4/22/11

Today, Earth Day, the Origins beauty company is giving people the chance to trade in one of their existing skin care products (any brand) for a free, full-size cleanser at any Origins retail store or department store counter. Customers will have a choice between the Checks and Balances face wash or A Perfect World antioxidant cleanser. All of the packaging collected will be recycled through the company's Return to Origins Recycling Program.

4/21/11

If you're choosing blinds for your windows and live in a hot climate, avoid metal blinds. During the day, the sun's rays can heat up the metal blinds and essentially turn them into a hanging radiator in your home. The better solution is to look for fabric blinds like cellular shades or bamboo to block out the light and help keep your thermostat down.

4/20/11

Toilet paper made from recycled paper is no longer that rough, scratchy brown paper of the past. Today, many companies are making white, soft tissue all from old paper, instead of trees. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, "if every household in the United States replaced just one roll of virgin fiber toilet paper (500 sheets) with 100 percent recycled ones, we could save 423,900 trees."