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Here’s my letter
As promised, I sent a letter to the editor. Above is how the trash area could look, eh? Thanks for your story, “What Goes Around,” in the Sept 6-12 issue. I agree that the new cardboard recycling program is great, and I think your suggestions on how our city could be greener are helpful. There…
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How much of this could have been recycled?
How can I go from posting about cute lunch bags to this ugly photo? It’s what’s in my world. If you’ve been reading my blog from the beginning, you know that my apartments don’t provide recycling bins and my city won’t provide recycling services for large apartment complexes. I drive my recycling down the road…
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Reusable lunch bags
These super cute cloth lunch bags are available at www.reusablebags.com. The bags are eco-friendly (alternative to vinyl-lined bags), machine washable and 100% lead free. I suppose they are meant to be kids’ lunch bags, but they are versatile enough for anyone, I think. That is, as long as you don’t need a huge lunch container.…
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Customer numbers
I posted a few days ago about how I’m trying to eliminate the number of catalogs I receive. GaelSong is a good example. I ordered something from them for a relative for Christmas last year. I’ve been receiving this catalog since then. I’m not really a Celtic chic, and I could always see their stuff…
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Online bill pay
Over the last few years I’ve switched to online bill pay when possible. It’s been possible with nearly all of my bills with the exception of my utility bill. This seems ironic. I’ll be honest. I could pay it online, but they charge around $2 to do so AND they still mail a paper bill.…
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