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Reusable bags are a safe way to shop. (Photo taken in pre-coronavirus days!)

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Reusable Bags And Your Health: Separating Fact From Fiction

With the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic that has consumed and disrupted our lives, we’re searching for ways to stay safe: Wear a mask. Practice social distancing. Wash your hands.…

Wondering why plastic straws are a problem? Read on to find out.

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Why Plastic Straws Are a Problem and What You Can Do

A brief story to illustrate why plastic straws are a problem. I was out at a restaurant recently and as my family made our way to our table, I ran…

Protecting the environment is as important as ever.

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Why Protecting the Environment is as Important as Ever. What You Can Do From Home.

April 22nd. As the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, I and other environmental activists had been preparing eagerly to celebrate this milestone–a day that would mark the vital need for…

Make your kitchen spotless using eco friendly cleaning techniques!

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22 Eco Friendly Cleaning Projects for a Spotless Kitchen

If you’re wondering whether it’s possible to have a spotless kitchen using eco friendly cleaning techniques, the answer is, yes! Many of these cleaning products can be whipped up using…

Stuck at home? Try these green and healthy ways to pass the time.

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Stuck at Home? 12 Green and Healthy Ways to Pass the Time

I’m stuck at home and imagine most of you are too. I live in one of the novel coronavirus “hot spots,” which has prompted our local and state authorities to…

Bagging your recyclables is a form of wish-cycling (or "wishcycling").

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Are You Wish-Cycling? 10 Simple Tips to Recycle Right

Are you recycling or wish-cycling? You may have no idea what wish-cycling is, but in our desire to be environmentally responsible through diligent recycling, we’ve all succumbed to it at…

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Earth Day Turns 50! Is it Time for a New Vision?

Earth Day Turns 50! This big birthday has been on my mind since I participated in a sustainability conference last fall where the theme of our panel was Earth Day…

Is recycling a waste of time? It can seem that way.

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Is Recycling a Waste of Time?

Is recycling a waste of time? I was wondering this very question the other day while reading a Facebook post about recycling plastic. Someone had asked if it was possible…

Banning plastic bags has proven effective in reducing plastic pollution.

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Is Banning Plastic Bags the Solution to Our Plastic Problem?

Oddly enough, banning plastic bags is on my mind these days. In a few weeks, New York will join a handful of other states to ban these single-use plastic menaces.…

What are forever chemicals and where will you find them?

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What are Forever Chemicals? And Should You Be Concerned?

Polyfluoroalkyl. Perfluoroalkyl. PFOA, PFAS, PFOA, GenX. Forever Chemicals. You may have seen these terms sprinkled through recent news stories, or even referenced in the new film Dark Waters. What the…

Reusable Bags And Your Health: Separating Fact From Fiction

Why Plastic Straws Are a Problem and What You Can Do

Why Protecting the Environment is as Important as Ever. What You Can Do From Home.

22 Eco Friendly Cleaning Projects for a Spotless Kitchen

Stuck at Home? 12 Green and Healthy Ways to Pass the Time

Are You Wish-Cycling? 10 Simple Tips to Recycle Right

Earth Day Turns 50! Is it Time for a New Vision?

Is Recycling a Waste of Time?

Is Banning Plastic Bags the Solution to Our Plastic Problem?

What are Forever Chemicals? And Should You Be Concerned?

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