7.5 pounds of trash per day?

Here's a simple fact: In Texas, each person generates 7.5 pounds of trash per day and 42% is paper! YIKES!! That's alarming and makes me reevaluate. We are doing our best to recycle, but are we also reducing how much we generate? Hmmm....

While browsing the internet, I love to find new and cool Green tips, I found some cool info on www.smart2begreen.com recently. Hope you find some helpful tips and inspiration. Do tell others what you are doing to live a greener life. Share this blog. You just might inspire them to set a New Year's resolution to recycle and live greener. That's how I started January 2008, recycling paper and plastic. Now, I recycle everything I can and enjoy sharing with others.

Oikos Yogurt Review and Giveaway

For Free Greek Yogurt, visit http://gatheringmyroses.blogspot.com

The offer ends Dec. 14 so don't delay! Yummmm! : )

Cold Weather and Bubble Wrap

Cool ways to reuse bubble wrap.

*You can use extra bubble wrap to protect your patio and delicate garden plants from frost.
*Expecting an overnight freeze? Put a layer of bubble wrap over your car's windshield, the ice will be covering the bubble wrap and not the glass, then you will spend less time scraping and defrosting!
*Greenhouse walls can be lined with bubble wrap to help keep the cold of winter out.
*How about lining your windows with your extra bubble wrap? A helpful barrier against the cold seeping in.

Remember, Reduce, Reuse then Recycle.

Green Summer

With Summer vacation and children out of school, you will appreciate www.LocalKidzStuff.com for local happenings. Not interested in playing referee all Summer long? I searched "Green Summer Activities" and "Green Summer Fun". See what you can find.

Food, Inc.
There is an amazing movie coming out this summer called “Food, Inc.” If you value your health, and want to make better decisions for yourself and your family, check out the trailer. I didn't find a location near me playing it yet. But hope to before Summer is over.

Be a Green American!
I find this extremely impressive! It has always griped me to find American flags made in China! Woohoo! not only are these 100% American made, but they are made of recycled water/soda bottles. Check them out today!! Independence day is just a month a way. www.letsgogreen.biz P.S. they have eco-friendly trash bags too!

GoRecycle411
GoRecycle411 is a Facebook application that allows you to enter how many cans, bottles, newspapers, or office paper you’ve recycled and the application tells you how much energy you saved and keeps a tally. It then translates your energy into how many barrels of oil, trees, gallons of water, pounds of carbon dioxide, kilowatts of electricity, and cubic yards of garbage you save. It also keeps track of how much everyone using the application is saving. Interesting! : )