Archive for the 'Eco-Friendly' Category



How green do you have to be to really make a difference?

After writing the last two posts on plastic straws and glass straws, it really started me thinking about things and our environment.
It seems like everywhere I turn, the “green” movement is becoming more prevalent in our society. Big name companies are jumping on the bandwagon by providing “green” line of products or you’ll see [...]

Glass straws as an eco-friendly alternative to plastic straws

Following my previous post on trying to find a wide diameter plastic straw, I did some searching on how straws are made and it’s too much to explain here nor do I quite understand the entire process.
But during my search, I became fascinated with the whole “glass straws” I see being advertised. [...]

Energy saving light bulbs CFL on special price at home depot

I try to do what I can to be more eco-friendly so imagine my surprised when I was at home depot yesterday looking for storage containers and walked by the aisle for light bulbs to discover the energy saving light bulbs, aka compact fluorescent light (cfl) were on some kind introductory/promotional price!
We have a few [...]