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Don’t Recycle, Reuse

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Recycling is great for the environment and we should all be doing it (in spite of my title), but reusing is even better. When you can reuse or re-purpose an item, you are not only saving it from the landfills, but you are also saving the expense and energy which would have been expended when you recycle. Coffee can.

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How to Recycle Valentine’s Day Candy Boxes

For the Mommas

How to Recycle Valentine’s Day Candy Boxes . Sometimes these boxes are just too pretty to throw away, but did you know you could actually recycle those candy boxes? There are several ways you can recycle Valentine’s Day candy boxes. First of all, you can recycle Valentine’s Day candy boxes into a memory box.

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How To Pack A Waste-Free Lunch

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Unfortunately, all those bags and disposable products leave behind a ton of waste over the course of a year, too. For example, most leftover food scraps can even be composted ( other than meat, of course ) so they can be brought home if a school or workplace doesn’t do composting. Of course, that’s only the financial savings.

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Q&A | Nursing School Qs, plus shoes, a planner, and the abandoned house

The Frugal Girl

This planner is $15, it lasts me for a long time, and it’s just paper, which is recyclable. These are things like: vital signs a head-to-toe assessment injections various oxygen masks (nasal cannula, non-rebreather bag, a Venturi mask, etc.) I refuse to feel guilty about it.) Got any input? Further questions? Leave a comment!

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Getting People to Help Compost

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It drove me crazy to see cans and bottles thrown in the trash when they should be recycled. 3 rd I did my best to stay the course when composting wasn’t as exciting. This is when you have to just stay the course. Just set up the system for composting, encourage them, and stay the course. Getting Others to Join You.

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Recyclebank Points | Add 200 Points to your Account

For the Mommas

This week: Tie on your aprons and put on your safety goggles to earn up to 185 points when you take a course in Home Ec! From shampoo and conditioner to body wash, our bathrooms are filled with recyclable bottles and containers. Learn how much more you can recycle in the bathroom and earn up to 30 Recyclebank Points!

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Don’t Forget the Energizers!

Nicoles Nickels

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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