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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.

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10 Household Items That You Can Reuse

For the Mommas

10 Household Items That You Can Reuse. 10 Household Items That You Can Reuse. 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. Plus, by re-using items in your home, you’ll save money.

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8 Easy Ways to Reduce, Recycle, and Reuse

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Today, I am going to share with you 8 ways you can recycle, reduce, and reuse. Concentrated products often require less packaging, resulting in less energy to transport it to the store and less plastic to recycle. They also cost you less money since you don’t have to purchase them as often. Reuse what you can.

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Reusing Glass Jars | Kitchen Economics

Family Balance Sheet

She has always reused food containers, such as glass pickle jars or plastic cool-whip and sherbert containers, so I am not quite sure how or why I got started buying plastic food storage containers. The jars might not all be the same shape and size, but I'm not shelling out money for containers anymore. It seemed a bit wasteful.

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The Greener Option That Saves You Money: Paper Towels vs. Rags

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The argument in favor of paper towels includes the fact that many brands are now made from recycled paper waste , which is good for the environment. Firstly, cleaning rags are a great way to recycle and reuse worn-out clothes, nappies, towels and other cloth products. Go Green'

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Being Environmentally Friendly Saves Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Guest Post Author Bio: Kylie Ofiu is the author of 365 Ways to Make Money. She blogs about ways to make and save money as well as what she is up to at her blog www.kylieofiu.com. But besides the big expenses there are many ways being green can actually save you money right away. 1.) Make your own cleaning products.

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5 Easy Ways to Save Money in the Kitchen

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It’s also one of the places in our home where we often inadvertently spend too much money. Most people will read this, and think “yeah, there are a lot of ways to save money on food…” While there are many good tips about how to save on your groceries that’s not the only place where we spend too much money in the kitchen.