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Clay and I volunteered at a Rummage Sale. I did 2 hours. Clay did 5 hours. 1500 volunteers. 2 million dollars raised for community projects. Folks got good items for essentially free and lots of stuff was saved from the landfill. I also got good stuff for my classroom. Win/win/win/win

So after watching True Cost about the impact clothing has on our environment, I decided to focus on that. I first I didn't need to buy anything for the longest time but i finally needed to get underwear and didn't want to buy used. So I Googled some brands and found Boodie at a local store so Ididn't have to ship. Got them two days ago. Boodie...

Reuse produce bags!

This popped up on my FB page and I wanted to share. I will use my tamale bags now! https://www.facebook.com/172263102806608/posts/2616289638403930?s=510876936&v=e&sfns=mo

https://www.facebook.com/172263102806608/posts/2616289638403930?s=510876936&v=e&sfns=mo

So we planted a veggie garden. We found a used book shelf falling apart someone had as a give away on the side of the road. The perimeter serves as the garden bed and it meant we didn't have to build a garden bed. The larger pots for plants can be recycled but not the little ones. The soil bags can be reused, after I rinse off as kitchen...

Why? I saw the movie Trashed and I switched from being a regular basic recycler into high gear on reducing trash and recycling. Here's a blog on what specific things I do to help. https://world.350.org/houston/bi-reduce-trash-recycling-80/