Farmers' Almanac
recycling

Save money and reduce waste by making your own cards with everyday household items.

Simple ways to reuse common items, and make less trash.

The holidays are here and so is one of the best times of the year for watching your waste.

Learn how to make the 12 days of Christmas a little more green. Check out our easy, but useful, tips here.

How much do you know about recycling? Take this quiz and find out.

1) Put all your vegetable ends and peels (onions, carrots, outer lettuce leaves, etc.) into water to simmer for soup stock. Strain the remainder and put the rest in the compost bin. 2) Save attractive bottles and resealable metal tins to use as containers for beans, grains, tea, etc., either for storage or gifts. 3)… Continue Reading »

Environmentally savvy folks already know that recycling, and buying recycled products, are among the easiest, and most effective, strategies average consumers have in the ongoing effort to protect the earth. Not only does recycling slow the consumption of nonrenewable resources, it also helps to address global climate change by reducing the amount of greenhouse gas… Continue Reading »

When I was a freshman at Villanova University, Earth Day was created on April 22nd, 1970.  It was the very beginning of a movement that has grown in importance as the debate on Global Warming has taken center stage. In 1970, it was a matter of cleaning up the roads and riverbanks.  The origins of… Continue Reading »

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