Margie Monin Dombrowski

Margie Monin Dombrowski is a freelance writer based in Orange County, CA, who writes about eco-living, interior design, food, health and fitness, beauty and entrepreneurs.

She’s also the author of several gift books published by Running Press and co-author of Breaking Into and Succeeding as a Natural, Organic and Mineral Cosmetics Maker.

  • September 17, 2009

    Should We Phase Out Older Electronics?

    I’m not about to go and buy up the latest and most energy-efficient electronics when the products I currently own serve me just fine.

  • September 15, 2009

    Composting for Caffeine Addicts

    There is one additional step we can take with our coffee and tea, and that’s composting the leftovers.

  • September 9, 2009

    Soda Cans with a Purpose

    When the itch for shopping strikes, try buying new-to-you products made from recycled materials.

  • September 8, 2009

    Are Bamboo Clothes as Green as We Think They Are?

    Bamboo is the current darling of sustainable materials and people are interested in buying bamboo products and clothes. But, is bamboo clothing that’s being marketed as eco-conscious to shoppers truly green?

  • September 8, 2009

    Nike’s ‘Trashy’ Shoes Made from Recycled Scraps

    For years Nike has manufactured shoes from virgin materials, resulting in heaps of discarded scraps that go to waste in a landfill or incinerator. That is until one designer transformed them into a wearable basketball shoe.

  • August 25, 2009

    The Greener Solution to Your Moving Woes

    Rent-a-Green Box, serving private residences and businesses, calls itself the first zero-waste pack-and-move company in the country, and claims to save the consumer 50% on cost and 20 hours on time involved as compared to traditional moving methods.

  • August 21, 2009

    Save Aluminum, Save the World

    Recycling aluminum cans helps you do your part in saving the environment, but the cans also can lend a helping hand to charities.

  • August 20, 2009

    An Eco-Conscious Packing Peanut

    If you start to feel guilty just thinking about packing up your belongings for a move because of all the waste it produces, then Rent-a-Green-Box just may have the solution for you. The Southern California-based company creates moving and packing supplies made completely from recycled landfill waste, and its Recocube packing peanut is just one of many offerings.

  • July 30, 2009

    Get to Packing with These Eco-Friendly Crates

    The landfill typically is the place where discarded plastic goes to die, except it can take up to 450 years for it to decompose on its own. But, Rent-a-Green-Box, a company specializing in moving and packing supplies made from recycled materials, gives unrecycled plastic a new life with its Recopack moving crates.