The Eco Women often have email conversations in which they discuss, well, EVERYTHING under the sun. They like to share articles of interest with each other and debate new research findings. They tell each other about new things they’re trying and areas where they’re having difficulty.
Yes, it’s true. Even the Eco Women sometimes have problems being green. Generally, they find green-ness to be easy, but occasionally, there’s something that stymies them.
For example, Recycla and Enviro Girl once confessed that they don’t wear eco-friendly deodorant. And Recycla has been honest about her trials and tribulations with her mascara.
It has occurred to the Eco Women that if they sometimes have difficulty being the greenest they can be, that their fellow Eco Warriors might have some burning issues. So today is about troubleshooting — tell the Eco Women something you’re dealing with and, if possible, they will offer suggestions and advice.
Recycla recently read Everything I Want to Do is Illegal and thinks this is a must-read for any Eco Warrior who is interested in eating locally and seasonally.
Written by Virginia farmer and food guru Joel Salatin of 
Pumpkin smells — we love it in pies, tarts, soup and cheesecake. But in body care products? 
October is a time to think about all the creepy, crawlies out there in the world and to embrace them with a little love. We may not usually think lovingly about spiders, snakes and frogs but now’s the time to point out a few problems we have in the planet today. 
If you turn off your dishwasher’s heat dry cycle and let your dishes air dry, you can save 15-50% of the energy your dishwasher uses (depending on what kind you have). Yes, your dishes will take a bit longer to dry, but isn’t it worth it?
If you pack your lunch instead of buying it, you’ll save $5-10 each time. Now, multiply that by the number of times you buy lunch each month and then by 12. That’s a lot of green that you could be saving AND think about how much waste you can eliminate by using reusable containers.
Recycla is 
San Francisco implemented mandatory composting of food scraps. The city offers sealable bins for food waste and curbside pick up. They turn the food scraps into compost and then sell the resulting product to area farms. San Francisco is boasting a whopping 72% of garbage stream redirected through recycling and composting. That’s serious waste reduction going to a good cause — Enviro Girl assumes that the farms buying city compost will eschew chemical fertilizers and soil amendments–furthering the cycle of good coming from this law. 
