ISLAND LIFE SHORTS
SAVE THE PLANET
Little things can reduce barbecue waste
Advertiser Staff and News Services
| |||
 |
|
||
| |||
|
|
||
Over the holiday weekend, more than 60 million barbecues were held. How can you make yours a little greener in the future? Elizabeth Rogers, author of "The Green Book," offers these tips: Buy fresh fruit instead of packaged. Do that for a year and you'll save more than 50 pounds of waste — and about $30. Use washable plates, glasses and silverware, saving up to $100 over the summer. Set up bins, so the cans and paper can be recycled.
— Advertiser Staff
KEEP IT SIMPLE
Some uses for everyday objects, jewelry edition:
— Advertiser Staff
FINAL WORD
"When I think about it now, with a name like Woody, I suppose my path was probably established. It was inevitable that I'd be doing something like this. ... Now, it's pretty hip to be green."
— Woody Harrelson , describing "My Defining Moment" as a creator of www.voiceyourself.com, in Best Life magazine
