The Container Recycling Institute reports that Americans will buy an estimated 34.6 billion single-serve (1 liter or less) plastic water bottles in 2009. More than 75 percent of those bottles will end up in landfills or incinerators, rather than being...

The following is a guest post from Marguerite Inscoe For those of us who live an organic lifestyle (or try really hard to), it’s knowing where our food comes from that matters to us most. What confirmed my conversion was learning my son’s...

This entry is part 74 of 74 in the series all things eco Welcome to the November 2nd, 2009 edition of All Things Eco. Be sure to Stumble the posts you like, or submit them to other social bookmarking services. Let's promote each other, as well as this...

October 30th's Tip Last minute costumes: Halloween is tomorrow, and you don't have a costume ready? Save money and sanity and reuse stuff in your home to create a costume. Laundry Take an old laundry basket and cut out the bottom so you put it over...

PVC - What is it? Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a relatively cheap and widely used chlorinated plastic. It is naturally rigid and in this form is used in many ways, including by the building industry. Through the addition of various chemical additives,...