The Green Collective

Raising Eco-Friendly Kids In Today’s World

Jason Hetherington @ 2020-10-06 17:17:10 -0700

We’ve become comfortable with all the creature comforts of home, letting the internet be our connection to the world. While modernization and progress aren’t bad things, we need to make sure that the younger generations don’t lose touch with the natural world, because a lack of consciousness could lead to the total destruction of our environment. So how do we raise eco-friendly kids in today’s modern and very digital world? We go old school, and with a very purposeful intention, reconnect with nature.  #1. Spend Time In Nature We can’t expect our children to grow up to be warriors for...

7 Tips for reducing Single-Use Plastic in Your Kitchen

Jason Hetherington @ 2020-10-06 17:10:47 -0700

7 Tips For Reducing Single-Use Plastic In Your Home Kitchen  By now everyone pretty much knows that single-use plastic is mucking up the environment and it really isn’t an issue of “is it or isn’t it” at this point. We know that plastic is causing problems, the real mission is to get people unstuck from the belief that ditching their fast food straws can’t undo the last 70+ years worth of damage. Even though we can’t undo what’s been done, we can certainly make small and large steps towards ending the spread of the crisis. That’s why we want to...

7 Simple Home Composting Tips

Jason Hetherington @ 2020-10-06 17:02:16 -0700

7 Simple Home Composting Tips Composting can improve your soil, save you money, and help the environment, all at the same time. This one simple act can have a huge impact on your world. If you’re looking to reduce the waste your household generates, then composting is a simple but effective place to start. If you’re just getting started, here are some awesome tips that will help you make great compost.  #1. Pet Waste Is Organic But Not Best For Compost If you’re planning to use your compost to enrich the soil for growing edible crops then you’ll want to...

Tips for Indoor Composting at Home

Jason Hetherington @ 2020-10-06 16:35:59 -0700

Composting is a terrific way to reuse waste from the kitchen. A good compost bin is a perfect way to help you remove waste from indoors to the outdoor compost pile. Kitchen Compost Bin Tips for Indoor Composting at Home Kitchen composting has become a popular trend for homeowners as it is an easy and fun way to make use of waste from the kitchen. Turning waste into manure that can be used for the kitchen garden can be made even easier if you use an efficient  kitchen compost bin  right on your kitchen counter. But how do you achieve...

Go Green at Home

Jason Hetherington @ 2020-10-06 16:23:07 -0700

Green living has many benefits for your home. It not only improve your surroundings, but it also enhances your family’s well-being.  The kitchen compost bin is a step closer to helping you achieve the green dream. The Kitchen Compost Bin as Part of a Go Green at Home Strategy You have numerous options that you can incorporate into your daily lifestyle to create a green home. Home composting is a popular way to turn organic waste that would otherwise wind up in the landfill into nutrient-filled fertilizer for the garden. A kitchen compost bin lets you gather waste together conveniently...