Comments on: Ten Inexpensive Ways To Be Green on Earth Day http://www.moneycrashers.com/ten-inexpensive-ways-to-be-green-on-earth-day/ personal finance blog Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:13:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Rhiana http://www.moneycrashers.com/ten-inexpensive-ways-to-be-green-on-earth-day/#comment-5723 Rhiana Thu, 01 May 2008 17:56:33 +0000 http://www.moneycrashers.com/ten-inexpensive-ways-to-be-green-on-earth-day/#comment-5723 Hey, Thanks, I like your ideas and the whiteboard is a new "green" idea to me. My husband I used to keep a small whiteboard by the door to write each other messages. I never thought about the fact that we were saving on wasting paper. I'm going to go out and get an other white board this weekend. Hey, Thanks, I like your ideas and the whiteboard is a new “green” idea to me. My husband I used to keep a small whiteboard by the door to write each other messages. I never thought about the fact that we were saving on wasting paper. I’m going to go out and get an other white board this weekend.

]]> By: Meg from All About Appearances and FruWiki http://www.moneycrashers.com/ten-inexpensive-ways-to-be-green-on-earth-day/#comment-5701 Meg from All About Appearances and FruWiki Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:58:12 +0000 http://www.moneycrashers.com/ten-inexpensive-ways-to-be-green-on-earth-day/#comment-5701 Yeah, Publix! My husband and I also got the bags. They're just the perfect size and shape. I saw that they have some new ones, not cloth though and quite a bit smaller. We have a programmable thermostat and it paid for itself in a couple months, despite the fact that we got one with all the bells and whistles. I don't recommend reusing plastic water bottles because of potential problems with stuff leaching out of them, but I have no problem drinking from the tap here since our water here is probably even better than bottled. We also have a compost pile. Fortunately, we have a backyard so we don't have to store it indoors, though we save the scraps in a box kitty litter came in -- usually for about a week before we think to empty it. I haven't noticed any problems with smell so long as we don't leave it open or anything, but it's definitely not a permanent solution in and of itself. Also, my husband and I have saved a lot of paper by sharing things communicating online via email, chat, Remember the Milk to-do lists, etc. Yeah, Publix! My husband and I also got the bags. They’re just the perfect size and shape. I saw that they have some new ones, not cloth though and quite a bit smaller.

We have a programmable thermostat and it paid for itself in a couple months, despite the fact that we got one with all the bells and whistles.

I don’t recommend reusing plastic water bottles because of potential problems with stuff leaching out of them, but I have no problem drinking from the tap here since our water here is probably even better than bottled.

We also have a compost pile. Fortunately, we have a backyard so we don’t have to store it indoors, though we save the scraps in a box kitty litter came in — usually for about a week before we think to empty it. I haven’t noticed any problems with smell so long as we don’t leave it open or anything, but it’s definitely not a permanent solution in and of itself.

Also, my husband and I have saved a lot of paper by sharing things communicating online via email, chat, Remember the Milk to-do lists, etc.

]]> By: WealthBoy http://www.moneycrashers.com/ten-inexpensive-ways-to-be-green-on-earth-day/#comment-5700 WealthBoy Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:10:06 +0000 http://www.moneycrashers.com/ten-inexpensive-ways-to-be-green-on-earth-day/#comment-5700 Those cloth bags from Publix are great! They can't even make enough of them to keep up with demand. My wife bought the last three, and had to wait until they had more available to buy the rest. I watched an episode of Modern Marvels last night, and saw a very interesting eco-friendly consumer product: the <a href="http://www.naturemill.com/" rel="nofollow">NatureMill</a> automatic indoor composter. At $300, it's not exactly an inexpensive way to be green but considering what it does, it's priced very reasonably. It will convert food waste into compost over a period of about 2 weeks. It has an air filter to eliminate the funk too. I'm actually considering getting one. The only problem is, what am I going to do with half a ton of compost a year?!? I suppose I could just sell what I don't use or even give it away. Those cloth bags from Publix are great! They can’t even make enough of them to keep up with demand. My wife bought the last three, and had to wait until they had more available to buy the rest.

I watched an episode of Modern Marvels last night, and saw a very interesting eco-friendly consumer product: the NatureMill automatic indoor composter. At $300, it’s not exactly an inexpensive way to be green but considering what it does, it’s priced very reasonably. It will convert food waste into compost over a period of about 2 weeks. It has an air filter to eliminate the funk too. I’m actually considering getting one. The only problem is, what am I going to do with half a ton of compost a year?!? I suppose I could just sell what I don’t use or even give it away.

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