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Alternative to bottled water
I drink a lot of water. I take water with me everywhere. But I don’t buy bottled water. Why? Many reasons: it’s heavy to carry from the store, it’s expensive, and it’s not good for the environment. Often, it’s just filtered tap water anyway. So, what do you do when you want to take water…
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Number 5
A few days ago I posted about plastics that are higher than #1 or #2. My recycling center only accepts these numbers. Kat commented that maybe I could call my recycling center to see what they suggest I do with these items. I did. They said that the reason they only take #1 and #2…
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Resource for undeliverable mail
If you handle mail at your company or know someone who does, here’s a great link, http://ecologicalmail.org/index.html. The Ecological Mail Coalition helps companies stop receiving mail addressed to former employees. Here are some facts from their site: Every former employee adds nearly 200 pieces of undeliverable mail and generates 100 pounds of solid waste. And…
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You don’t have to give them your phone number
Has it become automatic to you at Bath and Body Works, etc. to give out your phone number when making a purchase? Are you ever puzzled at the amount of direct mail you receive from businesses you may have shopped at a few times? The truth is, you can just say, “No thanks.” Most stores…
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They share 98.4 percent of our genetic makeup
The bonobos weren’t that interested in me the day I visited the zoo, but I still managed to get a somewhat OK photo of them. I’ve been there on days when the baby bonobo would follow my movements from the other side of the glass. Bonobos, also called pygmy chimpanzees, share more genetic makeup with…
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