Choosing an eco-friendly lifestyle is not just about the environment, but your personal health and well-being too.  Pollution is not just happening in our environment, but also in our home and bodies. Pick up some of your personal products or those of your children.  Find parabens? Methylparabens?  Propylparaben? Any others? Parabens are a class of chemicals used to preserve cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. They are [...]

A friend was asking me about castile soap last night, thinking they’d switch to using that for body wash in their house.  We’ve sung the praises of Dr. Bronner’s castile soap here before, of course.  But as I looked into it a bit more this morning, it really struck me how awesome they are in [...]

There are about 82000 chemicals in use in the US with 700 new ones added each year.  Only 650 are monitored by the Toxic Release Institute (program through the US Environmental Protection Agency or EPA). Only 200 have been tested for toxicity and only FIVE have been banned throught the Toxic substances Control Act. ¹ Phthlates are just one of many known [...]

I don’t want to stand on a soap box, I just want to create a healthier environment for my children which then lead to a sustainable living store to create a healthier environment for all of us. I read and read and sometimes only to have to put the book down before it leads me [...]

It is funny to think that it is important and vital to use sustainable products in our laundry room. I mean, we’re cleaning in there, right?  Greening your laundry room is easy and affordable! What is so bad about conventional laundry supplies?  Chemicals mainly. Chemicals that are unhealthy for you and our waterways.  Surfactant nonylphenol [...]

SIGG water bottles made before August 2008 contain traces of BPA.  EcoReno is offering 20% off our stainless steel water bottles and accessories if you bring in your old SIGG bottle.  Kind of like “Cash for Clunkers.”  This will be offered through 9/30.

There are so many great reason to bike to work: you can save money, help contribute to better air quality, and best of all it is great exercise!  Tomorrow is Bike to Work Day! Be sure to wear your helmet and that your bike is ride ready! If you have a few extra minutes, stop [...]