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Feb 22, 20221 min read
Green Tip of the Week
Try to repair or re-purpose broken household items and/or toys, rather than throwing them out.
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Feb 15, 20221 min read
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Try to spend a week buying only from locally owned businesses. Every time you buy local, you tell the world your community is worth more...
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Feb 8, 20221 min read
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Planning ahead? Consider a green burial. It is an environmentally sustainable practice where the body is returned to the earth in a...
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Feb 1, 20221 min read
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Those big plastic jugs in the store are filled with watered down laundry detergent. Go online and order eco-friendly laundry strips in...
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Jan 25, 20221 min read
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Don’t buy clothes unless you really need them, and consider buying used. The fashion industry uses an enormous amount of resources and...
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Jan 11, 20221 min read
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Keep a tote bag with a couple of food containers in your car to take into restaurants for your leftovers. You may need to be discreet...
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Jan 4, 20221 min read
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For kids’ art projects, take them outdoors and look for pebbles, twigs, leaves, seeds, feathers and other treasures. Then look around the...
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Dec 28, 20211 min read
Green Tip of the Week
Try to repair or re-purpose broken household items and/or toys, rather than throwing them out.
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Dec 21, 20211 min read
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Save the water after soaking and/or cooking vegetables for your patio plants. Your plants will thank you for the nutritious drinks. You...
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Dec 14, 20211 min read
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As much as possible, save holiday gift bags, wraps and ribbons to use again and perhaps again. Photo by freestocks on Unsplash
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Dec 7, 20211 min read
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Use old maps, Sunday comics and fabric scraps and other things you have around the house for wrapping gifts.
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Nov 30, 20211 min read
Green Tip of the Week
Save energy by shopping online. One van delivering 50 packages is much more energy efficient that 50 people driving 50 cars to shop in...
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Nov 23, 20211 min read
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If you’re purchasing gifts this season, try to select gifts made of natural materials. Avoid plastic items in plastic packaging,...
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Nov 16, 20211 min read
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Make your own holiday gifts and put them in recycled containers. Homemade cookies or salsa or a small plant from your garden is likely to...
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Nov 9, 20211 min read
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Use a wooden cutting board instead of plastic. Wooden boards are easier on knife blades and naturally resist bacteria, especially bamboo....
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Nov 2, 20211 min read
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Keep potted plants in your home or apartment. Plants are nature’s air fresheners and mood lifters.
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Oct 26, 20211 min read
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Hang on to your dry leaves. Leave them on the lawn or add them to your compost. They provide food and habitat for insects and nourishment...
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Oct 19, 20211 min read
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Take a walk in a park and hug a big old tree, such as a cedar or oak. Think about how long it's lived there and all the things it's seen...
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Oct 12, 20211 min read
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Sprinkle used coffee grounds around your plants as fertilizer. Coffee grounds contain nitrogen and other nutrients for healthy plant...
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