51. Make Use of Your Library

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 61 views

Why buy a book when you can borrow one? Libraries can also be a great sources of videos, audio-books, magazines, and newspapers, as well as connecting to the internet. Not only do you save the resources needed to produce your preferred media and the money to purchase it, you are ...

48. Save Online Transactions as PDFs

Monday, June 22nd, 2009 72 views

What transactions? E-billing statements from credit cards, utilities, services Bank statements Receipts from online shopping Why? Save paper Save space in your filing cabinet Save shredding it Save time by making it easily accessible. Make it more secure by having a copy that can easily be backed up and stored elsewhere Make it even more secure by storing the copies ...

32. Use Envelopes for Shopping Lists

Monday, June 15th, 2009 67 views

Pilfer the envelopes from cards that you've received, from junk mail, and those bills that you can't receive electronically. Stash them where you write you write out your shopping list. Rather than the usual list on a  scrap of paper, they are more substantial and easier to find where ever ...

26. Newspaper v. Online News

Thursday, June 11th, 2009 70 views

Matthew McDermott wrote about this issue over at Treehugger after  KTH Centre for Sustainable Communications analyzed the environmental impacts of each. It seems to be the basic rule of thumb that the longer you spend reading a newspaper, the more green a printed edition is. For cursory glances at the ...

16. Save paper: http://www.printwhatyoulike.com/

Monday, June 8th, 2009 76 views



15. Kick the Swiffer Habit

Friday, June 5th, 2009 89 views

If you like the convenience of a Swiffer, but don't like buying the  cleaning solution and pads, then consider the other options. If you already own a Swiffer or similar, make your own cleaning solution with vinegar, water, and a few drops of dish soap. Microfiber cloths can be used in ...

3. Paperless billing

Monday, June 1st, 2009 98 views

Many credit card companies and companies will send your bill via email, saving the paper and postage of a hard copy. Save the statement in your email account to make filing and finding it quick and easy and to save space in your filing cabinet.