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Home Winterizing and Holiday DIY: On the Couch With Apartment Therapy


We don’t want to think about winter unless we have to, but it is about time we start prepping our homes for the cold season. This week’s roundup of Apartment Therapy posts includes some good tips for winterizing your home, and some fun projects and things to add to your shopping list to get ready for the holidays: … More »

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Home Winterizing and Holiday DIY: On the Couch With Apartment Therapy

WTF, America? Canada Can Deal with Loud, Compostable SunChips Bags


Nice going, America. We couldn’t deal with the noise the compostable SunChips bags make. But guess who can? Canada. And now they’ve got another chance to show us up. First universal healthcare, and now this? Watch Frito-Lay Canada’s Sustainability Leader give his country a well-deserved pat on the back:
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WTF, America? Canada Can Deal with Loud, Compostable SunChips Bags

Don’t Scrap ‘Em: 25 Ways to Use Your Fruit and Vegetables Peels to Save Money


Being eco-friendly and thrifty don’t often go hand-in-hand, but you can save at least a little money every year by reusing the skins and rinds from your favorite fruits and vegetables Check out this list from The Daily Green, and start saving those scraps.

1. Scoop out avocado shells and use them for seedlings.

2. Dry out citrus rinds, apple peels, and other fruit skins or trimmings to make potpurri. … More »

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Don’t Scrap ‘Em: 25 Ways to Use Your Fruit and Vegetables Peels to Save Money