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How to Kick the Plastic Wrap Habit
A couple of years ago, before I began to give the idea of zero waste any thought, I was in a meeting when someone at the end of the table announced, “I never use plastic wrap.” How could this be? … Continue reading
Posted in At Home, Conservation, Food, Green Ideas, Recycling, Saving Money, Shopping
Tagged leftovers, plastic wrap, recycle, repurposing, repurposing jelly jars, zero waste
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Zero Waste Bathroom Gap Update
Just a quick update on my bathroom commercial-product-replacement progress. You can find the before image in my last post. First, I was loving baking soda instead of commercial toothpaste, it did a GREAT job of removing the coffee stains on … Continue reading
Posted in At Home, Green Ideas, Recycling
Tagged baking soda, coconut oil, divert, face lotion recipe, homemade mommy, jelly jars, landfill, mouth wash recipe, repurposing, repurposing jelly jars, tooth paste recipe, trash is for tossers, zero waste, zero-waste bathroom
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Baking Soda is the Answer
How to achieve a zero-waste lifestyle is the question. This morning I not only brushed my teeth with baking soda but also used it to wash my face and hair. Who knew? Apparently, I’ve been spending way too much money … Continue reading
Posted in At Home, Green Ideas, Recycling, Saving Money, Shopping
Tagged bamboo, bathroom, biodegradable bags, grocery, natural beauty, organic natural beauty, recipes for personal care products, trash free, trash is for tossers, wellness mama, whole new mom, zero waste, zero waste home, zero waste lifestyle
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Earth First
Is there any chance that we can put the earth’s needs before our own and conserve resources? It’s a tall order and I’m not really sure it’s possible. Not because we don’t want to save resources in theory but because … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Conservation, My CO2 Footprint, Shopping
Tagged bird, birds, climate change, cod, conservation, earth, feast of joy, fishing, gratitude, huffington post, IPCC, millennials, Momastery, mt rainier, no impact project, no-impact man, NYT, rainier, renewable energy, Salon, service economy, sharing economy, solar arrays, Story of Stuff, sustainability, The Atlantic, The New York Times, the story of stuff, wired, wired mag, zero waste, zero waste lifestyle
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Sustainable Bainbridge’s Zero Waste Starts BYOM Campaign
Starting April 1st, Sustainable Bainbridge’s Zero Waste along with the help of Buy Nothing Bainbridge (BNB), is launching a waste reduction campaign called BYOM (Bring Your Own to-go Mug) in honor of Earth Day. The campaign entails posting BYOM clings … Continue reading
Posted in Green Ideas, My CO2 Footprint, Recycling, Saving Money
Tagged Earth Day, Farmers Market, sustainable bainbridge, to go mugs, to-go, to-go cups, togo, waste reduction, zero waste
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