Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 14, 2015
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.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 16, 2013
Everything in that lunch bag can be washed and reused or at least an be dealt with in an environmentally-friendly manner. Think of all the plastic and paper that won’t need to be made and shipped only to then end up in our landfills, recycling centers, or in nature where it can negatively affect wildlife and even our drinking water.
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Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 5, 2019
The author, Bea Johnson, chronicles her journey of zero waste living through 5 Rs: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot. She made me think a lot about things I can do to reduce unnecessary waste in my life and home from changing how I grocery shop to rethinking one-use plastics and other non-recyclables that I encounter.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 22, 2015
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. Find Bargains Shopping Online Saving Green to Save the Planet 7 Simple Ways to Go Green in 2013 Is it Time to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint?
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 6, 2014
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. Larger Changes. Money Tips'
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 28, 2013
According to Waste Management World : “Exporting waste illegally to poorer countries has become a vast and growing international business, as companies try to minimize the costs of new environmental laws that tax waste or require that it is recycled or otherwise disposed of in an environmentally responsible way”. Present Day -2012/2013.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 8, 2020
We’ve been working since 2013 to pay off a boat load of non-mortgage debt. That book has changed my outlook on reusing, recycling, making do, and rethinking one use products. ALSO our 2019 Financial Goal!). We knocked this out of the park. I was pumped to reduce our trash. Moving on to 2020! Can you believe it?
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