I just made a donation dropoff to Recycled Reads. “Recycled Reads receives all of Austin Public Library’s weeded material, as well as donations from the public. They sell, recycle or repurpose this material, and all our proceeds benefit the Austin Public Library.” I cultivate what gets put in the Little Free Library program or the Recycled…
More and more companies are working with TerraCycle to recycle their pet food packaging bags and pouches. These bags and pouches are not normally recyclable locally because they are a mix of materials (a composite) or a mix of plastics and single-stream recycling only processes single source items. If there are choices you make for…
Freezer burn green beans, not for dinner, thank you. Tip #1: lock your freezer controls so the preschooler does not change the freezer temperature getting his own ice and water. So cute though. Tip #2: eat your freezer food in a reasonable timeframe to avoid freezer burn. I’m actually not sure how old these were anyway. Tip…
As we get ready for a new year, I would like to encourage you to reflect on what we have in our possession and on how we can help others. The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margaret Magnusson (borrowed from the Austin Public Library so you can see the library tape/sticker in the…
I have a stack of artwork from the first half of the school year. I also have some older pieces stacked up since I’ve been sorting and organizing during the break. I thought it would be a great opportunity to share with you how to recycle/process the pieces especially if you are doing year end…
Nerf Darts go with Nerf Blasters. Nerf Blasters are popular toys in my neighborhood as a holiday present. Nerf Darts are also a common litter item left in the parks and outside areas of my neighborhood. As a result I have quite a collection of usable Nerf Darts. We wait a few days before collecting…
Merry Christmas and Happy all the Holidays! How to process gift packaging: Gift wrap with no foil or glitter: recycle bin Gift wrap with foil or glitter: trash If outside of Austin, you may need to check on particular types of paper accepted. Gift bags: Reuse these if you can, they are best stored flat.…
Ever since I was a little girl, December was a big cleaning and clearing out month for me. I’m not sure if my mom ever said anything directly, I just new that historically there would be some new things coming into my room and life and that I wanted to have a clean and ready…
Free safe medication disposal may now be available at your local Walgreens, CVS Pharmacy and other pharmacy locations. My CVS, nor any location remotely close to me, is participating as of yet. The disposal kiosk is usually near the pharmacy section of the store. I encourage you to check your preferred or required pharmacies as…
Featured image from Austin Resource Recovery The City of Austin Zero Waste Block Leaders were fortunate to have Balcones Recycling, the recycling company contracted for curbside recycling in my area of Austin, talk at one of our meetups and answer our questions. Here I share their Recycle FAQs for curbside recycling carts (blue carts) and…