How e-Waste Is Recycled | GreenShortz Tom Mills (GreenShortz) 2024-10-22 | How e-Waste Is Recycled | GreenShortz
How To #Recycle When You Travel Tom Mills 2023-07-01 | Passing through the airport in Amsterdam, I had a Starbucks latte. Here’s how I separated the cup to recycle more of it.
How To Reduce Donut Paper Waste — Bag Instead Of Box Tom Mills 2023-06-02 | When I get donuts, I request bags instead of the cardboard box. Less paper is used and the bags can be recycled. The teenagers are just as happy.Web: www.GreenShortz.com Twitter: @Green_Shortz Please Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels: GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Green youtube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQ GreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videos youtube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vaw Main GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Green youtube.com/user/GreenTomMills
#Recycling More #Plastic With The Hefty Energy Bag Program | #shorts Tom Mills 2022-10-28 | I've been recycling #plastic not accepted in my local curbside recycling program with the Hefty Energy Bag program available in my community. Here in Gwinnett County, Georgia, the program is a drop-off program, so I stockpile a bunch of bags before I make a drop-off run. In my community, the program is sponsored by Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful.Web: www.GreenShortz.com Twitter: @Green_Shortz
Picking Up #Litter In A #Walmart + #HomeDepot Parking Lot #shorts Tom Mills 2022-10-22 | I spent 15 minutes picking up litter in the combined parking lots of my local #Walmart and #HomeDepot. I barely scratched the surface but gathered all this. According to a study done by Keep America Beautiful, if every American picked up 152 pieces of trash, then we'd end the litter problem (if we stopped littering at the same time). Pick up your 152.Web: www.GreenShortz.com Twitter: @Green_Shortz Please Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels: GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Green youtube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQ GreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videos youtube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vaw Main GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Green youtube.com/user/GreenTomMills
Picking Up Litter On My Way To Work #shorts Tom Mills 2022-01-29 | I see #litter on the roadside everyday on my way to work. Today I stopped to pick up one problem area. #endlitterin2022Web: www.GreenShortz.com Twitter: @Green_Shortz Please Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels: GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Green youtube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQ GreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videos youtube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vaw Main GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Green youtube.com/user/GreenTomMills
Collecting #Aluminum Cans In The Snow | 26 Second Green Tom Mills 2022-01-22 | On my daily walk, I normally look for aluminum cans in the local construction site. Today I did it in the snow. These aluminum cans will make me a little bit of money and then go to work 2X for the Georgia economy, first at the Novelis smelting plant in Greensboro, GA and then at the Ball Container can plant in Rome, GA. Put aluminum back to work in your local economy. You got time for this!Web: www.GreenShortz.com Twitter: @Green_Shortz Please Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels: GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Green youtube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQ GreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videos youtube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vaw Main GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Green youtube.com/user/GreenTomMills
Help #EndLitterIn2022 | 26 Second Green Tom Mills 2022-01-15 | How much trash did I collect in the first week of 2022? How much of it was recyclable? Watch and see.Web: www.GreenShortz.com Twitter: @Green_Shortz Please Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels: GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Green youtube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQ GreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videos youtube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vaw Main GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Green youtube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How To Recycle An Ink Jet Printer Cartridge | 26 Second Green Tom Mills 2022-01-07 | Here's a quick look at why we can't put ink cartridges in the recycling bin and why they must be sent to a qualified remanufacturer. I recently produced a video for Planet Green, a U.S.-based cartridge remanufacturer...see the full story here: youtu.be/EmusWj9CJhkPlanet Green is one of the last remaining US-based ink cartridge remanufacturers from an industry thriving in the 80's.The threat to it is also a threat to the environment—375 million cartridges ending up in landfills every year. That threat is made worse single-use and counterfeit cartridges, proliferated by online shopping. The remanufacturing process was developed to utilize the original equipment manufacturer specifications. The single-use ink makers ignore these specs, in favor of lowering their costs, and that of the consumer. That makes their ink look more attractive, but means their cartridges only has one life and ends up taking up space in landfills, burying a potential resource for the circular economy.Web: www.GreenShortz.com Twitter: @Green_Shortz Please Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels: GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Green youtube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQ GreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videos youtube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vaw Main GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Green youtube.com/user/GreenTomMills
Where To Recycle An Ink Jet Cartridge With Planet Green | FULL STORY Tom Mills 2022-01-07 | Planet Green in Chatsworth California, has been in the U.S.-based ink jet cartridge manufacturing business since the 1980's. Planet Green disassembles, cleans, rebuilds and refills OEM ink jet cartridges for all the major brands. Available at Doorstep Ink - bit.ly/32pRRyC [10% OFF referral link]The industry has been threatened by the proliferation of compatible and counterfeit ink jet cartridges sold online, which due to inferior specifications, cannot be remanufactured. These cartridges, and those thrown away by consumers, contribute to an incredible 375 million cartridges ending up in landfills every year.Support the U.S. circular economy, send your empty cartridges to Planet Green through their Doorstep Ink website: doorstepink.com/pages/free-ink-recyclingWeb: www.GreenShortz.com Please Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels: GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Green youtube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQ GreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videos youtube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vaw Main GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Green youtube.com/user/GreenTomMills
Biking For Cans | How To Recycle While You Ride Tom Mills 2021-09-18 | Following my daughter on a training run, I ride my bike and pick up cans to recycle.Web: www.GreenShortz.com Twitter: @Green_Shortz Please Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels: GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Green youtube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQ GreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videos youtube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vaw
Turning Aluminum Cans Into Crypto Tom Mills 2021-07-24 | I show you how I turn recycling aluminum cans into quick cash, which I then use to buy crypto currency.Web: www.GreenShortz.com Twitter: @Green_Shortz Please Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels: GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Green youtube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQ GreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videos youtube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vaw Main GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Green youtube.com/user/GreenTomMills
My Secret FREE Aluminum Mine | 26 Second Green Tom Mills 2021-06-30 | I "mine" for FREE aluminum at the job site across the street from my house. I normally find 20-30 cans per week. I take those cans to be recycled and get paid for the metal.Web: www.GreenShortz.com Twitter: @Green_Shortz Please Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels: GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Green youtube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQ GreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videos youtube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vaw Main GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Green youtube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How A Subscription Works Tom Mills 2021-06-26 | I customize videos from my library for green-focused organizations, allowing them to promote their message with compelling content. Videos selected by subscribers are customized with a unique call-to-action that connects viewers to their organizations.Web: https://www.GreenShortz.com
How To Recycle A Tyvek Envelope | 26 Second Green Tom Mills 2021-06-03 | Tyvek is made for the #2 plastic polymer, HDPE (High Density PolyEthylene) and can be recycled. It needs be returned to a grocery store or recycling center along with plastic grocery bags or taken to your local recycling center that accepts plastic film.Web: www.GreenShortz.com Twitter: @Green_Shortz Please Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels: GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Green youtube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQ GreenShortzDIY: Green How-To Videos youtube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vaw
A Recycling Label Made For Us | 26 Second Green Tom Mills 2020-06-17 | The chasing arrows recycling icon was made for the recyclers, not for consumers. Willing recycling-citizens have learned to decode the polymer numbers to determine what to recycle, but there is a label that was created with us in mind...and it does a better job of instructing us how and where to recycle. More at: http://howtorecycle.infoWeb: www.GreenShortz.com Twitter: @Green_Shortz Please Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels: GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Green youtube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQ GreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videos youtube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vaw Main GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Green youtube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How To Recycle A Wine Box | 26 Second Green Tom Mills 2020-06-04 | A wine box can be recycled by separating its components. The cardboard box can go in your curbside bin. The plastic bladder can go in a mixed plastics bale at your local recycling center. Check to see if they accept mixed plastics.Web: www.GreenShortz.com Twitter: @Green_Shortz Please Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels: GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Green youtube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQ GreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videos youtube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vaw Main GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Green youtube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How To Pick Up Lake Trash | 26 Second Green Tom Mills 2020-05-25 | If you've been to a lake lately, then you've likely seen trash floating in the water. You can probably find a grocery bag too. Why not spend 5 minutes and pick up trash. You'll help beautiful the scenery and improve water quality. You got time for this!Web: www.GreenShortz.com Twitter: @Green_Shortz Please Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels: GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Green youtube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQ GreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videos youtube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vaw Main GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Green youtube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How A #1 Plastic Bottle Gets Recycled Tom Mills 2018-07-17 | A quick look at the steps to recycle a #1 PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic bottle.Thanks to Erin of the State of Texas Alliance for Recycling for her GreenShortz cameo. www.recyclingSTAR.orgWeb: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How To UpCycle Coffee Grounds | 26 Second Green Tom Mills 2018-05-26 | The super simple method I use to upcycle my coffee grounds and keep them put of the landfill. It is as easy as tossing them out into the yard, which I do in a natural area where a large tree can benefit from the nitrogen, potassium and magnesium the coffee grounds will give to the soil.Web: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How To Recycle A Tire | 26 Second Green Tom Mills 2018-04-23 | Tires are one of those recyclable items that end up where they shouldn't, like dumped in streams or in the woods. But, the rubber compounds in tires have amazing durability and therefore should be recycled and given a second life. Web: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How To Recycle A Toilet Tom Mills 2017-02-04 | Toilets are recyclable, but not in your curbside bin. While reuse is and option, often older toilets are out-of-code and technically can't be reused in green building. My local CHaRM facility (Center for Hard to Recycle Materials) accepts toilets for recycling. To get the toilet to the recycling center, I used a creative method to fit the toilet into two five-gallon buckets...I let my son smash it with a sledge hammer.Web: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How To Reuse A Christmas Tree As Animal Habitat Tom Mills 2016-12-25 | I usually compost my cut Christmas Tree youtube.com/watch?v=jpfGXOOe84oA few years ago the kids and I transformed our cut tree into an animal habitat. In the woods behind my wife's parents home, the Christmas tree got a second life as a cozy home for small woodland animals. The tree will fully compost in about a year.Web: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
What Is A Glass Straw? Tom Mills 2016-10-01 | In America we consume 100,000,000 plastic drinking straws everyday. Yowza! I say consume, because most of them are not (or cannot) be recycled, partly because of the plastic polymer they are made with, but also because they are too small to be captured by mechanical sorting. Reusable glass straws are a great alternative to this wasteful, single-use of plastic, which is truly an amazing resource better used for more durable purposes.The OMG team... Carter and Olivia Ries, introduce me to the glass straw, provided a little feedback and hassle me about not wearing green shorts. OMG stands for One More Generation.Check out the OMG website here: http://onemoregeneration.orgPick up a glass straw from the OMG store here:http://omg-kids.myshopify.com/collections/all/products/glass-straw-with-carrying-sleeveWeb: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How To Save Hotel Soap Tom Mills 2016-09-24 | Every day millions of bars of hotel soap get used once and then thrown away. That is a significant waste! Why not bring the soap home with you, after all you paid for it. Here are two simple tips to bring the soap home without making a mess.Web: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How To Recycle Small Pieces Of Plastic #1 Tom Mills 2016-09-11 | Here a simple life hack for recycling small pieces of plastic labeled #1 PET. Put it in a bottle with the same plastic label. This will ensure the little bits arrive at the right sorting destination at the materials recovery facility (recycling center).Web: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How To Quit Using Plastic Drinking Straws Tom Mills 2016-09-03 | In the U.S. we use 500,000,000 plastic drinking straws EVERY DAY! And most of these straws don't get recycled. Plastic lids are also a problem, likely made from a plastic polymer that is hard to recycle (Usually #6). Here's a simple way to reduce this plastic waste...skip the straw and dis the lid. You got time for this!Web: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How To Buy Wood From The Cull Bin Tom Mills 2016-08-13 | Whenever I go to the home improvement store I check the cull bin. There are usually a few boards or pieces of wood that I can use for a project. And I make it a practice to buy them to save 70% and to keep the material out of the landfill. Our culture and economy promotes wasteful lifestyle. This is simple lifehack to combat excess and waste.Watch the full story here: youtu.be/cRIlZ7PBbzcWeb: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How To Use Green Golf Balls Tom Mills 2016-07-30 | Golf is not cheap. That is part of the reason I usually only play once a year with my father and brother. This also means I am in a constant state of being rusty. To keep my round cheap and green, I buy used golf balls. Hunter Recycled Golf Balls (Really should be called "Reused") can be found online and at local stores. Keep your game green whether you're on the green or in the water.Web: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How To Re Use Coffee Grounds In Your Garden Tom Mills 2016-07-23 | Web: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How To Flush Your Toilet With Free Water Tom Mills 2016-07-17 | Found water is free (mostly) and unexpected...water that would be lost or forgotten or maybe even poured down the drain. Found water can be utilized to replace water we pay for. All it takes is a creative mind to locate this money saving water and a little extra work to use it. Because this water is from my dehumidifier, I've paid for electricity to capture it, so it is not truly free. If you don't use a dehumidifier, then capture the condensation from your home's AC and use that as found water.Web: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How To Reuse Orphaned Water Tom Mills 2016-07-02 | After my weekly indoor soccer game, the bench is usually littered with half consumed bottles of water and sports drink (and not always from my team). We pay a high cost for bottled water, by the gallon it is often more than we pay for fuel. Plus, the soccer center where I play, doesn't currently have recycling. So, I bring the bottles home, pour the water (not the sports drinks) in my worm composting bin or on plants and then recycle the bottles.Look for orphaned water wherever you exercise or play, and put that expensive water to good use. 26 Second Green...you got time for this.Web: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
Seedlings Growing In My Worm Composting Bin Tom Mills 2016-06-25 | I've got several DIY worm composters turning my kitchen waste into nutrient rich garden soil. Here's the playlist on my DIY channel:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJZJy24wZucT0CTP3AIPiPd5nOWzwXeAqA few weeks ago I found a surprise patch of green pepper seedlings that had sprouted in my two tote worm bin. I able to transplant the seedlings into pots and my vertical pallet garden. About half of them made it and will hopefully produce green peppers later this summer.Web: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How To Feed Chickens Black Soldier Fly Larvae Tom Mills 2016-06-18 | I don't have my own chickens yet to feed with the Black Soldier Fly larvae coming out of my BSFL composting bin...so I take them to a friend with a flock of 12. Black Soldier Fly larvae are incredible composters, transforming many pounds of food waste into organic, fat-and-protein-rich feed for chickens and fish. I use my soldier bin to convert food waste from a local restaurant and my own family's kitchen scraps into chicken feed...a great way to keep food waste out of the landfill and create a beneficial product.Web: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How To Recycle Cartons Tom Mills 2016-06-11 | Cartons are recyclable, but only where recycling facilities exist with the right type of sorting technology, usually optical sorters. The good news is that because carton packaging is growing in use, the number of MRFs (Material Recovery Facilities) that accept them is growing.Even if your curbside recycling program doesn't yet accept cartons, you may be able to take your to a local recycling center. Find out if you have a recycler that takes cartons by visiting recyclecartons.com.Web: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How To Conduct A Worm Composting Workshop Tom Mills 2016-06-04 | I recently conducted a worm composting workshop for a local neighborhood association. We built a two-container worm composter using totes from the local home improvement store [Home Depot]. Here's the DIY video to make this project: youtube.com/watch?v=aHS1UKdUzVoIncluding the worms, bins and the other supplies, this composter cost about $25. It was a joy to spread my knowledge to others and help them grow their passion for sustainability.Here's a playlist of worm composting videos with a couple different composting bin styles to choose between and directions to set them up with worms and get started:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJZJy24wZucT0CTP3AIPiPd5nOWzwXeAqWeb: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How To Save $55 Per Year With A FREE Life Hack Tom Mills 2016-05-28 | This simple life hack will save you $55 a year (family of four) on your water bill. Use an up-cycled half gallon milk jug, filled with water or sand, placed in your toilet tank to create displacement. This half gallon of volume will save about that same amount per flush.The video details the math I used and water and sewer rate used in my water conservation calculations.Web: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How Much Does It Cost To NOT Recycle? Tom Mills 2016-05-21 | $400,000,000 in one year...that is how much it cost the state of Georgia to not recycle in 2009. Statewide in 2009, a combined 100 million public and private dollars was spent to to landfill 300 million dollars of recyclable materials. These are old numbers, but this study hasn't been done since then. Do you think it has gotten better? Or worse?These costs come back to the consumer in the form of taxes and higher product costs. We can help reduce this impact by recycling more and putting less in the trash.Web: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How To Recycle Metal For Money Tom Mills 2016-05-14 | My son & I are recycling metal to help pay for his college education. He's only ten, so we've got some time to build the fund. Our last scrap metal haul included 19 pounds of copper wire, 19 pounds of steel and 25 pounds of aluminum cans...and at current commodity prices, that yielded Trevor $16 and change. Not a tuition buster, but it is still worth putting these metals back in the system to be recycled into new products. The college fund will grow with time, but my son is also learning now the importance of recycling...that's got lasting value too.Web: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How To Charge An iPhone 6 With Solar Tom Mills 2016-05-07 | The Powerport Solar from Anker is a 21 watt portable solar PV charging device with 2 USB power ports. It generates enough electricty from the sun to charge my iPhone 6 (iPhone 6s) and iPhone 5 (iPhone 5s) at the same time.The Anker Powerport Solar 21 watt is on sale on Amazon now at 44% off at $55.99.Buy it here: http://amzn.to/24DHcXO(Disclosure: this is an affiliate link...your purchase helps support this channel. Thank you)Web: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How To Safely Recycle Sensitive Documents Tom Mills 2016-04-30 | At my local Great American Cleanup event on Earth Day, I brought a big box of credit card bills, receipts, tax documents and other paper documents with sensitive information to be shredded. This was a free service offered by my community (Lilburn, GA) and it ensured that these documents, and the information they contain, couldn't get into hands of an identity thief. A tech from the shredding company, A-1 Shredding & Recycling (www.A1Shreds.com), filmed my documents being chewed to bits, allowing me to witness the destruction. The shredded paper is taken to a recycler to be made into new paper.Web: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How A Chic Hotel Made Me Save Energy Tom Mills 2016-04-23 | My last three days in Cambodia were spent in the capitol, Phnom Pehn. In this bustling city there are many classy boutique hotels that cater to the western traveler...and are super reasonable ($50 a night).One interesting element of my stay at Villa Salt, was a built-in energy saving feature tied to my room key. Upon entering my room, I had to insert the key in a special socket in order to engage the power. Only then, the lights, TV and air conditioner were available to use. Leaving the room, the process was reversed and the power automatically shut off...ensuring nothing was wasted out of negligence or laziness.Whether you're at a hotel or at home, don't forget to pull the key and power down whenever you leave.If you're in staying overnight in Phnom Pehn, you won't be disappointed with Villa Salt.Email: book.vsi@villasalt.comwww.villasalt.comWeb: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
5 Ways To Use A Green Coconut Tom Mills 2016-04-16 | As my assignment continued in Cambodia, I encountered an excellent example of green living...we'd call it a life hack. The coconut palm is plentiful in tropical Cambodia. It is utilized in many ways, this video illustrates 5 ways that pointed me to culture of practical sustainability. The tree is used for wood and shade. Often the woody lower ends of the palms are used for firewood. While the leafy palms are used as a building material...crafted into roofs and walls. Moving onto food..the green coconut, not yet matured, is used first as a drink, the top hacked open for a straw and the sweet coconut water inside. Then the husk was chopped in half and the mildly sweet, gelatinous interior spooned out for a dessert treat. Finally the spent husk is further chopped up and deposited at the foot of a young coconut palm, returning its nutrients to the growing tree and acting as a mulch...thus completing the cycle. Web: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How Cambodian Khmer Use Rainwater As Drinking Water Tom Mills 2016-04-09 | On a recent video assignment in Cambodia I visited a rice farming village. Every house there had multiple rainwater cisterns in the form of large concrete jars. The Cambodian Khmer (pronounced Kuh-Mai) farmers capture rainwater during the rainy season, store it in cisterns and use it as their drinking water source until it runs out. Water is plentiful in ponds, but that water needs to be filtered and boiled before drinking...an extra expense in fuel and time. I hope this example of Cambodian resourcefulness inspires you to conserve more water in you own life. Here is a playlist of videos with a few simple ideas for conservation and rainwater collection.How To Conserve More Water Playlist:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG5f9411uhAkyYdiGVPVYwIKFi-YSq_hjWeb: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
Why I Make Videos About Going Green Tom Mills 2016-04-02 | Why do I make videos about going green? Here's my answer and the reason why I need you to join me! Our planet has a limited amount of natural resources. We are currently using them at a rate of 20% more than the earth can replenish (watch The Ecological Footprint on Netflix to see where I got this info). We don't have to live like this. We have to do something to reduce this consumption.My green living and sustainability efforts are small if I do them alone, but if we work together, we can make a large impact. In fact, we have been making positive strides, but we can't stop now.My video content is designed to show you simple, clever and sometimes kooky ways to green your life. They are also designed to be shareable...to give you tools to educate your family & friends. Please watch, share and subscribe to be part of the GreenShortz family. Let's do this together.Web: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgS-...GreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videoshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsze...Main GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenhttps://www.youtube.com/user/GreenTom...
How to Recycle Plastic Bottle Caps at the Soccer Field Tom Mills 2016-03-26 | I've got a rant about the soccer field! People drop bottle caps like they are organic. I can usually pick up 10-15 on my walk from the car to my kid's practice. It's just down right lazy. Even though the plastic polymer is different from cap (#5) to bottle (#1), many recyclers will accept the bottle with the cap on. So, if you see a discarded cap, pick it up...and if you have one of your own, make sure to recycle it with the bottle.Web: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How Emory University Students Audit Their Trash Tom Mills 2016-03-19 | How much college dorm trash is recyclable? Watch these Emory University students dig through their trash to find out how much can be recycled or composted. Emory Recycles is a campus-wide program that help capture recyclables, compostables and trash to be baled and sold as commodities. The program is now self funding, using the proceeds from the sale of the captured recyclables.Watch me audit my family's trash: youtube.com/watch?v=3KtOk023bE4&list=PLG5f9411uhAkny3e-5728rr1TROwX2QlwWeb: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How To Use DIY Compost In The Garden | Collab with Sarah Moran Tom Mills 2016-03-17 | Compost is an important organic fertilizer for my backyard garden. In this video I talk about how I take compost I create from kitchen scraps and food waste and use it my garden to grow vegetables. I also talk with nutrition expert and dietician Sarah Moran about the additional nutritional value you get from growing your own veggies.She goes into more detail in the companion video here:youtu.be/ZLAO5yCegGwOn my DIY Channel, I've got several videos that illustrate how to make simple backyard composters. Get composting!GreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawWeb: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
How To Donate Your Hoard To A Materials Reuse Center Tom Mills 2016-03-12 | I'm a hoarder...let's just get that out there. But, what behind my hoarding tendencies is the ability to see the potential in things. The problem lies in that I don't have enough time to implement all my creative upcycling and reuse ideas. So, it does my heart good to take my hoard to a materials reuse organization like Lifecycle Building Center (LBC).I still get to recognize the upcycle potential of materials, while letting someone else use them for their ideas. That makes me happy. Instead of sending waste construction materials to the landfill, take them to the Lifecycle Building Center. Keep in mind reuse is better than recycling, because no additional energy is needed to give a material a second life...except perhaps a little elbow grease.If you've got a construction or renovation project and live in Atlanta, Georgia, check out the LBC first to get your materials on the cheap. You'll be saving money and helping support this great organization.Find LBC at www.lifecyclebuildingcenter.org------------------------------------------------Web: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
Why To Install An Urban Rain Garden Tom Mills 2016-03-05 | Trevor & I observed the installation of a small urban rain garden capturing rooftop rain water from the Helene S. Mills Senior Center in Atlanta. While the rain garden didn't incorporate a berm, it did use plants, flowers and amended soil absorb rain water to reduce stormwater runoff and pollution in the dense impervious surface footprint of a large urban area like Atlanta, Georgia.Web: www.GreenShortz.comTwitter: @Green_ShortzPlease Subscribe to the GreenShortz family of channels:GreenShortz+GreenHouse: Uncovering What Makes a Green House Greenyoutube.com/channel/UCgS-xV6s1IgyuTWW4IxHvzQGreenShortzDIY: Simple Green How-To Videosyoutube.com/channel/UCszelk0CQwyc4LUf5zh3vawMain GreenShortz Channel: Short Videos, Easy Ways to Be Greenyoutube.com/user/GreenTomMills
