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Go Green This Halloween

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We do put up decorations (ones I buy at garage sales or thrift stores and reuse each year). Tip # 2 Recycle/reuse costumes. Compost it by cutting it up and putting it on the pile. Like me, buy them used and then reuse them each year. Free Kids Crafts has some ideas. What do you do to recycle/reuse on Halloween?

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10 Ways To Make Your Home A Zero-Waste Facility

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

And while there are many individuals and groups working to make that a reality, it’s a rather difficult achievement because of the way we have set our society up to be one of convenience and disposability rather than reuse. Reuse Everything Glass jars make great water bottles at home. Shredded paper can be put in compost piles.

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Using Kids Crafts to Teach the Gift of Giving

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Garden Stepping Stone Craft Kits Hobby Lobby had several versions of kits to create a stepping stone. Petroleum jelly to slather on the inside of the mold, so you can get the concrete out and reuse the mold. The most expensive was around $20. Our local Walmart also had a cheaper version of a stepping stone kit. Driving across.

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