days. The short distances that you bike everyday will gradually add up, think about (more…)

Although recycling is important, many people do not recycle properly. One of the first steps to recycling is to recycle correctly which may require a bit of research. Check online websites to make sure that you are recycling the proper way, determining whether a plastic container is garbage or recyclable. This will make a difference in the way you recycle. The internet offers many tips and suggestions as to how you can recycle and make a difference in the environment.

Another way to recycle within the (more…)

Recycling today means much more than turning in your empty soda bottles or cans for cash. Shopping bags made of cloth are becoming the popular way to save plastic or paper bags from piling up in landfills.

Cloth bags are very convenient–they fold up nicely and many can be kept inside of one cloth bag, making it simple to take a number of them when shopping. They are usually made of canvas or nylon, which makes them lightweight but very durable for holding heavy items. That means no more worrying about the bags ripping open when (more…)

There are many products in your home that you can recycle and turn into art after using them. This is not only going to help you conserve materials and protect the environment, but it can also help you save money, get organized and add decor to your home. Glass is one of the easiest things that you can reuse several times in your home. Taking class wine bottles, washing them out, and wrapping them with twine or beads is a great way to create (more…)