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Go Green This Halloween

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Tip # 2 Recycle/reuse costumes. Search the attic, the backs of the closets, the garage and see what inspiration presents. Compost it by cutting it up and putting it on the pile. What do you do to recycle/reuse on Halloween? No kids = no money on candy = no candy wrappers in the landfill.

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What Are Earthships and What Can We Learn From Them About Saving Money?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

An Earthship is a residential building made from recycled materials that often utilizes an unconventional shape or layout to take advantage of natural solar heating. The horseshoe shape of such a home, even when built with new materials, can save on energy costs because it presents the maximum amount of surface area to the sun.

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Reviewing The World’s Landfills – A Future Fictional Business Plan Excerpt

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

moved from simple dumping on land or sea, to burial, sanitary landfill, feeding to swine, reduction, incineration, and various forms of composting”. A landfill is not like a compost pile, where the purpose is to bury trash in such a way that it will decompose quickly.”. Present Day -2012/2013. He noted that although methods.