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Calendar of Environmental Events Around the World

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Recyclemania – First week of February – RecycleMania is a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities. America Recycles Day – Mid-November – Encourages everyone to start recycling.

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How Your House or Business Can Invest in a Greener Planet

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Quite possibly the most important thing for us to do to ensure a greener planet in the long run is to educate our children, but you can’t do that if you’ve not educated yourself. Whether you’re looking at helping your business or your home then you should be looking at improving the future energy usage of your buildings.

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7 Toilet Paper Roll Crafts to Keep Your Kids Busy

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And as the empty toilet paper rolls pile up, you might be wondering if there isn’t something better to do with them than tossing them in the recycling bin. If your child loves Legos or building blocks, we picked this project for you! And as a major bonus, these activities can be educational for younger children.

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FREE iTunes App: Fraggle Friends Forever

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Awesome learning games and skill-building activities, including Marjory the Trash Heap’s recycling game and a radish patch maze! The Common Core Corner details educational experiences infused within the app to help prepare children for the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) required of them in school.

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50 Outdoor Kids Activities for Spring

Couponing 101

This is such a fun idea to encourage educational outdoor play! Recycled Bottle Bowling via PBS Parents. This is a great educational science activity, plus it creates a beautiful result! Build a Volcano via Kids Activities Blog. You can easily build a dirt mound volcano right in your backyard.

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The iPhone 5 And An Environmental Wake Up Call

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Taller, slimmer, lighter, and judging by the hype capable of leaping a small building whenever it wants, the new iPhone will be in the hands of millions of customers any day now. Most of it, unfortunately, will not be recycled and instead will be thrown in the trash , where it will head to a local landfill to sit for eternity.

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Why You Should Live Green

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The products under the heading of housing include buildings, furniture, domestic appliances, and energy for purposes such as room and water heating. Take the issue of recycling , for example, one of the first environmental strategies governments put into place around the world. Build a birdhouse or bird feeder for your backyard.

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