Put a bucket in your shower to collect the water used to get hot water to the shower and the water you use while showering. If you take long…

Wash clothes down by the river on the rocks; rocks get out all the stains.

Save your lightly used napkins and the paper towels used to dry your hands in public restrooms and use them for toilet paper by tearing them into…

A lot of recyclable items — those tan coffee filters, for instance — can be used more than once (sometimes more than twice) before recycling them…

Keep a large bowl in the sink and use the "gray water" from rinsing coffee or tea cup etc. for watering flowers. In new houses, make sure the…

After each meal, I let my dog lick all our plates, bowls, pots and pans (after they have become cool enough). She does a great job of removing…

It's important to see value when people are ready to throw things out. By seeing value at the back end of the material stream, you not only save…

When setting up your new TV, be sure to pick the "home" mode setting. This setting may cut your power use by up to 25 percent compared to other…

EPA's ENERGY STAR program recently modified the way it measures the energy consumption in TVs, taking into account not just their standby power…

If left on all the time, some video game consoles can consume as much energy per year as two new refrigerators– that translates to a lot of wasted…