Cell Phones
"Don’t store old phones long-term in your home or office. Unused cell phones and batteries can become dangerous if exposed to temperature extremes or...
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Chocolate Candy and Aluminum Foil Balls
Aluminum Foil from lids and candy wrappers, clean and dry, can be balled up to 2 inches and recycled in the blue/recycle carts.
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Family Walk & Cleanup 02.19.22
Our family goes for walks on the weekends around my neighborhood. Since I received my 4ocean Cleanup Kit with trash tongs for my birthday, it's really...
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Home Improvement
Many of the homes in my neighborhood are hitting the 10 year mark. As such, a lot of renovations are going on. The last time I put out a Styrofoam...
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Maybe Put a Lid On It?
The most popular post I ever made on social media as a Zero Waste Block Leader was a clarification on lids.
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Metal Trays and Aluminum
In case you didn't know, aluminum and metal trays are allowed in the City of Austin blue recycling carts.
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Myths, Rumors, Confusion: Recycling in Austin
Recycling Numbers:The often misidentified “recycling number” inside the little triangle on materials is actually called the Resin Identification Code....
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Recycle & Reuse Drop-off Center
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...
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Recycle Torn Window Screens From Hail Damage
Recycle Window Screens if you can't repair them. There are repair kits for screens at hardware stores you can get if you have a small spot or a few....
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RETHINK: Razors: The cutting edge
If you read any zero waste blog, one of the items that inevitably comes up is razors. The blogs recommend you get laser hair removal, waxed, or use a...
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