If you love to hike or camp in the great outdoors, healthy snacks like apples, bananas and oranges are easy to pack, and they have enough vitamins and natural sugar to fuel your day. But when you get down to the core or peels of these items, it may seem harmless to chuck the biodegradable waste right into the woods. The reality is, it's not that easy for the item to biodegrade on its own. Apple cores can take eight weeks to break down, and the peel can take up to two years. It doesn't break down like in a compost heap because there aren't any natural microorganisms or heat to turn it into mulch. It just sits there on top of the soil, baking in the sun. It becomes an eyesore and can attract wild animals. Instead of tossing it, pack up your waste and bring it home to compost.

Want to save on some of your favorite organic or natural food brands but can't find a coupon? No problem! Why not ask the brand directly? Major healthy food brands usually have websites and social media pages where you can sign up for newsletters or like/follow them. For their fans and followers, they often release money-saving coupons that you download or print directly from their website. Often, if you write on their Facebook wall asking for a coupon, social media managers of these sites will message you directly with a coupon you can use on your next visit to the store.

Tea lovers have been chatting up a storm online about the dangers of steeping pre-bagged tea. If you look at tea bags, they are either made from bleached paper or a plastic mesh, attached using a staple or adhesive. While effective at steeping the tea, the scalding hot water can leach out hazardous chemicals into your tea from the plastic, paper, staple or glue. While the jury is out on this one, a simple thing you can do to avoid it is to brew loose tea. There are many smartly designed infusers today that take the mess out of brewing loose tea. All you do is scoop it into a compartment and add water; it filters the tea instantly for you.