Category: Low Waste Living
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Tips for Eco-friendly Gift Giving
It feels weird that it is already the holiday season! This year has been incredibly slow at times, but it has flown by as well! This holiday season (and moving forward), I want to be more conscious of the environment through meaningful gift-giving and gift wrapping. I encourage you to do the same if gift-giving…
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Being a Conscious Consumer
In last week’s blog post, I talked about Buy Nothing Day and being a conscious consumer. I thought that this week’s blog post would be a continuation, especially since I had a few questions and reactions to my previous blog post. In that blog post, I posed four questions to help you become a more conscious…
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Buy Nothing Day
Since I have been stuck at home more often than not this past year, I have taken the time to declutter my living space. I have lived in this house for over 20 years, and items have accumulated during those years. While cleaning, I found expired vitamins, unused notebooks, and unworn clothing, among many other…
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Is Recycling a Sham?
Many recently published articles and a conversation with a close friend inspired today’s blog post. In the news, I have noticed a few articles that claim recycling is not as effective as we have been led to believe. My close friend shared one of these articles with me, which sparked a conversation about the effectiveness…
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Recycle Your Old Electronics
Two recent events inspire today’s blog in my life: My old computer finally gave out after using it for over seven years. I bought it in my first year of undergrad, and it handled all the work I needed it to do through my undergraduate and master’s degrees. At the end of its life, the…
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