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** Our Guide to Wasting Less and Building a Sustainable Home
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** February 4, 2021
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From reducing food waste in our kitchens and dining rooms, to making smart energy choices with our lighting and electronics, to being more thoughtful about what we use, reuse and dispose of — our homes are filled with opportunities to be less wasteful and reduce our negative impacts.

It is these opportunities and habits that inspired us to develop our newest interactive toolkit: Waste Less At Home: A Room by Room Guide to Incorporating Sustainability Into Your Life.

Featuring advice, tips and a handy checklists to take from room to room, Waste Less At Home is a perfect jumping off point for those looking to build a more sustainable home and incorporate low-waste ideas and tactics in their daily lives.
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** High Schoolers Make Compost Buckets for a Cause:
Community Changemakers
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** February 19, 2021
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As part of our ongoing Community Changemakers series where we shine a light on the ways individuals and communities are making sustainable change happen, we’ve been asking our readers to share their stories with us. Today we’re sharing the story of the students at West High School in Madison, Wisconsin who have started a homemade compost-bucket fundraiser to address local food insecurity.

Inspired to act as a result of the severity of food waste in the United States, ten students in the Community Problem Solving Club at Madison West decided they could help people waste less and benefit their community at large.
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"Make your meal as #wastefree as possible by requesting no napkins or utensils on your take-out or delivery order — especially if you’re eating at home! (And don’t forget to eat all the leftovers!) [cont.]"


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