I was craving brownies Friday so I bought a mix while I was out. Not all baking mixes come in the opaque bag that you can rinse, dry and recycle with plastic bags. Some mixes come in the silvery bag that goes in the trash. You get a feel for the possibility or you learn…
I talk about the Recycle & Reuse Drop-off Center a lot (RRDC if you see the abbreviation). It’s where you can drop off recyclables and HHW in Austin if you live in an apartment that doesn’t take much, and for those items that can be recycled in Austin, but not in the blue curbside collection…
Bubble wrap is recyclable in plastic bag drop-off stations. You don’t have to pop the bubbles. See https://how2recycle.info/sdo for more plastic bag and plastic film acceptable items and recycling locations. Most grocery stores have bag recycling stations located near the store entrance, sometimes the exit, where you can put bags and film in. If you live in…
April is Earth Month. As an extension of Earth Day, it gives us a bigger window to think about and make changes that will impact our Earth, today and in the future. The theme of Earth Day 2021 is Restore Our Earth™. There are a lot of areas we can focus on this month, not…
My neighborhood collects plastic eggs to reuse each year. Each year we hold a neighborhood egg hunt. See if there is a neighborhood organization, church group or craft organization that would be interested near you. Submit eggs closed to help the volunteers. Recycle broken plastic eggs in your curbside recycling if your provider will allow,…
This is a loose leaf ring from Buy Nothing. I just wanted one, not 10-50 which is what the packages online were running. I wanted to make prayer cards to take with me wherever I go. Prayer journals, boards and prayer bowls were not working for me. I got this idea from seeing all the…
Coconut scrubbers are super easy to use, gentle but effective on all my pans and dishes (no scratches), and can be composted when they’re past usefulness. You don’t have to recycle a metal scrubber at a special location like a scrap metal collector or recycling center, or in a special program, and it’s not like…
Disclaimer: I bought this food myself and the opinions are my own. We’re going to talk about cheese today. I love it! I had to put that out there. I also live in the state of tacos, nachos, quesadillas and more. I don’t want to say cheese is life, but it could be considered part…
It’s Global Recycling Day and I’m going to share some stats with you from a few of the groups I follow. More information and ways to recycle are below these snipits. I’m linking a lot of the websites I normally do but each of these topics are also covered in my blog if you search…
All opinions stated are my own and I purchased these cookies myself. I’m going to start sharing examples of letters and inquiries I make to companies. I hope this gives you some helpful examples, both of decisions you can make and letters you may write. Our family loves chocolate sandwich cookies. Normally we only buy…