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Reuse Your Wine Bottles

Jack Reichert — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:35:42 +0000

There are some very beautiful wine bottles around and it seems a terrible shame to just throw them away. Here are a few ideas of how to harness that beauty and make your house classier as well.

Some fancy restaurants use empty wine bottles to serve water. It certainly looks more elegant than a plastic soda bottle and even nicer than some pitchers.

Do you ever make homemade sauces, cordial or liqueur? Fill your old wine bottles with one of your products. Make sure you clean and sterilize the bottles properly before you fill them. If you want to go the extra mile you can put a pretty label of your own design on it and give it for a gift.

You can also use them as a candle stick. As the candle burns it decorates the outside of the bottle with wax. As you use more candles it can become very colorful!

With the help of a wine bottle you can also save a lot of water each day. In fact, with every flush.

Don’t Under-Estimate the Quarter

Jack Reichert — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:32:07 +0000

Recycling cans and bottles can be annoying: they clutter up your home, they smell if you don’t wash them out.

But a little bit can go a long way… The average American drinks 216 liters of soft drinks each year. In soda cans that the equivalent of 648 cans a year. If you would cash those in at 25 cents a can you would get $162… Still sounds like something to scoff at?

If you don’t feel like recycling check out other ways in which you can reuse your cans…

Swimming in Salad

Jack Reichert — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:30:39 +0000

Did you know that the bagged salad bought in the supermarket tends to contain high levels of chlorine… often higher than in the average swimming pool? It’s easy, and much healthier, to bag your own! Just like with aromatics, after washing and then spinning it dry, roll up your lettuce in paper towels and then seal it in a ziplock bag. It will hold up to a week or more!

Want more tips on green eating? Visit here.

Refill Your Cartridges

Jack Reichert — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:30:15 +0000

Millions of printer cartridges go into landfill sites each year and this is increasing annually. Buying refilled cartridges is a good way to prevent this waste and they’re often cheaper than new ones. A quick google search can help you find a supplier near you!

Interested in ways to green an old computer? Visit here.

Have a Garden? …Try Composting

Jack Reichert — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:17:46 +0000

I know it sounds crazy, but composting is a great way to green your life, and it’s a lot easier than it sounds. But most important, it significantly reduces the damage we are doing to our environment. Most of the junk that goes into the garbage can be composted products like egg boxes and shredded paper can be thrown on the compost heap, as well as all the usual fruit and veggie peelings. Interested? Visit here for more information on how.

Smelly House? Get Plants!

Jack Reichert — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:30:29 +0000

Plants around your home or office not only brighten up the place, but they are natural air conditoners and have been shown to remove up to 87% of indoor pollution in 24 hours! Skip the air fresheners and buy some plants instead. If you buy spices you can eat them as well! Interested in seeing how plants are being harnessed to generate electricity? Visit here.

Crispy Carrots

Jack Reichert — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:30:54 +0000

Have you ever found that your carrots get limp and rot after a day or four, no matter what you do? If you peel/or wash them and keep them in a container of water at the bottom of your fridge they will stay for several weeks, even up to a month! This also works great with celery.

Keeping Your Greens

Jack Reichert — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:30:31 +0000

Have you ever had trouble keeping your spices longer than a day? If you leave them out they dry out, if you keep them in a bag they rot… what to do? You can keep your aromatics (leafy spices) and salad lettuce leaves fresh for longer by washing them, then wrap them is a paper towel and seal them in a ziplock bag. Make sure to squeeze out the air from the bag before you seal it. Your spices can last up to two weeks this way giving you the opportunity to cook with freshness. This also means less waste!

Keep it Clean

Jack Reichert — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:34:31 +0000

A clean KumKum (electric water urn) is an efficient one. Keep your KumKum clean by periodically boiling equal parts water and lemon juice inside. This will extent your urn’s life and keeping it boiling happy.

Green Clean

Jack Reichert — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:41:03 +0000

Being green is about being clean. In order to remove dust effectively from furniture use a slightly damp cloth - dusters only move the dust around. For a green polish try beeswax, it’s great for unpolished wood; or use a drop of olive oil, then buff with a dry cloth. This way you can cut down the circulation of nasty chemicals normally used when cleaning around the house.