Avoiding Plastic Trash Bags: Plastic Free July Day 13
Emptying the bathroom trash and compost cups into the kitchen bins. I've reused yogurt tubs and labeled them. There's one in each bathroom. The...
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Baby Formula Canisters
One of the questions I had recently was about baby formula canisters, like the one pictured here.
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Best Intentions: Pet waste bags, trash bags, menstrual products, diapers
*03.18.21 the word "feminine" was removed from this post and as much social media as I could without affecting post dates and comments, and replaced...
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Broken Glass
Handling broken glass is primarily about safety, for you and for the operators.
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Bulk Collection
Bulk Collection will happen in my neighborhood next week. Information on what can and cannot be accepted is available at...
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Candle Wax
Most candle wax is made from paraffin, "a flammable, translucent, waxy solid consisting of a mixture of saturated hydrocarbons, obtained...
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Confetti Balloons: Litter for Months Later
Please do not buy confetti balloons.
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Cut Plastic Sleeves Off Bottles Before Recycling
Cut plastic sleeves off plastic bottles: this is particularly applicable to dairy products like yogurts, kefir, milk, milk alternatives and yogurt...
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Cut the circle: clothing tags, hair ties, etc.
Cut your trash open just in case something blows away or falls out of trash. We never know what will get popped out of the trash truck, blown around...
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Disposable Menstrual Products
*03.18.21 the word "feminine" was removed from this post and as much social media as I could without affecting post dates and comments, and replaced...
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