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How To Pack A Waste-Free Lunch

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According to the organization Waste Free Lunches , the average school-age child eating lunches in disposable packaging generates some 67 pounds of waste per school year. Multiply that by million of kids (and adults going to work) and you can see how much of a problem this is. The list goes on and on. It’s quite simple, really.

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Don’t Dig a Money Pit in Your Garden

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Unless you can figure out how to control the temperatures and growing seasons in your yard and fields, you are wasting time, money and garden space. Compost Yard And Garden Waste. Instead, use composted yard and garden waste. You can purchase commercial composting bins or build a pen with fence posts and chicken wire.

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How to Throw a Green Party

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So check out these great tips on how to throw a green party and do your bit for the environment. Choose decorations that can be reused or that are made of natural materials and so can be recycled in the garden or compost. Invitations. This is one area where it is simple to go green.

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