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The Budget Ecoist (July 23)
"It's not that easy bein' green," sang Kermit the Frog, and he was right. But Kermit also knew that "everything we need to know, we learned in kindergarten," like cleaning up after ourselves. The Budget Ecoist is dedicated to helping people be eco-friendly, frugally.
Some tips sound like bizarre Hints from Heloise (recycle your old magazines by giving them to doctors offices; laminate magazines to make placemats). Others are even more dubious (send the non-compostable lint from your clothes-dryer to a Pittsburgh "lint artist": how much jet fuel and plastic packaging will be wasted in that trip?) But The Budget Ecoist's review of new products may offset its deficiencies. Recent reviews include non-electric floor sweepers priced under $20, replacements for dryer sheets that cut static cling and drying time, and eco-friendly cleaning products.
"It's not that easy bein' green," sang Kermit the Frog, and he was right. But Kermit also knew that "everything we need to know, we learned in kindergarten," like cleaning up after ourselves. The Budget Ecoist is dedicated to helping people be eco-friendly, frugally.
Some tips sound like bizarre Hints from Heloise (recycle your old magazines by giving them to doctors offices; laminate magazines to make placemats). Others are even more dubious (send the non-compostable lint from your clothes-dryer to a Pittsburgh "lint artist": how much jet fuel and plastic packaging will be wasted in that trip?) But The Budget Ecoist's review of new products may offset its deficiencies. Recent reviews include non-electric floor sweepers priced under $20, replacements for dryer sheets that cut static cling and drying time, and eco-friendly cleaning products.