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8 Easy Ways to Reduce, Recycle, and Reuse

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Today, I am going to share with you 8 ways you can recycle, reduce, and reuse. Concentrated products often require less packaging, resulting in less energy to transport it to the store and less plastic to recycle. When you have old batteries that are no longer good, recycle them through your local agency. Go thrifty.

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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

A good deal on a big bag of fresh lettuce isn’t thrifty if you can’t use it up before it rots. Use the life out of all your appliances, but save up enough money to replace them quickly if they are nearing the end of their lifespan. With fresh food – buy only what you can eat before it goes bad. Go Frugal Go Green'

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Sustainable Living Traits To Pass On To Your Children

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Recycling is a simple and obvious practice that children can easily understand. Teach them how to recycle household items like plastic bottles, aluminum cans, paper, etc. You can even let them manage the responsibility in your household and reward with them with the earnings from recycling cans and bottles at local recycle centers.

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