Category: Monthly Plastic Free Challenge
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Where to Find Earth Day Activities and Events This Year
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Every year I tell myself I want to do something special for Earth Day. Then suddenly Earth Day comes and goes and I didn’t actually do anything. This is because I never seem to get past the idea phase. Or worse, I find out about local Earth Day activities after…
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Homemade Washcloths – This Month’s Plastic Free Craft
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With this month’s plastic-free focus being on the bathroom, what better craft project than homemade washcloths and their variations! These washcloths are a reusable, natural alternative to those plastic loofahs hanging in the shower. So you’ll be cutting down on plastics in your home and in the waste stream. Plus,…
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This Month’s Challenge – Getting Rid of Plastics In The Bathroom
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I’m on my 8th month of trying different plastic-free challenges. This month I thought I’d take a little break from focusing on food items. It’s time to turn my attention to getting rid of plastics in the bathroom. Unlike going plastic-free in the kitchen, going plastic-free in the bathroom can…
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How did the plastic-free milk challenge go?
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This month’s plastic free challenge was to find ways to reduce single-use plastics when it comes to milk and milk alternatives. Below you can learn more about the different strategies to find plastic-free milk and how things went overall this month. Reviewing the plastic-free milk strategies Buying milk in glass…
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Benefits of Drinking Local Milk – Are Glass Bottles Better?
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This month’s plastic-free focus is on milk, and milk alternatives. Among the different strategies to reduce plastics with milk, one of the best ways is to use milk that comes in glass bottles. From my experience, I’ve only been able to find milk in glass bottles that are from local…
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Make Your Own Eco Friendly Dish Scrubber With This Yarn
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Hi all! This month’s plastic-free challenge is to find or make plastic-free milk(s). Along with a monthly plastic-free challenge, I wanted to do an eco-friendly craft. So, this month’s eco-friendly craft is going to be the dish scrubber pad! I already did an article on how to knit your own…
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Want a Recipe for the Milk Challenge – Try Overnight Oats
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This month we’re working on reducing single-use plastics from milk and milk alternatives. The strategy I’m personally using is to make my own plant-based milks. Particularly my favorite milk alternative, hemp milk! I use it a lot to make my overnight oats. A relative recently gifted me their unused Nutr…
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Cut Down on Single-Use Plastics in the Kitchen: Milk Focus
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Every month I try to cut down on single-use plastics by focusing on one specific challenge category. This month’s focus is going to be on milk and plant-based milks. I like to do a month long challenge because it allows time to develop and try different strategies. My goal is…
