Trick or treat with reusable bags

Trick or treat with reusable bags

This year, when you go trick or treating, consider using a reusable cloth, canvas, or another container to collect your Halloween candy. Buying a new plastic trick-or-treat bucket every year may be tempting, but it just creates more unnecessary stuff, mucking up the...
Report methane (natural gas) smells

Report methane (natural gas) smells

This one is simple. Whenever you come across the smell of methane (natural gas) give a call to your local utility gas-reporting phone number or website. Not only do you prevent the risk of explosions, but it helps not waste this polluting, planet-heating substance...
Be wary of palm oil

Be wary of palm oil

What is palm oil, and why does it matter? Palm oil from palm kernel (fruit of a specific palm tree) is involved in the production of a huge number of packaged consumer goods we take for granted. This includes foods like bread, ice cream, and chocolate; cosmetics and...
Give experience-based gifts

Give experience-based gifts

It would not be the holiday season without gifts! As fun as it is to give and receive gifts, the physical ones generate excess pollution and waste due to the resources needed to create, ship, and package them. The waste from just wrapping and gift bags alone is...
Utilize your freezer

Utilize your freezer

Is your food about to expire? Afraid you will not be able to eat it before it goes bad? Do not throw it out. Put it in the freezer! When you put items in the freezer, it preserves the state of the food to lock in freshness until you are ready to eat it. Then you have...

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