Monthly Archives: December 2009
Garbage Bag Tree
To get you in the jolly old “garbage awareness” mood this Christmas, I’m sharing this video of Metro Vancouver’s garbage bag Christmas tree. It’s made from the same amount of garbage bags that the average person generates each year. The … Continue reading
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Getting Smooth the Vintage Way
So it finally happened. Grant got fed up with cycling through his collection of dull and duller disposable razors. He recently bit the bullet and purchased a safety razor. Full credit here – he went one step further and bought … Continue reading
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“We are trashing the planet, we are trashing each other, and we’re not even having fun”
So says Annie Leonard. By now I’m sure you have all seen the Story of Stuff. Needless to say, it was one of many great educational resources that we tapped into a couple years ago, and it was one of … Continue reading
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Sweet Smelling and Soda Based
I feel like I write an awful lot about our household’s world of hygiene; however, in the world of zero waste, it seems to come up a lot. So here goes. I ran out of antiperspirant. Yes, it’s astonishing, but … Continue reading
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