Have A Green Thanksgiving!

POSTED BY elaine on Nov 21 under Eco Friendly Events, Eco-friendly

Of all the holidays to celebrate, Thanksgiving seems to be the one without so many frills that may be environmentally harmful. Except for all the food, and the clean-up that goes with it, Thanksgiving is all about families gathering together and less about the commercial aspect of it. Which means, there are no decorations to [...]

Another Trash for Cash Opportunity from Kashless

POSTED BY elaine on Nov 16 under Eco-friendly, Garbage and Waste

The Seattle Post describes this website, Kashless, as sort of an E-bay site without using money. Or its the Craigslist for Free Items. Those with items for disposal can instead post this on the site and someone who has more use for them can take dibs on it. It sounds like a pretty basic barter, [...]

ThredUP: Swap Clothes Online

POSTED BY elaine on Oct 30 under Eco Business, Eco-Fashion, Eco-friendly

I don’t know anybody who doesn’t have clothes they don’t actually need in their closet. We all have clothes that just sit there, waiting to be in season or be worn again. Sometimes, that never happens and the clothes sit there for years. Giving them away is an act of goodwill, but there’s another [...]