If you’re looking for an oh so stylish way to conceal holiday gifts this year check out The Hide Box by Modern-Twist. Not only is this a super alternative to disposable wrapping paper and bows but these little hide boxes are beautiful to boot.

Each of the Modern Twist hide boxes are based on a vintage Japanese design and bags create a perfect place to stash and hide little gifts like marbles, small toy cars, jewels, candy, and more. Each bag is made of handmade, woven cotton fabric in botanical or abstract prints and the clever design allows you to open [...]

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Clever Reuse Wrap for Holiday Gifts

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Healthy for the planet anyhow. While playing in the trash isn’t as fun as say Cranium, you should go through your trash and see what’s in there. Take a few hours on a weekend and do a trash check as follows…

You should not see the following in your trash:

Leftover food items, like old bread, eggshells, and so on
Cans
Aluminum products
Glass (broken or whole)
Paper anything
Steel
Tin
Plastics that can be recycled (not all plastics are easily recyclable)
Batteries
Cardboard tubes and other cardboard
Non-messy foil
Household items like books, not so broken toys, cell phones, clothing, and [...]

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Playing in your trash is healthy

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Going green doesn’t have to be terribly difficult. Here are ten painless ways to cut your footprint and keep it green and healthy.

Give up juice boxes: Juice boxes create a ton of unnecessary waste. Grab some affordable refillable stainless steel bottles and refill those for the kids.
Get a power strip: Plug all your office gear into one handy power strip then simply turn that off when you leave your office.
Use paper to the max: If you’re not up for paperless living or buying all 100% recycled paper, you can still be green. Use both sides of your paper or give [...]

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Ten Painless Ways to Go Green

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A guy named Mylow has tried to, and seemingly succeeded to build a magnetic motor whose power was self-sufficient to run it. The invention was not his, but Howard Johnson’s, who, in the 80’s, tried the same experiment and at that time it’s said it was a success. Anyway, nobody seems to have publicly replicated the magnetic motor until Mylow.

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According to a recent report by SNL Financial, a business research firm, more than half of all planned energy projects in the Northeast Power Coordinating Council region, comprising part of Canada and 6 US states, are renewable energy projects.

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