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Don’t Recycle, Reuse

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Recycling is great for the environment and we should all be doing it (in spite of my title), but reusing is even better. When you can reuse or re-purpose an item, you are not only saving it from the landfills, but you are also saving the expense and energy which would have been expended when you recycle. Plastic trash bags.

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7 Simple Ways to Go Green in 2013

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Start with these 7 simple ways to go green in 2013, and stick with them, and you will not only find yourself living more sustainably, but you will also feel energized to tackle some of the bigger behavioral changes next year: 1. Even if you don’t have a lot of room, you can grow a container garden.

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Go Green and Save Big

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Green shopping with companies that reduce shipping impacts, reuse and recycle packaging, shrink carbon footprints, and are committed to resource conservation are hard to find. So, you can be frugal and grow things a little greener on your side of the grass. Environmentally Safe Shopping. Getting Even More Frugal.

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How to Go Green Witout Going Broke

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The old phrase “reduce, reuse, recycle” is crucial when it comes to small, and inexpensive, ways of going green. For example, rather than purchase water in plastic bottles, invest in a faucet-mount water filter that retails for less than $40 and reuse glass juice and milk bottles. Start Small. Money Tips'

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Reviewing The World’s Landfills – A Future Fictional Business Plan Excerpt

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none of them were working to contain the growing mountains of waste. Present Day -2012/2013. “moved from simple dumping on land or sea, to burial, sanitary landfill, feeding to swine, reduction, incineration, and various forms of composting”. No new landfills were created past that date. By using ArchTrashOlogists, Inc.

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{Last Chance} The Ultimate Homemaking eBook Bundle Sale – 97 eBooks for $29.97 (Reg. $640!)

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Reuse, Refresh, Repurpose. How to Grow Your Blog and Manage Your Home. With proof of purchase, download links can be renewed up until August 1st, 2013. All bonus offers expire at midnight on May 19th, 2013 (2 weeks from the last day of this sale). From Frump to Pump. The Cottage Mama’s DIY Guide. The No-Brainer Wardrobe.

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{HOT} The Ultimate Homemaking eBook Bundle Sale – 97 eBooks for $29.97 (Reg. $640!)

Couponing 101

Reuse, Refresh, Repurpose. How to Grow Your Blog and Manage Your Home. With proof of purchase, download links can be renewed up until August 1st, 2013. All bonus offers expire at midnight on May 19th, 2013 (2 weeks from the last day of this sale). From Frump to Pump. The Cottage Mama’s DIY Guide. The No-Brainer Wardrobe.