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World Wisdom: Clear Drop Recycling Innovations

Motherhood Moments

What advantages does the organics collector have over other home composting systems? Home composting systems are good for many, but they take only so much material. Some quick composters require a lot of energy. Our design is made for everyone, it is easy to use and does not involve dealing with compost.

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10 Ways to Transform Your Home into an Eco-Friendly Haven

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Keep Your Appliances Clean. Keeping your appliances clean helps them function better. Some of the appliances that you need to pay extra attention to include the fridge (clean the coils), the dryer (inspect the lint filter regularly), and the air-conditioner (perform regular clean-ups). They also consume less energy.

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Our Green & Money Savvy Path

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Replaced some of our appliances with energy efficient models. Compost kitchen scraps. Compost our leaves and grass. Compost our leaves and grass. Use compostable garbage bags. Today I wanted to share with you the steps we have taken: Energy saving changes we’ve made : Turn off our computer every night.

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How to Incorporate Sustainable Living in Schools

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Recycling the school’s waste can include establishing composting systems and worm farms to use as fertilizers for the garden. Turn off appliances, computers etc at the wall to eliminate stand-by power usage. Find ways to reduce the amount of paper used within the school.

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7 Ways to Reduce Household Waste

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

From taking good care of your car, to properly caring for your clothing, to keeping your appliances in working order, taking care of what you already have helps it last longer. Compost kitchen waste to feed your garden. If you take care of what you already have, you won’t need to make as many purchases. You can do the same.

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What Are Earthships and What Can We Learn From Them About Saving Money?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

As the goal of an Earthship-styled home is to live off of the electrical distribution grid while consuming as few newly manufactured goods as possible, mechanical applications and appliances in such a home are usually driven by a combination of gravity and water that has been directly heated by the sun.

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Happy Earth Day!

Saving SAHM Sanity

When replacing appliances, buy the most energy efficient. Especially baby items, babies outgrow items so quickly that many times you can find items at a fraction of retail cost that have only been used a few times. Check out consignment mommies for seasonal consignment sales near you. Take public transportation or car pool. Buy organic.