This is always a big one that can be really tough for people, myself included. I used to always think that for every new piece …
Closet Clean Out
Clearing Out Consciously
We all somehow manage to accumulate so much “stuff” over the years (“stuff” = non-essentials or duplicates of things we already have). The first step …
TerraCycle
What is it and how can you get involved? TerraCycle is a company that partners with manufacturers of a bunch of the *stuff* that we …
Recycling Basics
Check out the Little Book about Recycling by the Aware Animals team for more recycling knowledge. I do want to point out there are some …
Wish-Cycle, verb
To place items in your curbside recycling bin that you wish could be recycled, but really can’t. Wish-cycling does more harm than good and it’s …
Material Recovery Facility (MRF), noun
Pronounced “merf.” The place all your recycling goes to be sorted and packaged into basic material components, then sold to buyers for reuse. Picture extensive …
Recycling Pop Quiz
Recycle Smart MA For those of you in MA, try this quiz (it’ll take you 3 mins) and see where your basic recycling knowledge stands. …
Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine: Sorting Out the Recycling System
by Beth Porter It seems so obvious now, but Beth was the first person I came across that pointed out the intentionality of the order …
Green Premium, noun
The additional cost to buy “green” goods (aka those better for the environment) over what you pay for the “normal” version. For example, plant based …
The Basics
“Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” is cute, but honestly it’s so last decade. There are actually 7 R’s to live by – I think we can all …