I know you want to learn how to make this cute upcycled Christmas Tree from magazines and mail catalogs.... ...but you'll have to visit The Mommy Blogfor complete directions. I'm a featured guest blogger over there...thanks to the kind invitation … [Read more...]
Giveaway Alert! Win a $20 gift certificate Giveaway ended from myEARTH360! Shop using the holiday coupon code below! Eco-ngratulations Jennifer T! Watch your email. You may be wondering if there are stores out there that specialize in items for … [Read more...]
GIVEAWAY ALERT! Be sure to read all the way to the bottom for the fifth contest of The Eco-Summer Blog Party! CONGRATULATIONS KIM! Today is a little different post for the Eco-Summer Blog Party, it's about green fundraising. School is … [Read more...]
If you've been a regular here at The Eco Chic you know that I'm very fond of a company in New Jersey that is the king of upcycling. TerraCycle takes our garbage and turns it into products that we can all use. From reusing plastic bottles to … [Read more...]
TerraCycle Wine Corkboard If you are anything like me you probably open a bottle of wine (well at least before I got pregnant) and throw the cork in the trash. I have a friend who saves them for a charity and another who just collects them for … [Read more...]
My little 5 yr old (ok..he's a big boy now) will be starting school this week. The start date of school is suppose to be Tuesday BUT that might change with Tropical Storm/Hurricane Faye headed towards Florida. His school supply list was pretty … [Read more...]
With all the new green cleaning products available I have to say I was quite excited to get a sample of the TerraCycle cleaners. I have been using the Natural All Purpose Cleaner and the Natural Window Cleaner for a few weeks now and I have to … [Read more...]
In my last post (yes, I do realize I haven't written in almost 2 weeks...VACATION!!!!) I wrote about joining a Terra Cycle Brigade. So what do they do with all of those items they collect? In todays post I'm going to specifically talk about their … [Read more...]
Do a quick survey of your garbage can; at home or at work. Do you see any of the following items? 20 oz. Soda bottles Yogurt Cups Energy Bar Wrappers Drink Pouches (like Capri Sun) Cookie Wrappers Wine Corks Now even if you are an active … [Read more...]
We've all heard the term RECYCLING but how many of you have heard the term UPCYCLING? Anyone want to take a guess what the definition of UPCYCLING is? According to Wikipedia; Upcycling is the use of waste (trash) materials to provide useful … [Read more...]
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