Is there such a thing? Yes! Every year, many landfills get filled up with tons and tons of discarded pillows! Save some landfill space and recycle some pillows yourself!

1.You can give old pillows to your dog and re-use them as a cushion! In turn, you are saving money too because you won’t need to buy Fido a specialiazed bed!

2.You can also use the stuffing to make a new pillow if you ar ehandy with a sewing machine.

3.You can donate to local animal shelters.

4.You can use the stuffing to make stuffed toys and animals.

5.You can keep one side as packing material.

Did you know that a few green practices could make your wallet fatter? Don’t know where to start? Let us help you!

1.Sell your old cellphone- If a neigbor or a friend will not take your old model cellphone, there are always companies that refurbishes these models and sells them again.

2.Take advantage of buyback programs and take your old electronics there. Even if they look a little beat up, you can still get some money out of them as these companies will refurbish them, like the above mentioned cellphones. Try selling your old stuff to companies like NextWorth and TechForward.

3.Recyle and Earn Rebates for doing so!- MyBoneyard can take your old PDAs, laptops, old monitors and CPUs and give you cash in exchange for them. Of course, functional electronics will fetch more value, but even the old models will get you something. There’s even a helpful widget to tell you how much you’ll actually be getting!

4.Get credit for anew car battery- When its time to change your car battery, what happens to the old one? did you know that you can get a credit for your net battery when you leave your old battery to be recycled?

5.Sell your scrap metal for cash- Iron, steel and copper found in discarded materials and appliances in your home can fetch a good price at junkshops. Call up your local municiplaities to find the number of a dump or shop that will take them and give you moneny for them.

For those of you who have plans of flying, but are concerned on the impact that it can have it the environment, you can rest easy knowing there are green airlines out there! Choose from the following green airlines and fly guilt free, knowing that the company you choose is trying to make a difference!

1.Continental- These guys just spent a lot of money inefforts to make fuel more fficient. They also emply the use of winglets to increase fuel efficiency, They also recycle chemical waste and deisn green terminals.

2.Jet Blue- Jet Blue lists green tips on their website. Customers can also pay a little extra to offset their carbon emission. This company is trying to go green by stopping the use of disposable headphones, idling less and having less boarding documents. They are also recycling their fuel.

3.Virgin Atlantic- By trying to makes flight times efficient and cutting on carbon emissions. Virgin is one green airline. They also have a partnership with My Climate and have projects in countries like India and Indonesia with goals to of carbon offsetting.

4.Southwest is proud to be the world’s most efficient airline.They use paperless tickets, and also use winglets for fuel efficiency. They also emply advanced avionics and many other eco friendly upgrades. They are known to recycle oil and are working on reducing noise pollution too. It is of no surprise that they have won many environmental awards since 1995.

Do you have a bunch of old belts lying around? Maybe you’ve lost some weight lately, or gained some, and you now have a growing collection of belts just lying around the house. Throwing out is never the answer, and we all know that recycling is! So if you are scratching your head ondering what to do with these belts, this article is your answer!

1. Create a cool picture hanger from your belt. Magnets can hold photos in place, all along the length of the belt.

2.Make a belt headband, like those that were in fashion during the 80s! Look int he web for some easy tutorial or reference.

3.Secure a storage box some more by looping a belt around it!

4.Make wall art with your belts- Hang a bunch of them in a creative way up on your wall.

5.Make an organizer belt out of an old belt. Attach a bunch of bags and fill in with items that you use everyday like tape, paper clips, pens, post-its and the like.

If you have creative ways to reuse old belts, send them in!

As your kids adjust to the daily grind of school, introduce them to these new tips that can help build greener and more environmentally friendly values!

1.For snacks, make sure to buy local and organic produce and food stuffs.

2.For snack containers, get those reusable plastic containers.

3.Don’t forget to recycle like printing on both sides of the paper.

4.Introduce your kids to the idea of walking, biking or taking a carpool to school.

5.Always choose eco friendly school supplies for arts and crafts projects and other needs for school!

A simple way to be a green parent, especially when you have a new baby in the house is to use cloth diapers instead of the regular ones.

While it is true that cloth diapers have to be laundered, and they can get messy, you will be doing the environment a favor by reducing the amount of waste thrown out!

Cloth diapers are also better for baby’s skin because it gives it breathing room, and reduces the risk of rashes.

If you cannot imagine using cloth diapers full time, why not strike a compromise. Keep some normal diapers in case you have  a busy day ahead, and use normal diapers for quiet days at home. This will still spell out a huge and significant difference!

Don’t use up paper in wrapping gifts! Get creative, and save some trees! Plus, the recipients will totally be pleasantly surprised!

1.Instead of using paper, why not wrap bottles of wine in dish towels? Just tie it up with a little ribbon and you are good to go!

2. Instead of using bows for a huge gift, make a bow out of a jump rope. The kids will especially appreciate this idea because they’ll have an extra gift in the jump rope!

3.Tie up your gifts with scrunchies or pony tail holders. This will work best for a fast fix and if you’re not a very good bow tier!

4.Use old newspapers as wrapping paper- If you want some color, why not use the cartoon section. You will save up so much money from wrapping paper!

5.Reuse old greeting cards for gift tags. Simply cut the nice picture or part of the card, and punch a whole! It’s so much better than throwing it away!

Every little bit helps! Here are super simple recycling tips!

1.Collect old newspapers and tie them up in bundles. Then, leave them outside during collection day. This can be turned into recyclable paper.

1.    If a cardboard is wet, don’t recycle it as it clogs the sorting machine. It is better to throw it away instead.
2.    When segregating plastic bottles for recycling, make sure you take out the bottle tops as they’re a different kind of plastic.
3.    Make sure to recycle aluminum cans, and there really is no need to crush them either!
4.    Try to rinse and empty all glass jars and containers that are going to recycling.

1.Use them as gift wrappers! This idea works best for the pretty ones, as well as the ones with no brand names printed on them.

2.Use them to hold your drippy umbrellas. When you need to go inside after a rainy time outside and you’re carrying your dripping umbrella with you, just stash it in a handy plastic bag.

3. Use them as makeshift “sickness” bags- When going on long drives, especially with the kids, make sure ot bring a couple of spare plastic bags. When they suddenly suffer from motion sickness and need to throw up, you can rest easy knowing it’s not going to be all over the car!

4. Protect your shoes- If you’re getting the paper from a wet and muddy lawn and you don’t want to spoil new shoes, you can slip a plastic bag over them and walk protected!

5. Protect your cookbooks with them! You can cover the pages you’re not suing with the bag to keep your cookbooks splatter and ingredient free!

If you’ve noticed the steadily growing pile of plastic bags in your home, maybe it’s time to find other uses for them. It would be the greener solution than just letting them sit there, or worse, throwing them away!

1.    Use them as knee pads when you have to do the gardening. This way, your knees won’t geet dirty and your jeans won’t get grass stains!

2.    Use them as gloves or hand protectors- If there’s something at home you wouldn’t really like to touch, put your hand inside a bag and use plastic like gloves!

3.    Utilize them as paint preservers- to keep brushes dipped in paint from drying out when you’re suddenly interrupted , you can put a plastic bag over them!

4.    Emergency Rain gear- If you feel it’s going to rain, maybe you’d like to put a plastic bag in your pocket, and use like a rainhat!

5.    Put over kitchen preparation- Put a plastic bag under the veggies you’re chopping or your cooking preparations. This will make for easy clean-up because you won’t need to wipe the counters. You just sweep the peelings onto the trash can!