This GREEN Life

A pet lover’s perspective on living healthy & green

This GREEN Life header image 4

Entries Tagged as 'recyle'

A Place to Lay Your Head

June 16th, 2009 · No Comments

Now that the new pup has grown up and no longer needs his crate, it was time to get him his very own doggie bed. Sams Club carries a line of pet beds from World Wise called PoochPlanet.  The bed I bought is called the PetPillow.

The PoochPlanet beds are filled with EcoRest recycled fiber bled. […]

[Read more →]

Tags: pet product news · recyle · pet care · Eco-Friendly · product reviews · dog

Winner of the Leash We Can Do Givaway

April 7th, 2009 · No Comments

Congratulations to Michelle for winning the Leash We Can Do gift set giveaway. Readers were asked to submit their best tips on reusing old household materials to make something entirely new and useful.
Michele’s tip: “I also save my used dryer sheets and put them in my indoor wastebaskets under the bag liner. Not only do […]

[Read more →]

Tags: recyle · pet-friendly · soda bottles · reusing household items · pet treats · Living Green · dogs · sustainability · Pets · Eco-Friendly · Environment

Building My First Compost Bin

March 31st, 2009 · No Comments

My fiancé and I just bought our very first home and we can’t wait to have a garden of our very own this summer, and when I say “we” I really mean “I“. In an effort to one, reduce the amount of garbage we put at the end of the driveway every Friday, and two, […]

[Read more →]

Tags: composting bin · recyle

The Neighbors are Going GREEN

March 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

 
I am very proud to say that the city I live in, Rochester Hills,  is now considered one of the greenest cities in Michigan. The city has launched an innovative recycle program that will hopefully be sweeping the nation soon.
Mayor Bryan K. Barnett said, “This is a historic day for our city and a huge […]

[Read more →]

Tags: recyle · landfill · Environment

Gone to the Birds

March 6th, 2009 · No Comments

A while back I wrote a blog entry about “worm poop tea,” or liquid plant food made from waste, by the company TerraCycle. In the meantime TerraCycle has come out with a huge list of recycled products. Including, cool tote bags made from old drink pouches, fire logs made from 100% wax cardboard waste and […]

[Read more →]

Tags: worm poop tea · compost tea · Terra Cycle · bird feeder · carbon footprint · Zerofootprint · recyle · Living Green · Eco-Friendly · product reviews · packaging · birds · local food · Environment

Garbage and Worm Poop Tea

July 18th, 2007 · 3 Comments

 
A fellow member of Sustainalane introduced me to Merill’s All-Natural Compost Tea. Sustainalane is a community-powered directory of green products and businesses. Anyone can create a profile and contribute to the ever-growing directory.  
This is not the first time I’ve heard of “compost tea,” but Merill’s is all organic and can be delivered right to your door. 
 “Compost Tea […]

[Read more →]

Tags: compost tea · vermicomposting · worm poop tea · Terra Cycle · garbage · merill's · soda bottles · plastic · plants · animal waste · recycled plastic · recyle · product reviews

Get GREEN at Work and Pet Poison Hotlines

June 29th, 2007 · No Comments

 
All pets aside, a great way to greenify your life is to take the philosophies you live by at home to work with you.  

[Read more →]

Tags: recycle at work · recyle · pet blog · animal welfare · sustainability · dogs