Gardeners want to fill their yards with plants—not the landfill with plastic. These tips will cut loads of the plastic you find in nurseries.
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7 Low-Waste Gifts in Jars Your Recipients Will Love
Just about everything looks better in a jar, especially food. These gifts in jars look impressive but most require little hands-on work.
11 Easy Kitchen Tricks with Tools You Already Own
Need a new gadget to execute a kitchen task? With a bit of creativity, you may fashion a fix using stuff you already have on hand.
Plastic-Free Glue and Homemade Paper Tape
Keep money in your pocket and plastic glue bottles out of landfill with this simple, 2-ingredient homemade wheat paste.
Pre-Existing Plastic Conditions: What Is the Cure?
You’ve decided to wean yourself from single-use plastic. But what do you do with all of the plastic stuff you still have in your home?
7 Simple Gifts to Sew for Your Favorite Zero Waster
Sew handmade, zero-waste gifts for the favorite zero waster on your list. These easy projects will help you help yours divert trash from landfill.
How to Make Natural Wood Stain with Homemade Vinegar
Combine vinegar with steel wool to make a dark, rich wood stain I have been on the lookout for photo backgrounds for months. I’ve checked out expensive wooden cutting boards and pricey marble pastry slabs and giant pieces of natural fabrics but I’d feel silly buying a bunch of backgrounds for photos that I hope […]
How to Easily Remove Labels and Smells to Upcycle Jars
Updated 02/06/18 Upcycle jars without buying yet another product to upcycle jars. I am a crazy jar lady. (And a crazy cat lady, but this post is about jars…) I had no idea when I went plastic-free in 2011 that I would develop a jar obsession. I can’t hoard enough jars, although I won’t settle […]