Issue #7: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Carnival
February 15, 2008
Posted by CindyW in : Gems from Others , trackback
It’s been a while since our last Reduce, Reuse, Recycle carnival. Guess we just have too much to say J. And to be perfectly honest, we are a little (okay a lot) behind. With our sincere apology, here is the new edition:
Hi Samuel all the way from Australia! He gives us a detailed breakdown on how much money you can save by biking. His calculation yields $21,500 (Australian dollars) saving in 5 years.
Beth aka Fake Plastic Fish is learning to fix things. She puts me in shame. With an engineering degree, I can’t seem to fix anything. Perhaps it is all about one’s mind set – easier dispose than fix.
How do you put your house on an energy diet? Scott from Watthackers provides excellent solutions. Before you design a diet plan, you need to detect and monitor where your house uses energy the most first. Scott provides the tools.
Jazmin from makeup moxie offers up practical beauty tips, such as proper disposal of liquid cosmetics, trying “poo-free” hair products, and choosing cosmetics with biodegradable packaging.
Nathan from The Rubbish Depot says suggests that we can switch to the black google page. Collectively the black page can save 750 mega-watts of electricity every year worldwide.
Carolyn of Juggling Frogs is ever so creative. She made beautiful draft dodgers with tuna cans. For those of us who live in warmer climate, the draft dodger keeps your swinging doors automatically shut to avoid, yep, draft, and save energy. I am learning…
Conventional wisdom bears out: being frugal and being green often go hand in hand. Road trip on a shoe string? Tip #1 from poetloverrebelspy: always check the pressure in your tires and fill appropriately.
Too much wrapping paper after a birthday party? Stephanie from Stop the Ride suggests other uses other than recycling or trashing (gasp, no!).
The Author from The Littlest Guy suggests that we conserve energy first and then offset it by planting a tree.
Stay tuned for our next 3R carnival.
Previous issues:
Issue #6: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Carnival
Issue #5: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Carnival
Issue #4: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Carnival
Issue #3: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Carnival
Issue #2: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Carnival
Issue #1: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Carnival
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Thanks for including my post!
As one who lives close to Austria and has been there many times, I should warn you that it is nowhere near as warm or English-speaking as Australia . . . Very difficult to commute between the two on bicycle too
Thank you for including my post, too! I love this carnival!