Webfinder: Green Living

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Baby Steps to Going Green provides practical green tips that can easily be introduced into your daily routine (Earth 911; site includes advertisements). See also 12 ways to save energy and money (America Saves), 10 Habits of Highly Sustainable People (Green America), How to Start Living a Zero Waste Lifestyle  (GreenerChoices.org),

Webfinder: Green Shopping

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EPA’s Sustainable Marketplace aims at helping you choose safer, more environmentally-friendly, and often less costly products & services (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). NJ WasteWise Business Network can help owners of small businesses  learn how waste reduction, recycling, and recycled product procurement not only help the environment, but also your bottom line. Individuals can close the loop by buying products with recycled content [NEW!] (Association of Plastic Recyclers).

EWG’s Skin Deep is an online safety guide for cosmetics and personal care products, launched in 2004 to help people find safer products, with fewer ingredients that are hazardous or that haven’t been thoroughly tested. EWG also has similar guides for Household Cleaners, Food,

Webfinder: Green Lawn & Garden

• Click here to find LIBRARY MATERIALS on Gardening
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• Click here for Kids’ booklist: Let’s Plant a Garden
• Click here for Garden-based Learning links

Composting for Kids [UPDATED LINK!] [Archived page] [Link opens a PDF] has good basic instruction in the whys and hows of composting, for kids or adult beginners (Texas Agricultural Extension Service). See also Composting for the Homeowner (University of Illinois Extension), Grasscycling and Home Composting (California Integrated Waste Management Board), and Grass Recycling – Cut It & Leave It [Link opens a PDF] (South Plainfield

Webfinder: Home Energy Conservation – Heating

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• Click here for NJ ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SCREENING tool (energy, rental, homelessness prevention)
• Click here for US WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE INFO

Burn Wise – Information to help you choose EPA-certified wood-burning appliances (wood stove, pellet stove, hydronic heaters, fireplaces, and related products), and use them efficiently and safely (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency).

Consumer Guide to Home Heating – Advice on deciding whether to replace your existing system, finding a good contractor, selecting