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Rope Rug Tutorial

Check out this visual step-by-step guide to transform a retired climbing rope into a rug!

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4 TIPS TO OVERWINTER YOUR GARDEN TOOLS

In theory we probably all know that we should be maintaining and properly storing our tools, but if you are like me, it's something that always seems to slip by the wayside - a task for another day.

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WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH TEXTILE WASTE?

Let's face it, we all wear clothes. In fact, global consumption of textile products has doubled in the last two decades due to population increase and the rise and spread of fast fashion.

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DOES YOUR MORNING CUP OF TEA CONTAIN PLASTIC?

As an avid tea drinker I'm surprised it has taken me this long to fully research and write a blog on this topic. But then again, who wants to learn that they may have been unknowingly ingesting billions of micro- and nano-plastics for years?

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TO LEAF OR NOT TO LEAF

Fallen leaves are nature’s way of replenishing its soils year after year, and creating a bed of fertility for the growth in spring. When the leaves fall on our lawns or hardscape environments, it creates a challenge of what to do with them.

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WASTE LOOP VISITS THE SMART CENTER

Waste Loop employees recently visited the Spokane Material Recovery Technology Center. Also known as the SMaRT Center, this is Waste Management’s regional recycling sorting facility, and it is where all of our single-stream recyclables get sent.

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INDOOR COMPOSTING WITH WORMS

Reduce waste going into landfills. As food waste rots in a landfill, it produces methane, one of the top three greenhouse gases. Methane is 28x more effective at trapping heat than carbon dioxide.

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FOOD STORAGE TIPS TO WASTE LESS

We all know the feeling of buying groceries at the beginning of the week, and soon rushing to finish the slimy spinach, the browning bananas, the limp celery, and so on.

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