Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 5, 2019

This is my referral Amazon link, but I found the book at the library.). The author, Bea Johnson, chronicles her journey of zero waste living through 5 Rs: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot. Plastic can damage our environment when it is not recycled. She is quite extreme, but I found her lifestyle so interesting.

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2019 Recycle Recycled Recycling 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Recycle your wrapping paper. If not, make a point to save that paper this year, so that you can recycle it next December. Shop local. If you are not the handy or crafty type, you can still stay green for the holidays by shopping local. Are the local artisans that have galleries at the town library or in town?

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Green Holiday Saving Recycle 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Head to your local library, fabric or craft store, or bookstore and look for a how-to book on sewing. You might be able to find one at a consignment shop, a sewing machine repair shop, or ask relatives or friends if they have one that you could either buy or borrow. Use Recycled Fabrics.

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Clothes Clothing Making Sewing 216

Saving Cents With Sense

MAY 27, 2013

First, visit your local library for information and books about Italy. Next, hit up the local ice cream shop for some yummy Italian ice or gelato. Make a Tower of Pisa using recycled materials such as cereal boxes and shoes boxes. Visit the library and learn all you can about the beautiful land of Ireland! Visit Italy!

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Vacation Backyard Kangaroos Ice Cream 61

Nicoles Nickels

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Made in the USA from 100% recycled plastic milk jugs that save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, this might just be the “greenest” tractor around – despite its vibrant orange hue. Packaged using recycled and recyclable materials and printed with soy inks. To see more PJs visit the Carter’s PJ Shop.

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2013 Giveaway Gifts Babies R Us 96

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 26, 2012

Make Changes Around the House Here are some things around the house you can do to live greener: Line Dry Your Clothes Shop Local Use Vinegar for Everything! Take the issue of recycling , for example, one of the first environmental strategies governments put into place around the world. What do you have to lose?

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Green Flowers and Plants Food and Drink Environmental Movement 211