What Can You Do With Produce Stickers?
As I continue to look for ways to reduce plastic in my life, one that comes up are those little stickers on our produce. I avoid stickers when possible by shopping farmers’ markets, but during fall to spring, I still get lots of produce (often with stickers) from the store or food co-op. When one […]
Make Recycling a Part of Your Everyday Life
I always hate it when I go to put something in the trash only to pause and say, “Hum, can it even go in here?” Lightbulbs are one of those things. We all know that CFLs have mercury in them and do require proper disposal. There also are halogen, incandescent and LED lightbulbs, and it’s […]
Safe Medication Disposal
This Saturday, October 28, 2017, is National Take Back Day! Plug in your zipcode to find a drop spot for outdated prescriptions near you. As the “Queen of Trash” I wanted to make sure folks know about something that should not go into the trash or toilet. This month I’ve been de-cluttering and I had […]
9 Tips for Less Trash in 2015
In spring of 2013 I took a wonderful course entitled “Less is More; Getting to One Can of Garbage in a Year” taught by Betty Shelley and her husband, Jon. We met once a week for three weeks, and Betty along with our other students, helped inspire me to take on the goal of filling only 1 trashcan […]
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