Plastic

I am going to leave you with this article that is at our local Art Museum. Enjoy!
http://www.imamuseum.org/blog/2009/12/30/getting-over-the-nurdle-hurdle/ If you are around Indy you should go check it out, we are.

Get the kids involved

Recycling and kids go well together. We need to teach our kids to recycle, giving them more understanding that if we don't recycle how much this earth is going to change.
Here are some great websites to teach children about recycling:

(Departmental of Environmental Protection)

(kids recycle)

(recycling works)


(recycling crafts) Look at this website. It has so many ideas for making crafts. You could get your kids involved for making things new from old things. And kids think that it is cool.

Just some more ideas:
Another great idea is to use old tissue boxes for trash. I right now have a cold, so I took the unused tissues out and started putting the used ones back into the box as a trash can. Clever huh?

Recycle plastic water bottles by cutting the tops of them off and using them as mini plant pots. You can decorate the outside of them very cute. Have children put them together and give them to their mothers or grandmothers as gifts. Simple and easy and recyclable.

gifts

Trying to find a great gift. These sites are very helpful then. You cant go wrong with a gift like this, and on the plus side they are all made from recyclables.

http://www.almostexclusive.com/ look for the seatbelt messenger bags

www.uncommongoods.com Great website for gifts.

http://www.eco-artware.com/ art that you wear, sit on tables, hang on walls.

http://www.printglobe.com Want to print on something, you should check out this website.


I will have more gift ideas to come. Check back soon!

cup and books

Just some magazine and book ideas along with a really cool cup. I really want that cup.

Magazines and books
www.thegreenguide.com
http://www.earth911.com
Kids books
www.swa.org/pdf/books_for_kids.pdf - you are going to have to type this into your address bar yourself becuse its a pdf file.

I found this in a magazine, the website is www.momastore.org But look up I am not a paper cup. What a great idea. If you are a coffee or tea drinker this just might be for you. I think it would be fun to go into starbucks and ask them to fill that cup. :)

plastic trash bags and composters

The plastic trash bags that we use take a long time to decompose. Perfs makes plastic bags and trash bags that break down into water, carbon dioxide, and biomass within two years. http://perfgogreen.com/

http://findacomposter.com/ this is a place that you can compost in your area. There is nothing in Indianapolis Indiana if you live in that area. But there are other Indiana locations.

More eco-friendly websites

http://replayground.com/
This is a great website that shows how you can make old things from new. Look under the DIY portion, there are many ideas on how to make different items using common household objects. For instance a wallet is made from a box of cereal, a sun catcher is made from an old CD, and a really bizarre one is an umbrella made into a skirt. Check this website out. It is full of fun things to look at and maybe you can try something out yourself.

http://www.terracycle.net/index.htm
You just need to check this website out. I cant really explain it you will just have to go and take a look yourself.

Know any one getting married. Well pass this site along to them. http://portovert.com/home This site has a lot of wedding ideas with eco-friendly tips.

I still have more to come. Have fun checking these things out.

Hello!

Going green and doing something for our environment means a lot to me. No I am not a tree hugger, but I sure want to help out or environment. God made this beautiful world and we should try to save the natural beauty that this world has. I have been doing some research on different ways that we can
“go green”. I really like to buy local which with this whole “going green” thing, this can help on the buying and shipping of products.. For example; less material being used in the packaging, gas for the trucks to get the products there, less waste in the land fills, and many more reasons. Recycling Wonders is just a blog that I can put my thoughts into. Share some information that can help you and show you different ways that you can help our beautiful earth.

Here are somethings that I found:
www.preserveproducts.com
hundred percent recycled and recyclable products
less water, less greenhouse gases, less oil, less coal, less natural gases, and less electricity being used to make these products. Thats amazing. Now take a look at other non recyclable companies. Some of them dont care how much of these “things” they use, just as long as the product sells.
You can buy there products on their website. They are fairly cheap and have bright colors, and of course the best part is is that they are recyclable!

Recycling is a term being used more today. Getting bags at grocery stores that you can recycle instead of throwing plastic or even paper bags away. This interests me. I have two of those bags in my car for reasons when I dont say I need a bag, and then I put the item in the recyclable bag in the car. This is a great idea but at the same time, I don't have enough to take with me to the grocery store and pack all my items up in those bags. That is something that I need to get, and then I know that I will have trouble remembering to put them back into my car when I have unpacked them.

Here are just a few things this time. Come back later. I hope to update often. I have so much that I want to share. And remember to check out my other blogs.