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Part of the charm of holiday gift-giving is in the wrapping. But when I searched for eco-friendly paper and ribbon near my apartment, located in the center of Washington, DC, I couldn’t find any. It made no sense to give earth-friendly gifts wrapped with new materials.

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If you want to find a use for an empty tissue box, here’s a simple idea that will help you get more use from it. Just use the issue box as a plastic bag dispenser!

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You’ve heard about ebooks and text book renting for students, and of course using your local library, but how about a simple book and magazine swap at your place of work?

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I have nothing against Post-It for their sticky notes. This tip is more about reducing your reliance on using brand new paper, and getting the maximum life from old note paper.

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If you end up with a stack of business cards for whatever reason, there’s another way you can reuse them before you recycle them.

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Though air conditioners use tons of energy, some climates make it difficult to live without them. So if you’ve got one in your home or office, make sure the filters are changed and the units are serviced regularly.

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Recycling is all well and good, but if you can reuse something, that’s even better. Rehased Clothes is a clever concept where people can exchange fashionable and attractive clothes with other like-minded individuals.

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You should already be an expert on plastic recycling symbols, but how good are you with packaging labels? Did you know that the green dot means nothing about recycling?

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Today the green movement is taking over the world, and even though many people would like to go completely organic or build a sustainable home, their budget might not let them. This is especially true for college students, who struggle every semester to get by on their student budget. A near-empty wallet makes it much easier to choose between ninety-nine cent ramen noodles or $2.99 organic pasta.

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Junk mail is a really irritating problem. In the UK, we get swamped with flyers about cable and satellite TV packages, pizza, indian, chinese and other takeaway menus, extortionately expensive education packages promising to “double our income”, supermarket special offers, and more. Admittedly, sometimes these offers are useful, most of the time they end up in the recycling bin.

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Do get those green netting sleeves from your grocery store with lettuce in them? Did you ever wonder how you could upcycle or recycle them? Well how about creating one of these cool green greenies?

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Precycling is preventing waste before it happens, i.e. you’re being proactive about how much waste you’re going to produce. By reducing, reusing and buying products carefully, your can minimize the amount of waste you create as well as conserving resources and saving money.

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It’s back to school time! Back to school means back to the sometimes arduous chore of packing school lunches. Save yourself (and the environment) repeated trips to the store in search of plastic baggies, “snack size” convenience foods, and water bottles. Think zero-waste lunches instead. Have a variety of reusable storage containers on hand for sandwiches, fruits, and veggies.

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Recycling your old materials is only half the battle. However, it’s said that if you’re not buying recycled products, you’re not recycling. Most packaging is being created with some “post-consumer content” (recycled materials), but it can be as little as 1%.

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