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• Conservation With Kids

  Teach your tikes how to go green with these recycling, conservation and reusing activities just for kids.

• Holiday Fun: Making Gifts and Cards With Kids

  DIY holiday cheer is easy -- and green -- with these unique holiday crafts!

• Green Your Kid: Thanksgiving Fun for the Family

  You're probably looking forward to bringing the family together over a big, beautiful meal on November 25. What could be better than showing your kids how to celebrate the holiday in planet- and wallet-friendly ways?

• The Planet-Friendly Kitchen

  Without a doubt, the kitchen is the most popular room in my house. From meal prep to mealtime, homework to crafts, it’s the center of our family life -- and the ultimate candidate for a recent eco-makeover.

• Transform Your Trash

  Think twice before tossing out that paper towel tube! Check out these simple ways to get more life out of old items.

• Reusing and Recycling 101

  Reduce, reuse, recycle: We all know the phrase. While reducing what you use is one thing, understanding the difference between reusing and recycling is another.

• New Uses for Old Things: Household Odds and Ends

  As a busy, penny-wise, green-minded mama, I'm on an ever-present mission to find new uses for things that may otherwise end up as trash.

• You Made That Detergent Bottle Into a What?

  I know that reusing is a key component of the three Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle). I've turned my old jelly jars into coin collectors, my ripped jeans into stylish summer shorts, and my tired T-shirts into rags for household cleaning.

• Give Your Office a Boost

  You've made some green tweaks in your home -- but what about your office? Here's how to take the first steps.

• Give a Better Gift

  This season, try these simple ideas that will minimize waste -- and maximize holiday fun.

• Beyond Bottles: A Better Way to Hydrate

  Ditching bottled water is one of the easiest ways to protect the planet and slash your spending. Often sold at a 4,000 percent markup, bottled water accounts for about 2 million tons of landfill waste annually -- and its production and shipping guzzle enough fuel to power 250,000 homes for a year!

• Turn Your Old Clothes Into Something New

  Every season I make sure to do a closet cleanout -- out with the old and in with the new, as they say. But why not take the old and make it new again?

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• The Planet-Friendly Kitchen

  Without a doubt, the kitchen is the most popular room in my house. From meal prep to mealtime, homework to crafts, it’s the center of our family life -- and the ultimate candidate for a recent eco-makeover.

• Turn Your Old Clothes Into Something New

  Every season I make sure to do a closet cleanout -- out with the old and in with the new, as they say. But why not take the old and make it new again?

• You Made That Detergent Bottle Into a What?

  I know that reusing is a key component of the three Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle). I've turned my old jelly jars into coin collectors, my ripped jeans into stylish summer shorts, and my tired T-shirts into rags for household cleaning.

• Beyond Bottles: A Better Way to Hydrate

  Ditching bottled water is one of the easiest ways to protect the planet and slash your spending. Often sold at a 4,000 percent markup, bottled water accounts for about 2 million tons of landfill waste annually -- and its production and shipping guzzle enough fuel to power 250,000 homes for a year!

• Give Your Office a Boost

  You've made some green tweaks in your home -- but what about your office? Here's how to take the first steps.

• Ready, Set, Reuse! Halloween Edition

  Looking for ways to repurpose Halloween goods after the spooky season? These tips make it easy.

• 5 Easy Ways to Green Your Home

  As a couple, my husband and I were naturals to become part of the green movement. But it was the birth of our daughter that deepened our commitment to making easy household changes.

• New Uses for Old Things: Household Odds and Ends

  As a busy, penny-wise, green-minded mama, I'm on an ever-present mission to find new uses for things that may otherwise end up as trash.

• Green Your Kid: Thanksgiving Fun for the Family

  You're probably looking forward to bringing the family together over a big, beautiful meal on November 25. What could be better than showing your kids how to celebrate the holiday in planet- and wallet-friendly ways?

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• New Uses for Old Things: Holiday Leftovers

  After the holidays, all that remains is a pile of trash -- 4 million tons of it, according to the Clean Air Council. Cut back on what you pitch: Get crafty with five creative projects to revive your seasonal waste.

• Quiz: How Well Do You Reuse?

  Reusing is a key component of the three R’s (reduce, reuse, recycle). But how well do you do it? Take this quiz to find out if you’re a single-use junkie, a quick-tosser or a savvy re-user who breathes new life into everything that crosses your path!

• Green Graduation Gifts

  This season, celebrate the graduate in your life with eco-style. Here are some creative gift ideas for all ages. Gift-giving just got a whole lot easier!