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short cuts.
Long locks got you down? Think about an update to your look this spring – and cut it off! Not only can you donate your hair to cool charities like Locks of Love, but shorter hair means you’ll be saving in the shampoo, conditioner, and water department each time step in the shower for a ……
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obey the one bag rule.
Regardless of whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat, spend some time with the Green party the next time you plan an event. Events can suck lots of resources, from energy to water and typically generate a whole lotta trash. For your next event, try keeping the trash to one bag and see ……
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carton comforts.
If you start off each morning with OJ or end each day with some warm milk, we hope it’s a carton you’re reaching for, instead of a plastic jug. Since cartons are made from paper, they’re easier on the environment than plastic. Plastic beverage containers can also leech chemicals into your drink, making your beverage ……
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hot wheels.
Ready to start spending some time outside? Start thinking about some garden projects, like reusing an old bucket, basket, or wheelbarrow and bump your garden decor up a green notch. We were inspired by a friend of ours made this mini-garden on wheels from an old wheelbarrow she found in a neighbor’s garbage pile. First, ……
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ties that bind.
If you’re like us (and we think you are!), you want to recycle absolutely everything. But there’s one bump on the road to zero waste: the tiny twist tie. We’ve looked everywhere to figure out if these little guys can be recycled, but it doesn’t seem possible. So what’s the next best thing to do? ……
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getting lucky.
Enjoy a home cooked meal for lunch, but don’t have the time to cook for yourself? Consider starting a weekly work potluck. Start a group with a few like-minded work souls and take turns bringing in a dish or sharing a few among yourselves. You’ll save cash and trash produced from going out to eat. ……
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spalicious.
Hot tubs, spa tubs, jacuzzi’s, whatever way you put it if its got chlorine it ain’t green. Why not take a tip from the ocean and convert your tub o’ chemicals to a therapeutic salt dip? Salt is actually half chlorine anyway but the chlorine the spa guy sells you is full of other junk. ……
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glass half full.
Because you’re sexy, you’re trying to conserve water by reducing shower time, running the dishwasher only when it’s full and skipping a flush or two, right? Well, here’s a tiny way to reduce your impact: Find ways to use those half-empty (or are they half-full?) glasses of water you have sitting around your house. Not ……
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pop your cherry.
Butts – they’re the most common form of litter the world over and we’re not talking booty. According to the American Littoral Society, in 1998 over 176 million pounds of cigarette butts were discarded in the U.S. This number has likely increased with the prevalence of indoor smoking bans and more outdoor puffing. All the ……
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worm your way.
Nearly 30% of waste going to the landfill is organic. Know what that means? You can easily reduce the amount of waste going into landfills. And when you do that, you reduce the amount of green space eaten up by landfills. How? By composing, of course! We all know the smell of compost is very ……
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