Clothes Recycling: The 5 Best Ways to Do It
Recycling – clothes recycling in particular – has been on my mind recently. We’re moving out of our house of 15 years and it’s shocking to visualize the accumulated mountain…
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7 Ways to Make it a Plastic Free July 2019!
What is Plastic Free July? Plastic Free July is a global movement that empowers people to be part of the solution to plastic pollution. The concept is simple: Participants are…
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4 Simple Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint in Your Home
You’ve heard about the climate crisis and the bleak view for the future of our planet. If you really dive in to learn more, it’s terrifying… It’s tempting to shut…
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Natural Mosquito Repellent Tips to Keep You Itch-Free This Summer!
Having just finished writing about natural tick repellents, it occurred to me that mosquitoes deserve equal attention. Instead of reaching automatically for the heavy-duty chemical sprays, there are a whole…
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Ditch the (Single-Use) Plastic! 4 Reusable Alternatives to Plastic Straws
I know … you’re probably wondering, why all the fuss about straws? Why the need to find reusable alternatives to plastic straws? Unfortunately, the plastic straws pollution problem is much…
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Does Recycling Work? How to Tell and What You Can Do About It
Does recycling work? It’s a complicated question … Let me back up before I tackle that question and ask you first whether you recycle. Do you have a bin of…
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Food Waste is a Huge Waste. 7 Ways to Whittle The Waste.
It may sound odd, but food waste makes me uncomfortable. I grew up in a household where my mother shopped, cooked and served meals with a frugal eye. Her philosophy…
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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…
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A Spring Green Clean: 6 Simple and Affordable Tips for Any Season
Winter on the East Coast can be a mixed bag of sleet, snow, rain and dreary gray days. I’m ready for spring – a perfect time for a green clean.…
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Green or Greenwashing? How to Clean Up Cleaning Products Confusion
Green Cleaning Why Should I Care? Before I jump into the “green or greenwashing?” discussion, let’s talk about cleaning products in general. I get it. You want to keep your…
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