by dave | Jul 1, 2012 | Staff Column
Back to the tips. Cotton swabs often use either a paperboard or plastic spindle (the stick between the two cotton ends). If the entire U.S. switched to paperboard spindles, the petroleum energy saved would be equivalent to over 1,500,000 gallons of gasoline. By the...
by dave | Jul 1, 2012 | Staff Column
Back to the tips. Five reasons to ride your bike: Riding at moderate speed burns over 500 calories per hour. The average person loses 13 pounds in their first year of commuting via bicycle. Most car trips in the US are shorter than 3 miles. That may be less than 15...
by dave | Jul 1, 2012 | Staff Column
Back to the tips. “Step 1: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees” See that familiar step? Skip it. Seriously, skip it. Why spend the energy to heat a small volume of air, only to release that air when you open the oven door to put in your delicious baked good...
by dave | Jul 1, 2012 | Staff Column
Back to the tips. Caution: you may not want to read this tip if you are eating. By the time a child is potty trained, a parent will have changed up to 8,000 dirty diapers. That is over 3 million tons of waste that is added to landfills each year! Two more sustainable...
by dave | Jul 1, 2012 | Staff Column
Back to the tips. Throw out that bottled water. Wait, recycle! Better yet, skip the bottle altogether! Each year, 1.5 million tons of plastic waste is produced from bottled water. Need some more reasons to kick the habit? Keep on scrolling down! ...
