Entries Tagged as 'compost'

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

Bill's (Almost) Birthday Present

I got smart this year and bought my husband’s birthday present early and when it was on sale. I know he’s going to love it–Happy Birthday, Bill, one day early!–but now I wish I’d held out for this: a Shop-Vac (insert male grunting here) that cleans up your yard and mulches your leaves. It’s called [...]

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Q&A: Recycling and Reusing Yarn Scraps

So this is a first: I got a reader question via my Twitter account (@leangreenmom). It was from Philadelphia PR maven Paige Wolf. Her website tells me that she offers “eco-friendly and lifestyle-conscious lifestyle public relations services.” Here’s her question: Q: Hey Leah I have one for you – how do I recycle yarn scraps?? [...]

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Random Reusables: Shredded Paper

I’ve got three large bags of shredded paper sitting here, waiting to be dropped off at the nearest Abitibi Paper Retriever dumpster. Since that dumpster is located on the far side of the campus that holds our high school, middle school and upper elementary school–and I try to pick up my middle school-aged daughters up [...]

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Recycling Hair for a Good Cause

The first time I’d ever heard about Locks of Love was when I was chaperoning my (then) kindergarten daughter’s field trip and noticed a classmate had cut her hair short. This girl had long, gorgeous blond hair, and I know that no little girl chooses to have her hair cut–well, at least not for a [...]