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Tru Earth laundry detergent – 94% less packaging (and it works)
Tru Earth Laundry detergent is a convenient and very eco-friendly way to clean your clothes. There is 94% less packaging compared to regular detergent
How To Dispose Of Your Mattress Without Sending It To Landfill
Increasingly, North American tastes are leaning towards mattresses made primarily out of foam - even those with springs in the core will have foam on either side. Additionally, pillowtop mattresses aren't flippable. Because of these developments, mattress lives have...
Now is the time to recycle your electronics
Why is it important to recycle your old electronics? This infographic explains it all.
Seven Things I Didn’t Know About Electric Cars
We are in the market for a new car and so we thought that maybe the time is right to look at electric vehicles. We've been thinking about them for a while and I admit that if I ever win Loto 649 the first thing I'll do is buy a Tesla model S. Up until this year, Tesla...
BonApp launches its First Food Sharing fridge at le 5ième
BonApp, the brainchild of Geneviève Rousseau, is all about helping extra food stay out of the (new) compost program in Montreal. The idea is for people to share excess produce before it goes bad. To facilitate this exchange, BonApp is setting up its first 5 fridges...
Splosh – Eco-friendly Cleaning, Almost Zero Packaging Waste
If you read this blog enough, you know by now, that I hate waste. I hate that we have to throw out perfectly good packaging items such as spray bottles, glass jars, and cardboard shoe boxes. I reuse as many as I can but at some point, there is a limit. So, when I...
CoPower – providing green investing options for the consumer
Green Bonds are bonds that are designated as having some sort of environmental bent to them. The world of green bonds is still young, so there is not a lot of regulation around them yet. I have wanted to invest in green bonds for awhile, but until now they have...
Buy Me Once – A website dedicated to selling you goods that truly last
What a great idea — buying products once so you don’t have to ever replace them — or at least, you don’t have to replace them very often. It’s a concept our grandparents would be familiar with, but I’m not even sure most of our parents would fall into this category...
The Pros and Cons of Leasing Appliances
Our house hates cold weather, so last February in the thick of the coldest month ever recorded, we experienced so many things breaking, it was enough to threaten to send me to the looney bin -- and/or the poor house. Among the many things that broke down (including...
Eco Friendly Home Decor
By Jane Blanchard When choosing the decor for your home, you’re probably thinking of many factors. Cost, durability and style are likely weighing heavily on your decisions, but it’s important not to forget to make eco friendly choices whenever possible. Choosing eco...
Keeping Indoor Air Quality Healthy
Keeping the Indoor Air Quality Healthy One of the things people rarely think about is the air quality in their homes. Air is usually something we never notice, after all. But keeping it clean is a very important task as it does have a great effect on our health,...
Green Moving Tips
Moving with an eco-friendly idea in mind means you will need to take care of many details that have to be checked during the process. You would do well to ensure you will not throw away any possibly non-biodegradable items or other things in the process of moving if...
E-waste on the Rise
What happens to electronics once they no longer serve their use? Unfortunately, the majority of it ends up in landfill.
Green Living and Recycling Go Hand in Hand
There are many way to embrace an eco – friendly lifestyle. Recycling remains a cornerstone of the “green “mindset. With the increasing world population, the problem with the waste disposal becomes more severe. Furthermore, recycling is vital for the sustainable living...
ChargeSpot – wireless charging for your phone
In December I attended Construct Canada, attending seminars and looking for greener building materials and anything else that might stand out. One of the things that grabbed my attention was the ChargeSpot wireless charger. Pat Laureano, Founder and CTO of ChargeSpot,...
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