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Fun Freetime: TurfMutt Foundation Predicts “Backyarding” Advances to a Master Level

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Yard maintenance grows smarter. Rain gardens and rain barrels help capture and reuse water in the garden. Bird baths cycle rain water for wildlife. Pet pampering will remain strong and expand. Fencing, sandpiles for digging, dog houses, and even agility courses for pets to enjoy will become more common.

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Yakezie Blog Swap #10

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Everything Finance shares with us his success in growing his own veggies at Retire by 40. One Cent at a Time shares 23 ways reusing household items can save you money at Sustainable Life Blog. Beating Broke tells how cycling makes you green at Nickel by Nickel. Well, there you have it; the 10th Yakezie Blog Swap.

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10 Ways To Make Your Home A Zero-Waste Facility

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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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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. “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.

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Control Your Bagworms – Economically and Organically

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

From May through August or early September, those larvae are feeding, growing and enlarging their bags as they grow. The cycle starts over, with the eggs hanging out in the bags until spring. The Peach Tree Battle Six Ways to Reuse Your Plastic Grocery Bags The Christmas Tree – Artificial or Real? Go Green'