Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 16, 2013

Chances are that at least some of the time you bring your own bagged lunch to work or to school. Sure, there are days when you go out for a nice meal with co-workers or pay for the school lunch on pizza day, but when I think back to my school days I fondly remember those brown paper bags. So, what does your lunch look like?

Lunch 201

Lunch Lunches Reuse Compost 201

Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 21, 2014

Kids can be recycling pros and turn trash into cash for their schools through a new campaign with snack time favorite Entenmann’s Little Bites to create a fully recyclable lunch! Entenmann’s Little Bites “Recycle…Reuse…Replenish” Fully Recyclable Lunch Tips: Recycle. Check out what other lunch items TerraCycle recycles.

Giveaway 100

Giveaway Recycle Recycled Recycling 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 5, 2012

And while there are many individuals and groups working to make that a reality, it’s a rather difficult achievement because of the way we have set our society up to be one of convenience and disposability rather than reuse. Reuse Everything Glass jars make great water bottles at home. Shredded paper can be put in compost piles.

Home 229

Home Making Reuse Recycle 229

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 28, 2013

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.”. percent, was either recycled or composted.

Economical 188

Economical Recycle Recycled Recycling 188