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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. Zip lock freezer bags.

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How We Frugal-ed in August 2022

Family Balance Sheet

Noone ate the leftover corn, so I cut it off the cob and put it in the freezer to add to our favorite, Chicken, Black Bean & Corn Tacos | Slow Cooker Recipe. This yielded 4 2-cup freezer containers, which is not a lot. For my recipe, read: Roasted Red Plum Tomato Sauce ~ Great Freezer Recipe. Homemade Roasted Tomato Sauce.

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Clean Your Refrigerator | Weekly Decluttering Challenge

Family Balance Sheet

Last week, we cleaned and organized our pantry and food cupboards and this week, we’re going to focus on our refrigerator and freezer. 5 Simple Steps to Clean and Organize Your Refrigerator and Freezer. 5 Simple Steps to Clean and Organize Your Refrigerator and Freezer. Discard outdated food.

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Reusing Glass Jars | Kitchen Economics

Family Balance Sheet

I have a grandmother who would never dream of buying containers to store leftovers or food for the freezer. Maybe it was the screw on lids that attracted me and how they were so uniform and neatly fit in my freezer or cupboards. It seemed a bit wasteful. They can be used for storing anything and not just in the kitchen.

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15 Ways to Make a Positive Environmental Impact

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Use recycled toilet pape r. By switching to recycled toilet paper you can help save 1 million trees a year and 1.35 Lower your fridge and freezer temp. Many of us run our fridges and freezers cooler than they need to be. For your freezer, keep it at 0 degrees F. Recycle and reuse. billion litres of water.

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Earn 25 New Recyclebank Points

Saving Cents With Sense

Head over to find out more about if your freezer is running efficiently and you’ll earn 25 points. Printable Coupons coupons recycle bank' New Recyclebank points are available – and I’m looking forward to learning more about this one! What is Recyclebank ? You earn points by learning ways to be more eco-friendly.

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RecycleBank: Earn 25 New Points!

Couponing 101

Take the quiz about freezer efficiency to get 25 points. RecycleBank is a curbside pickup recycling program that lets you earn points for recycling. RecycleBank has a new opportunity to Earn 25 Points! Here’s how: Sign up with RecycleBank Click on “Earn 25 Points” in the image above. Not familiar with RecycleBank ?

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