Shopping local today HarperSage part of Parker and Scott . They have a great selection of zero waste products, a bulk lotion bar, local snacks, wonderful clothes and it’s just amazing so check them out! Intro Video: Some examples of their package-free, compostable, recyclable items are shown here. -glass jars and bottles -Gua Sha stones with no packaging!…
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Drip out all oil before washing dishes
Drip as much oil out as possible into compost before washing. We leave the oil bowl for roasting in the compost collector until it’s as done as possible then use a paper product like a napkin (saving your napkins from restaurants is great for this) and then compost the napkin/tissue as well before washing. #oliveoil#oil#compost#roasting#kitchentips#zerowaste#sustainableliving#greenliving
Compost Corn Husks, Silk and Cobs
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…
My Kids Hair Jammed the Vacuum: Compost it
Hair, not dyed/chemically treated (natural) and pet fur can go in compost. You can also try to leave some out for birds and animals who may want to use it for nesting material. Do not compost dyed, chemically treated hair, or hair extensions. Tip: The hair clogged the vacuum so use a dust pan.
Salt Container = Trash
Salt container = Trash. According to the How2Recycle label on my Morton’s Salt, it goes in the trash. It is coated paper so it’s not recyclable or compostable. Keep an eye out for the How2Recycle labels on your salt options and try to find one that is recyclable or compostable but still meets your nutritional…
Comadre Panaderia: Austin Bakery Austin Flour
Early birthday present for me from Comandre Panaderia! So delicious and they use Barton Springs Mill flour, our favorite! This is our second visit and hubby grabbed everything we hadn’t tried the first time. Our 7 year old’s favorite is the red berry concha. I can’t pick a favorite, it’s all great! Compost the box#shoplocal#shopsmall#bakery#fresh#austintx#localaustin#austinbakery#compost#atxcomposts
Homemade Peanut Butter Cups: NO Palm Oil
I made my own peanut butter cups! All store peanut butter cups have palm oil in them and that’s neither healthy for humans or the orangutans’ habitats that are destroyed for palm oil production. Heads up most baked or prepackaged goods at chain stores have palm oil in them. It seems to be in everything……
Spoons to scoop out gourds like squash
Butternut squash, pumpkin, pulpy stuff scooping is made easier with a sugar spoon or grapefruit spoon. I preferred the sugar spoon and the scalloped edges to help scrape the stringy pulp out of my butternut squash. Yes, I did go pull seeds out of my compost after the video for my son to plant for…
Pizza Party: Pizza Boxes Can Be Composted
Attending a pizza party? Bag up the boxes and compost them! Austin Recycles will pick up lawn and leaf bags of pizza boxes for you with your curbside compost and the bags are a great way to bring them home. They fit in a passenger seat or the trunk very well. I can fit about…
How I Cut Fresh Pineapple
If you have the option and ability, a fresh pineapple is going to be cheaper and greener to process than a precut one in a plastic container. I have found that using a great bread knife works the best. Here’s what I do. Grab your kitchen compost collector because there will be a lot to…