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Composting for Beginners

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Growing up, I remember my mom always sending me out to the composting bin with a bucket full of (what I thought was) gross bits and pieces of food waste. I remember opening the lid of our composting bin and what felt like a billion wasps, bees, and fruit flies coming out of the bin. Why Compost? exciting!

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World Wisdom: Clear Drop Recycling Innovations

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Clear Drop ’s growing product line is designed to clean - up the environment, processing 100% of home refuse without leaving anything for the landfill. Before Clear Drop , flying soft plastics were hard to collect and costly to transport for consumers, who simply didn’t know what to do with them.

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How to Save Cash and Your Health With a Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

More and more people like myself are returning to the joy of growing vegetables, herbs and even eggs right in their own backyards. Fifty years ago, this was the norm; almost every backyard had a veggie patch that supplemented the food bought at a store. And don’t get me started on the sugar, salt and fat content of processed food!

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10 Ways to Transform Your Home into an Eco-Friendly Haven

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Don’t Waste Food. When you waste food, you’re not just wasting food—you’re also wasting the resources used to grow and make it. This means you waste water, fertiliser, soil, and even the fuel used to transport your food. Moreover, when you throw away food and it begins to rot, it produces methane.

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7 Ways to Reduce Household Waste

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Our consumer-driven society is one that results in a great deal of waste. From food waste to packaging to disposable items, there are a lot of resources being used by humans. If you find yourself throwing out a lot of food, you can remedy the problem by shopping with a list. Preserve Some of Your Food. Nor is it healthy.

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