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On Environmentalism Becoming Consumerism

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Those machines use plastic coffee pods that are often labeled as being recyclable – but only if you fully wash them out, take them apart, and separate all the pieces… which we know no one is doing. These are no more green than just recycling that pile of paper. Organic cotton disposables from Huggies. Paper shredders.

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How Denim Can Be Bad For The Environment

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Let’s begin at the top and work our way through the manufacturing, consuming, and disposal of a pair of denim jeans. Forget putting in the work to make the jeans our own; we want them to come that way from the store. Look for organic cotton denim. Most people on earth probably have a pair of jeans or two at home.

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