Thank you Mueller neighborhood! Minecraft Fox is just along for the ride. #zwbl#zerowasteblockleader#zerowaste#green#sustsinability#recyclemore#atxrecycles#neighborshelpingneighbors
My Yogurt Tub Trash And Compost Cans
Reuse small containers for trash & compost in the bathroom, office, etc. Research has shown that the larger the trashcan, the more likely you are to fill it up, so in reverse try smaller or no containers. We have 13 gallon kitchen bins and tiny bathroom bins. No other rooms have bins; you have to…
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.
Free Goggles: Summer Supplies Clean Out
Don’t forget to go through your summer supplies and re-home what doesn’t fit anymore. We have toddler goggles that need a new home that we in fact reused from those left and forgotten at the neighborhood pool. My family has created a rule for our neighborhood: if it’s left in the same spot for three…
New Porch Bin: Small Electronics Recycling
As a City of Austin Zero Waste Block Leader, one of the services I offer to my neighbors (this is not required) is collection bins on my porch for items that need to get taken to the recycling center, the Austin Recycle & Reuse Drop-off Center (RRDOC). These are items that for various reasons should…
Library Book Haul 03-18-25
Library Haul today! Food is always interesting in our house: how to reduce waste, eat healthier, food as fuel, etc. Our neighborhood hosts a big Eid event so I’m working on learning and explaining more about it, especially to my 7 year old. He’s also on spring break so he’s doing a lot of building…
Austin Creative Reuse 03-18-25
I found a seam ripper! Austin Creative Reuse had a seam ripper! I broke mine trying to remove handles from luggage. They also had all three colors of thread I wanted for mending. I walked around and looked at everything for ideas for Easter basket egg filler and basket filler. I will use the ribbon…
Borrowing and Return the Green/Beads/Swag
Sharing is caring! I don’t purchase items for my videos or posts. It either comes into my spheres naturally or I will ask my neighbors or my Buy Nothing group to get something that I’m getting questions about or dealing with. I have gotten rid of a lot of things over the years and so…
Reuse Your Green for St. Patrick’s Day
It’s St. Patrick’s Day today. Make sure to reuse your green! Reuse green that you already have for St. Patrick’s Day, don’t buy new. And stay away from shamrocks, they tend to be a single-use/single holiday symbol. If you want to buy/borrow/find green, find plain green that is more general use. Having general green that…
Instant Pot’s Silicone Seal Ring & Boxes with Bags
Please separate plastic bags and packing things from your boxes. Also take shrink wrap, the plastic wrapping, off of things that come in curtains like bottled water and separate the materials. Plastic bags go to store drop offs and cardboard should be flattened and put in your recycling cart. #plasticbags #boxes #recycling #mixedmaterials #recyclemore #atxrecycles