Compost your corn husk and silk. HEB has a bin where you can do it in the store but I don’t know if they compost or what they do with it. If you can bring it home and shuck it yourself you can compost this plant matter. It can be composted in Austin curbside compost…
The Austin Zoo is 100% RESCUED/RETIRED/SAVED FROM SEIZURE ANIMALS. It’s not a conventional zoo. “During our everyday operations at our Zoo, we frequently use crates to transport our animals from one location to another. Medical procedures require a visit to our clinic, habitat relocation is occasionally required. As you can imagine, our crates go through…
House clean out for Austin Creative Reuse and Goodwill Central Texas. I did find the keyboard that was lost, and I found a whole bunch of other things. As I’ve mentioned it’s not new stuff. It’s just stuff that I’m seeing with new eyes and ready to move along. A lot of it’s craft and…
Kid kickboard foam can be recycled. If your kid also uses their kickboard as a shield or a battering ram and it gets broken, tear the polyester fabric off and trash it. The Styrofoam can be recycled at the Recycle & Reuse Drop-off Center or your Ridwell Styrofoam collection bag. If you aren’t in Austin…
Pause for a moment of silence on Thursdays at 12 PM to remember and honor those who have died at the hand of sexualized or gender-based violence. Thursdays in Black is a global advocacy campaign standing in solidarity for a world without rape and gender-based violence. This initiative was launched by Ecumenical Women at the…
My dad lives on sparkling water. He loves it, all the brands and most flavors. Five years ago we got him a SodaStream for Christmas so he could make his own. He can control the amount of bubbles and I was hoping to reduce the amount of glass bottles in the recycling and the shopping…
Liquid hand soap: refills all the way! If you choose to use liquid hand soap, find one you like that sells refills too. Refills are going to be more cost effective and save material in the long run. Bar soap in general tends to be more zero waste overall even if you get one shrink…
I had the best of intentions when I started out with a dry erase board for my husband’s job. Sometimes he needs to plan out what he’s working on so I created a whiteboard since that is what he uses at work. Read RETHINK: Dry Erase Boards & Picture Frames. I first found these Pilot…
Please clean/wash the pads if you can. Car seats expire so check the expiration date. I collect these to recycle if they’re expired for the Recycle & Reuse Drop-off Center in Austin or to take to @safeatx women’s shelter if they’re in good condition. If you shop at Target, their annual car seat recycling program…
This idea is a way to use up gift cards. I used an IKEA gift card for SAFE to get the bedding they need. If you don’t need it use it to help someone who can. It may be more convenient to mail gift cards, check with the place you want to help, who is…