With the school year starting, it means back to school shopping. Books, clothes, pens, pencils, lunch boxes and more! What are some ways that you can go green with your back to school shopping? Books: If books are not supplied by the school, you may want to try used options. Check the bookstores early for [...]

For those who don’t keep up with us on Facebook or haven’t been in to the shop lately (and if you haven’t, why not???  There MUST be something you need, dish soap or toilet paper or a new water bottle or a gift for your friend or a new toothbrush…but I digress), we’ve got big [...]

Thursday, July 8th, 6pm Presented by Little Smudgeez, this class goes over the ins and outs of cloth diapering your baby. Why it’s good for health, the environment, and the pocketbook, help with troubles, answers to your questions. Please RSVP at least 24 hours before class, as classes without participants are subject to cancellation.

As today, the 40th anniversary of the first Earth Day draws to a close, I’d just like to take a moment to thank all of our customers, friends, fans, and others who have helped EcoReno exist thus far.  You all are out there making the Earth a better place, making small changes, setting an example, [...]

Tomorrow will mark the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. A day to bring awareness and celebrate nature, I would like to believe that a lot of us celebrate everyday. It may just be the small things, but those are vital to the creation of a sustainable environment as well! HAPPY EARTH DAY!

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch had doubled in size since I became aware of it (which was not 1988, when it was first discovered). Now twice the size of Texas (although really not measurable), scientists are baffled on how to clean this up, if it is even possible. The detriment that it is having on marine [...]

Interesting article on the psychology of purchasing green products.  They say people do it for the status and that when nobody’s looking, luxury and comfort trump environmental concern.  While nobody would admit to making this a conscious decision, do you think there’s some truth to it when you look within?  What do you think?

If you are going to plant anything this year, I suggest chceking out one of the Master Gardening Classes being held by the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension.  Classes are held on Tuesday evenings, 6:30pm, at Bartley Ranch.  They are FREE!  You might have missed a few – but there are plenty left including Dale Carlon talking [...]

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 [...]