Comments on: 15 Tips to Be Green in Your Neighborhood http://www.green-talk.com/2007/11/02/15-tips-to-become-a-neighborhood-%e2%80%9cgreeny%e2%80%9d/ Turning the Planet Green, One Conversation at a Time Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:30:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Have an Earth Day Staycation on Green Talk | Green Talk™ http://www.green-talk.com/2007/11/02/15-tips-to-become-a-neighborhood-%e2%80%9cgreeny%e2%80%9d/#comment-8655 Have an Earth Day Staycation on Green Talk | Green Talk™ Thu, 22 Apr 2010 03:13:51 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/2007/11/02/15-tips-to-become-a-neighborhood-%e2%80%9cgreeny%e2%80%9d/#comment-8655 [...] 15 Tips to Become A Neighborhood “Greeny”. It is right there in the neighborhood. [...] [...] 15 Tips to Become A Neighborhood “Greeny”. It is right there in the neighborhood. [...]

]]> By: Green Talk http://www.green-talk.com/2007/11/02/15-tips-to-become-a-neighborhood-%e2%80%9cgreeny%e2%80%9d/#comment-7779 Green Talk Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:22:06 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/2007/11/02/15-tips-to-become-a-neighborhood-%e2%80%9cgreeny%e2%80%9d/#comment-7779 Mechelle, I never knew that clipping will seed your lawn. I guess I am not surprised since I have seen dead grass that I use go to seed... I am with you on the plastic bag issue. The supermarkets here in nj break the boxes down right away. They put them in this crusher. When I was building new garden beds, I wanted boxes to lay over the grass. The grocery stores told me that they could not hold any boxes for me. It was a fire hazard. I wish they would leave a few out. People could use them for moving or storage. Anna Mechelle, I never knew that clipping will seed your lawn. I guess I am not surprised since I have seen dead grass that I use go to seed…

I am with you on the plastic bag issue. The supermarkets here in nj break the boxes down right away. They put them in this crusher.

When I was building new garden beds, I wanted boxes to lay over the grass. The grocery stores told me that they could not hold any boxes for me. It was a fire hazard. I wish they would leave a few out. People could use them for moving or storage. Anna

]]> By: Mechelle L. Perigo http://www.green-talk.com/2007/11/02/15-tips-to-become-a-neighborhood-%e2%80%9cgreeny%e2%80%9d/#comment-7778 Mechelle L. Perigo Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:14:50 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/2007/11/02/15-tips-to-become-a-neighborhood-%e2%80%9cgreeny%e2%80%9d/#comment-7778 note on #5: not only is it healthy for your lawn to leave the clippings, if you place them in bald areas on your lawn they will actually seed it! No need to buy "spot" seeding products, just use your clippings! (Note that my husband is a landscaper.) As for grocery bags, grrr! I hate them! Even if I forget my reusables, I still skip the bags! I figure that I can either pack up at the car (and I live in PA, brrrrr), or toss the items in the trunk to be packed in boxes, bags at home prior to carting everything into the house! Note: I'd rather ask for boxes at the store than use bags, but boxes are often scarce at stores because they tear them down and put them into the recycle bin unless someone calls them and asks for them for moving purposes. Second note: why not use them to move instead of buying boxes?? note on #5: not only is it healthy for your lawn to leave the clippings, if you place them in bald areas on your lawn they will actually seed it! No need to buy “spot” seeding products, just use your clippings! (Note that my husband is a landscaper.)

As for grocery bags, grrr! I hate them! Even if I forget my reusables, I still skip the bags! I figure that I can either pack up at the car (and I live in PA, brrrrr), or toss the items in the trunk to be packed in boxes, bags at home prior to carting everything into the house! Note: I’d rather ask for boxes at the store than use bags, but boxes are often scarce at stores because they tear them down and put them into the recycle bin unless someone calls them and asks for them for moving purposes. Second note: why not use them to move instead of buying boxes??

]]> By: Going Budget Green for the Home | Green Talk™ http://www.green-talk.com/2007/11/02/15-tips-to-become-a-neighborhood-%e2%80%9cgreeny%e2%80%9d/#comment-6517 Going Budget Green for the Home | Green Talk™ Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:12:17 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/2007/11/02/15-tips-to-become-a-neighborhood-%e2%80%9cgreeny%e2%80%9d/#comment-6517 [...] else loves you enough to tell you how being green is a snap since you have so many options right in your own neighborhood? (Plus, how could you forget my article on the green benefits of eating at Wendy’s? Far [...] [...] else loves you enough to tell you how being green is a snap since you have so many options right in your own neighborhood? (Plus, how could you forget my article on the green benefits of eating at Wendy’s? Far [...]

]]> By: The Junk-Free Thirty Day Challenge | Green Talk http://www.green-talk.com/2007/11/02/15-tips-to-become-a-neighborhood-%e2%80%9cgreeny%e2%80%9d/#comment-2574 The Junk-Free Thirty Day Challenge | Green Talk Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:39:40 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/2007/11/02/15-tips-to-become-a-neighborhood-%e2%80%9cgreeny%e2%80%9d/#comment-2574 [...] Donate it to the Salvation Army, Goodwill, and other [...] [...] Donate it to the Salvation Army, Goodwill, and other [...]

]]> By: jasmine http://www.green-talk.com/2007/11/02/15-tips-to-become-a-neighborhood-%e2%80%9cgreeny%e2%80%9d/#comment-1831 jasmine Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:03:30 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/2007/11/02/15-tips-to-become-a-neighborhood-%e2%80%9cgreeny%e2%80%9d/#comment-1831 Those are some great suggestions for learning to be a greener person. My partner and I have a lot of work to do that's for sure! Those are some great suggestions for learning to be a greener person. My partner and I have a lot of work to do that’s for sure!

]]> By: Mari F http://www.green-talk.com/2007/11/02/15-tips-to-become-a-neighborhood-%e2%80%9cgreeny%e2%80%9d/#comment-918 Mari F Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:30:36 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/2007/11/02/15-tips-to-become-a-neighborhood-%e2%80%9cgreeny%e2%80%9d/#comment-918 Ann, these are great ideas, I lot of them are new to me but I will definately put some or all of them into practice. Kudus, to you. <em>Mari F's last blog post..</em><a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HMGlobalSolutions/~3/186114549/index.html' rel="nofollow">Donny On Osmond Family's 'Oprah' Appearance [del.icio.us]</a> Ann, these are great ideas, I lot of them are new to me but I will definately put some or all of them into practice. Kudus, to you.

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]]> By: Chic Girl http://www.green-talk.com/2007/11/02/15-tips-to-become-a-neighborhood-%e2%80%9cgreeny%e2%80%9d/#comment-825 Chic Girl Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:42:11 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/2007/11/02/15-tips-to-become-a-neighborhood-%e2%80%9cgreeny%e2%80%9d/#comment-825 Wow! Great ideas. Funny thing about those stupid plastic bags from the grocery store~most people store them under the sink and my exterminator said bugs love to hide in them! Yuck! Wow! Great ideas. Funny thing about those stupid plastic bags from the grocery store~most people store them under the sink and my exterminator said bugs love to hide in them! Yuck!

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