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7 Ways to Reduce Household Waste

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you decide to buy in bulk as a way to save money, you can preserve some of that food for later. It’s possible to bring your own bags for bulk food items in a lot of cases. Compost kitchen waste to feed your garden. Preserve Some of Your Food. Another way to prevent waste is to preserve some of your food.

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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). Compost it by cutting it up and putting it on the pile. My daughter-in-law came up with this idea, buying bulk pumpkins and bulk flowers. My daughter-in-law came up with this idea, buying bulk pumpkins and bulk flowers.

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