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7 Ways to Reduce Household Waste

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Here are 7 ways you can reduce household waste (and maybe even save a little money): 1. If you decide to buy in bulk as a way to save money, you can preserve some of that food for later. Rather than throwing out the excess, you can save it for a later meal. Compost kitchen waste to feed your garden. Nor is it healthy.

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Go Green This Halloween

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

No kids = no parties or haunted houses = money saved. 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. Once the kids left home, we ended up with zero trick or treaters at our house on a state highway.

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