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World Wisdom - Budget-Friendly, Sustainable Spring Break Ideas

Motherhood Moments

“Whether going away or staying home for Spring Break, there are many ways families can create teachable moments about recycling. This is important since P+PB research shows that 95% of Americans say they recycle to some extent but fewer than half know the basics of recycling,” explained Mary Anne Hansan, President, P+PB.

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10 Ways To Make Your Home A Zero-Waste Facility

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Glass or metal can last a lifetime should you wish to reuse either one and are better recycling material than plastic is. Cardboard boxes can be used over and over again before needing to be recycled. Many “ broken ” items can be recycled into craft projects to do with your children. Shredded paper can be put in compost piles.

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Healthy Habits: Oxford Healthspan

Motherhood Moments

Owner of the supplements company, Oxford Healthspan , this Californian, discovered the benefits of spermidine while having conversations with research doctors in her local playground in Oxford, England. A mission to make aging as easy as possible. I had a chance to interview her to learn more.

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Top 12 Tips for Starting Fresh in a New Location

Koupon Karen

Research Your New Area Before you move, spend some time getting to know about your new neighborhood. Furthermore, include tasks like scheduling a final walkthrough of your current home and researching parking regulations at your new residence to cover all aspects of the relocation process.

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Reviewing The World’s Landfills – A Future Fictional Business Plan Excerpt

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

According to Waste Management World : “Exporting waste illegally to poorer countries has become a vast and growing international business, as companies try to minimize the costs of new environmental laws that tax waste or require that it is recycled or otherwise disposed of in an environmentally responsible way”. Their conclusion? “So

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How to Go Green Witout Going Broke

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The old phrase “reduce, reuse, recycle” is crucial when it comes to small, and inexpensive, ways of going green. Many municipalities are starting to collect recycling along with garbage pickup. Some areas even provide recycling bins specifically for that purpose. However, going green doesn’t mean you have to go all out.

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10 Ways to Find Coupons Without Buying the Sunday Paper

Penny Pinchin' Mom

Check the Local Recycling Center Simply go to RecyclingCenters.org to find the nearest recycling center. Also see: How to get coupon inserts in bulk Free Local Papers The paid Sunday newspaper isn’t the only option for finding coupon inserts. You can find them in some free newspapers as well. The trick is in knowing which ones.