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  • ‘Shop’ for Back to School Supplies in June, not September

    In my house, we ‘shop’ for back to school supplies in June, not September. I’m a grade school teacher. Every June when my students do “locker clean-out”, it’sRead More
    14 Jun 2013
    Anne Fogarty
    1
  • Live Simply — Like the Swedes (And Volvo and Ikea, Too)

    Being a Swede and an ardent Wastehater, I often am asked “Why are Swedes so conscious about waste”? My best answer hits at the heart of what it is to be a Swede: the so-called “Law of Jante”.Read More
    11 Jun 2013
    Christina Andersson
    11
  • New Map Shows Where Less Is More in the Big Apple

    GUEST POST FROM WENDY BRAWER AND AARON REISS OF GREENMAP.ORG For those of us who enjoy thrifting, yard-sales, and even harvesting treasures from the curb, the joy of a great secondhand find isRead More
    04 Jun 2013
    Wendy Brawer and Aaron Reiss
    2
  • What I Plan to Do About My Disposable Pen Peeve

    We’re all entitled to a pet peeve or two. Mine is disposable ballpoint pens. No Small Problem According to the EPA, Americans throw away 1.6 billion disposable pens every year. Add the rest ofRead More
    21 May 2013
    Fredrica Rudell
    14

Durable, Not Disposable

New Map Shows Where Less Is More in the Big Apple

04 Jun 2013
Wendy Brawer and Aaron Reiss
2
Durable Not Disposable
GUEST POST FROM WENDY BRAWER AND AARON REISS OF GREENMAP.ORG For those of us who enjoy thrifting, yard-sales, and even harvesting treasures from the curb, the joy of a great secondhand find is almost addictive. But beyond just shopping at thrift stores and religiously recycling,
Read More

What I Plan to Do About My Disposable Pen Peeve

21 May 2013
Fredrica Rudell
14
Durable Not Disposable
We’re all entitled to a pet peeve or two. Mine is disposable ballpoint pens. No Small Problem According to the EPA, Americans throw away 1.6 billion disposable pens every year. Add the rest of the world, multiply by over 50 years of writing with disposable pens, and that’s a lot
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Respect Food

Recipe for Truly Satisfying Tomato Soup

13 Mar 2013
Jacquie Ottman
7
makeover leftovers, Respect Food
It was one of those cold afternoons in early winter when it gets dark early.  Six p.m. and already pitch black.  The produce seller who stakes out the corner of 68th Street and First Avenue was just finishing up for the day as I was walking past on my way home. He had a bunch of
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What To Do With All The Duck Sauce Packets

23 Jan 2013
Jacquie Ottman
15
makeover leftovers, Respect Food
I’m one waste-hater who can’t bear to throw away those annoying little packets of duck sauce, soy sauce, sugar, ketchup and the like that come with take-out food. But just tossing them into a bag in the pantry thinking I’ll use them one day never really does the trick. Getting
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‘Shop’ for Back to School Supplies in June, not September

14 Jun 2013
Anne Fogarty
1
Use It Up
In my house, we ‘shop’ for back to school supplies in June, not September. I’m a grade school teacher. Every June when my students do “locker clean-out”, it’s sickening to see all the school supplies they throw away. Barely-used binders, pencils,
Read More

Live Simply — Like the Swedes (And Volvo and Ikea, Too)

11 Jun 2013
Christina Andersson
11
Live Smart
Being a Swede and an ardent Wastehater, I often am asked “Why are Swedes so conscious about waste”? My best answer hits at the heart of what it is to be a Swede: the so-called “Law of Jante”. This law is embodied in the essence of Volvo and Ikea, two well-known Swedish brands.
Read More

Fix it Up

How To Creatively Repurpose Two Window Shutters

06 Mar 2013
Ilene Moyher
9
DIY, Fix It Up, repurpose, reuse, upcycle, Use It Up
Where do you store the myriad of things left over from home improvement projects? You know, the kinds of stuff that you’re certain will come in handy one day even as a nifty arts and crafts project — but can overrun your garage or workroom in short order?  I decided
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Forget Wrapping Paper, Try Cloth Bags!

16 Feb 2013
Michael Graham
19
Durable Not Disposable, Fix It Up, repurpose, reuse, upcycle
Our family tradition of wrapping presents in fabric gift bags began as little brown paper bags. When my parents were first married in 1942, they lived in a basement apartment, the ceiling crisscrossed with pipes. For one of Mom’s birthdays, when Pop couldn’t afford
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Live Small, Live Smart

Live Simply — Like the Swedes (And Volvo and Ikea, Too)

11 Jun 2013
Christina Andersson
11
Live Smart
Being a Swede and an ardent Wastehater, I often am asked “Why are Swedes so conscious about waste”? My best answer hits at the heart of what it is to be a Swede: the so-called “Law of Jante”. This law is embodied in the essence of Volvo and Ikea, two well-known Swedish brands.
Read More

How the Big Apple Can Slice Its Energy Use

27 Jan 2013
Kendra Pierre-Louis
8
Drops and Trees, live efficiently, Live Small Live Smart, save energy, Save Watts
As a native New Yorker, I wear my city’s quirks like a demented badge of honor. While others bemoan the size of an average New York City home (1,300 square feet, or half the national average), I revel in all 220 square feet of my studio, having hammered, stitched and glued my way
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