Holiday Reminder: Paper Plates & Cups
Holiday reminder: Paper plates are compostable. Starbucks and beverage cups are mostly trash, though you can recycle the paper sleeve and plastic lid...
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Homemade Peanut Butter Cups: NO Palm Oil
I made my own peanut butter cups! All store peanut butter cups have palm oil in them and that's neither healthy for humans or the orangutans' habitats...
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Homemade Popsicles
These homemade popsicles are based on an idea my mom had when my brother and I were little. We'd pour a single serving of yogurt or orange juice into...
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How to Host a Zero Waste Party
On my street, we have a birthday party for the person our street is named after every year. We also have a lot of events in the community. So when I...
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How I Cut Fresh Pineapple
If you have the option and ability, a fresh pineapple is going to be cheaper and greener to process than a precut one in a plastic container. I have...
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If it grows, it goes, for composting
A neighbor of mine just emailed me to ask if shellfish shells can go in the City of Austin curbside compost carts.
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It's Earth Month
April is Earth Month. As an extension of Earth Day, it gives us a bigger window to think about and make changes that will impact our Earth, today and...
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Kitchen Compost Collectors
Hi Neighbors! Curbside compost is now in all of Austin!
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My Kids Hair Jammed the Vacuum: Compost it
Hair, not dyed/chemically treated (natural) and pet fur can go in compost. You can also try to leave some out for birds and animals who may want to...
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Paper Bags: Recycle or Compost?
This has been a popular topic lately, especially because so many of us are doing curbside pickup right now.
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