The Great Green Challenge
At Home
Show us what you or your family have done in your own home to help the Earth.
Diapers Don't Have to Fill the Landfill
Green living tip by: MandyNee22 MAWhen I became pregnant with my son, I realized that I would be contributing A LOT to our landfills because babies go through SO MANY diapers! I started looking into cloth and ...
Water-wise plants
Green living tip by: greinsteinUse water saving plants for your garden. Using less water also saves on the power to bring the water from the source to our homes.
Make your own cleaners
Green living tip by: Disneyfamily144 Altoona, PAI have always said, if you can't drink it, you shouldn't be cleaning with it. So I make my own cleaners for general purposes.
Dress the best for less
Green living tip by: mjthomas63 Waterloo, ILI purchase 50-75% of all of my kids clothes and toys from resale shops. When they out grow out of them we trade them back in for new ones. You can get great name brands that l...
Ziploc baggies to the rescue!
Green living tip by: starsandxbones Denver, COSure, Ziploc bags are used to the keep the freshness in - but we use them to keep the smell from leaking out! We re-use our Ziploc bags to seal up dirty diapers. We even take ...
Lawn equipment
Green living tip by: disneymom628 Pottstown, PAI purchased 3 lawn tools, all three are battery operated run quietly and efficiently, they do an excellant job on my lawn. They are a weed wacker and edge trimmer combo, a law...
Contest Tips & Guidelines
- Document your green project thoroughly! Tell us what you did, why you did it, and how it makes your home, community, or work more eco-friendly.
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