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Every two weeks, Greenguide posts a new blog post on a topic related to climate change.
(In the past, this blog was used to release tips for Zero Waste Week and a countdown to Earth Day. These tips are still useful!)

Zero Waste Week: Day 8 (7/30/23)

Tell other people about ways to reduce waste. Organize a clothing swap or other event to exchange belongings that you no longer have use...

Jul 30, 2023

Zero Waste Week: Day 7 (7/29/23)

Compost food scraps (eggshells, leftover vegetables and fruit, and peelings) in your yard along with things like yard prunings and lawn...

Jul 29, 2023

Zero Waste Week: Day 6 (7/28/23)

Recycle old batteries, printer ink cartridges, computers, phones, tablets, and printers at participating e-waste disposal locations. The...

Jul 28, 2023

Zero Waste Week: Day 5 (7/27/23)

Give old clothes a new life: give them to charities, friends and neighbors, thrift stores, or people in need, sell them at yard sales, or...

Jul 27, 2023

Zero Waste Week: Day 4 (7/26/23)

Use paper bags instead of plastic ones. Paper bags can be composted (or recycled) and make excellent sources of heavy paper (and cat toys!).

Jul 26, 2023

Zero Waste Week: Day 3 (7/25/23)

Don't use straws, which are plastic, when you have the choice not to (for instance, in a cafeteria). Simply drink from an open cup or...

Jul 25, 2023

Zero Waste Week: Day 2 (7/24/23)

Get drinks in cans, which can be recycled, instead of drinks in bottles, which sometimes can be recycled and sometimes can't....

Jul 24, 2023

Zero Waste Week: Day 1 (7/23/23)

Use bars of soap instead of soap in bottles. Additionally, if you can find shampoo bars, try using them instead of bottled shampoo. Using...

Jul 23, 2023