Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2016

I know that having someone redo an upholstered piece is expensive, but I now understand why – there is a lot of manual and time-consuming work involved. photo by: The post Used Furniture – Re-purpose, Recycle, Re-use. I watched You Tube videos several times before attempting mine. This series was particularly good.

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Saving Cents With Sense

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Tips to Recycle in the Bathroom & Repurpose Beauty Products. If you are like my family, you most likely recycle many products. We have a recycle bin in our kitchen – but I honestly haven’t thought about recycling in the bathroom have you? The sad fact is that each year, Americans throw away enough 15-oz.

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Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 13, 2012

HP and Staples Make It Easy and Free to Recycle Electronics Nationwide. Consumers can recycle electronics every day at Staples Stores throughout the United States. Customers can drop off their technology for recycling at the service desk of their local Staples store. To locate a Staples in your area, click here!

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For the Mommas

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Reusing not only helps us to sustain the environment for future generations and also reduces the amount of waste that will need to be recycled. Footprint Calculator released by the Earth Day Network shows, we can always do more to consume less. Plus, by re-using items in your home, you’ll save money.

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For the Mommas

MAY 31, 2022

Features: Exterior fabric is woven with REPREVE™, a unique polyester fiber created from recycled, post-consumer plastic bottles. Target has this amazing offer where you can score Igloo Heritage Hard Liner 9qt Cooler that is available for ONLY $19.99, down from $40.

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For the Mommas

APRIL 4, 2020

Bottle is made from 100 percent post consumer recycled plastic. Two bottles in one refill. Made for Sensitive Skin. Made with 0 percent fragrances, dyes, or triclosan. USDA Certified Biobased Product 97 percent. If you aren’t an Amazon Prime member, now would be an awesome time to join! at FTM.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 23, 2020

LEDs are recyclable and don’t contain mercury, so it’s not just about saving energy with your bulb choice. In a bid to lower our carbon footprint, heat source pumps are being looked at by more and more consumers. Incandescent, halogen and even the older style energy efficient bulbs are still being used. Installing a heat source pump.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Here are some ways we recycled our moving waste: Creative Ways to Use the Excess Supply. Building a fort out of the boxes is another way to recycle and keep the kids entertained. We hauled all the excess out to recycling on our curbside recycling day. Wrapping paper. Practical Ways to Use the Excess. Sell the excess.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 23, 2012

These make great gifts that can be environmentally friendly, as well as consumable so that they aren’t cluttering up the homes of your friends and relatives. There are a number items now that are created from recycled materials, as well as other eco-friendly materials. Know What You are Buying. Don’t Forget the Wrapping.

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Nicoles Nickels

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Earlier this year, Energizer launched EcoAdvanced ® is the world’s first high-performance battery made with recycled batteries. A battery made with recycled batteries that maintains high battery runtime? By 2025, our vision for Energizer ® EcoAdvanced® is to increase the amount of recycled battery material ten-fold to 40%.

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Saving With Shellie

JUNE 26, 2018

Made safe in the USA with recycled and organic materials. We transformed recycled milk jugs and organic flour into imaginative playthings! It’s also packaged in recycled and recyclable materials with no plastic films or twist ties, and printed with soy ink. This dough playset is not your typical toy.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 28, 2016

The most energy-efficient solution for businesses is to upgrade to LED light bulbs, which consume up to 80% less energy. Recycle office items. Additionally, businesses can participate in cartridge recycling schemes to recycle used printer cartridges. Minimising the business’s contribution to landfill.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 18, 2011

Your transition into a green friendly consumer will be a lot easier if everyone understands why you are doing it. Set up recyclable bins. Make the transition to green living a whole lot easier on yourself by clearly labeling bins for recycling. You can offer a reward for every week that your family recycles.

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For the Mommas

DECEMBER 7, 2015

These awesome toys are made from recycled plastics like milk jugs and do NOT contain BPA, phthalates, or PVC. About the products: 100 Percent Recycled. That’s why the company uses recycled materials and a very tight local supply chain that help save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Reg $27.99}.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Here are some things you can do to reduce your own carbon footprint this season and have a green Christmas: Recyclable Wrapping Paper. Instead of going that route, why not use recycled material to wrap gifts? The holidays are, hands down, one of the most environmentally unfriendly holidays of the year. Probably not.

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Saving Cents With Sense

MAY 15, 2013

Join Recyclebank as they take a look at the many ways that paper touches our lives and share some information on how this important material can be sourced, consumed and disposed of more responsibly. What is Recycle Bank ? Printable Coupons recycle bank' You earn points by learning ways to be more eco-friendly.

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Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

APRIL 22, 2016

Cultivar Candle – This brand makes long-lasting eco-friendly candles in recycable glass and the packaging is created from 100% post-consumer waste recycled paper. Coclico Shoes – Each pair of Coclico shoes is constructed using recycled and renewable components such as cork and natural woods. It works wonders!

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Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

APRIL 2, 2017

The company is also dedicated to reducing waste through recycled packaging and even within their office environments. Additionally, their plant runs on renewable energy and their packaging is also recyclable. If you haven’t been taking your empty Origins containers into their stores to have them recycled, then you should start.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 26, 2013

Both of these companies use our consumer behaviors and habits to do good around the globe for those in need. Sometimes the easiest way to help those in need is by harnessing the power of (comparably) well-off consumers to make a difference, and TOMS and Warby Parker are doing just that. Check them out. Give Back'

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2013

Our consumer-driven society is one that results in a great deal of waste. When you do have to throw out batteries or electronics, find out where you can dispose of them in a way that allows for a level of recycling, and keeps chemicals from polluting the environment. Nor is it healthy.

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Saving Cents With Sense

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Made from 100% post consumer recycled milk jugs. Packaged in recycled packaging materials. About: Includes tool box, phillips screwdriver, flat screwdriver, hammer, saw, wrench, pliers, 2 two-hole connectors, 2 nails, 2 bolts and 2 nuts. Free of phthalates and BPA.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Reduce paper use – look at ways to reduce the amount of paper used in the business; recycle waste in an environmentally-friendly manner; reuse waste paper where possible. Business sustainability is a model that works towards creating long-term value to both employees and consumers through adopting green strategies.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 2, 2012

Look for ways of upgrading and monitoring your recycling facilities so that you know you’re getting the most out of them. Reduce the amount of waste you consume and make your property more energy efficient through insulation. Recycle whatever you can and consider if you can use the garden to grow your own fruit and vegetables.

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Saving With Shellie

DECEMBER 7, 2015

All Green Toys are made from recycled plastic and made safely in the USA. Made from 100% post consumer recycled plastic. 100% recyclable packaging. Amazon has a great deal on Green Toys Today ! Snag some awesome Green Toys at 50% Off today only. Green Toys make safe, earth-friendly playthings for kids. Moveable dumper.

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Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 12, 2015

Entenmann’s Little Bites ® snacks, the individually portioned lunch snack that’s perfect for lunch boxes and grab-and-go fun, is helping kids and families become recycling pros this year through two cool new eco-initiatives with both TerraCycle® and the Arbor Day Foundation — just in time for Earth Day 2015!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Look for eco-friendly products with limited recyclable packaging, low-toxicity, no petrochemicals, are biodegradable and phosphate-free. Reduce your “stuff” – we are constantly being encouraged and enticed to buy more “stuff” in the consumer-driven societies in which we live.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 16, 2013

But what about the green credentials of both types of magazines – the printed versions require a huge input of time, resources and energy to produce, print and deliver the magazines to newsstands and consumers. This means that magazines create a problem in landfill when they have been discarded.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 14, 2012

Be more “ Eco-Friendly ” by picking up one of our 100% recycled-plastic doo-dads! It’s about reducing, reusing, repurposing, recycling, and regifting – not shopping. You’ve seen the ads on television, in magazines, an at the mall. “ Go Green ” by purchasing this reusable bag!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 12, 2011

By only purchasing what we need and using what we buy we reduce the consumer demand for things, we save money by not spending on things we do not need and we reduce the clutter in our home. Learn to reduce, reuse recycle everything. Everything has another use is a saying often heard in regards to recycling.

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Couponing 101

JUNE 11, 2012

Paper Culture cards —printed on thick, luxurious 130 lb stock—are made with 100% post-consumer recycled paper. If you choose to mail yourself, Paper Culture uses only recycled paper for your order’s packaging. All their cards feature their signature rounded corners. All you pay for are the stamps.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Although you can sew clothing by hand, it can be very time consuming and tedious. Use Recycled Fabrics. Making your own clothes is definitely a great way to save money–and you can take penny-pinching to a whole new level by using recycled materials and fabrics to make clothes.

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Saving Cents With Sense

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Paper Culture uses 100% post consumer recycled paper and packaging AND what I love, they plant a tree in your honor with every order ! Today is the launch of Everywhere Deals at Juice in the City and they have a HOT deal. You can get a $50 Paper Culture Voucher for just $20 and save on cards, invitations, and more.

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Saving With Shellie

AUGUST 18, 2014

If you aren’t familiar with Green Toys , they are from 100% post consumer recycled plastic and are packaged in 100% recyclable materials. I’ve already ordered the Submarine and Tugboat to tuck away for Christmas for my boys. They will love playing with these in the bath tub. The toys contain no phthalates or BPA.

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Saving With Shellie

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

If you aren’t familiar with Green Toys , they are made from 100% post consumer recycled plastic and are packaged in 100% recyclable materials. I’ve already ordered the Submarine and Tugboat to tuck away for Christmas for my boys. They will love playing with these in the bath tub.

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Saving With Shellie

MARCH 9, 2017

And built with post-consumer recycled material, it’s a smart, green choice too for students and teachers. Tough enough for any busy classroom, the durable Yoga 11e boasts powerful processing and an all-day battery. It can also be used as a tablet, laptop, or anything in between.

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For the Mommas

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Parts made from post-consumer recycled plastic; PVC-free tanks and hose. Features include: compact deep cleaner for small and large clean-ups. Strong spray and suction remove tough stains and spills; cleans and helps dry in 1 step. Tough-stain brush attachment included. Check out more LIVE Cyber Monday Deals HERE.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Dryers are huge energy consumers. Use recycled toilet pape r. By switching to recycled toilet paper you can help save 1 million trees a year and 1.35 Recycle and reuse. If you can’t reuse something, recycle it using your local program. Hang your clothes to dry. billion litres of water.

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