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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

The average American throws away 4.4 pounds of trash in a single day. We use less and recycle more to treat the planet better. Here are some ways how.

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Tips for Yard Sale Success
Market your yard sale, grab friends and family, and more!
By greenamerica
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Declutter and Donate Responsibly
Your trash can be another’s treasure. Tidy up your space without waste!
By Mary Meade
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Green America’s Directory of Sustainable Gifts, Holidays, and Special Occasions
A short guide and directory to greening holidays and special occasions
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DIY: Indoor Worm Composting
How to start your own worm composting operation in just a few easy steps!
By Mary Meade
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Gardening for Beginners: Your 15-Minute $15 Garden
Gardening doesn’t have to be expensive. With just a few supplies, you could get started...right now!
By Sytonia Reid
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TRUE TALE: How Robert Haley is going zero-waste at home, while working to make his zero-waste by 2020.
When Robert Haley was a kid growing up in the ’60s, he collected Coke bottles for a nickel or dime. Today, Haley is the Zero Waste Manager for the San Francisco Department of the Environment and he recycles a lot more than just bottles and cans. After working for both the nonprofit and for-profit…
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The Role of Receipts In Shopping While Black 
For some shoppers, skipping the receipt isn't always a viable option.
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Go Green With Cloth Diapers
Are disposable plastic or reusable cloth diapers better for the environment and for the babies themselves?
By Green America
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Energy Efficient TV: Green and Climate-Friendly Televisions
Is it time for a new TV? Make sure you keep in mind the environmental impacts of this big purchase.
By Tracy Fernandez Rysavy
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Reuse and Upcycle: Online Shopping for Used Items
Check out these online shopping options. Reusing and upcycling items is an important part of keeping waste out of landfills.
By greenamerica

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Uncrustables Go Non-GMO

Smuckers removes GMOs and high fructose corn syrup from Uncrustables, its very popular peanut butter and jelly product for kids. Green America's GMO Inside campaign has mobilized tens of thousands of consumers to ask Smuckers to remove GMOs from its products.

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Go Green With Cloth Diapers

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End US Child Labor in the Meatpacking Industry

Child labor in slaughterhouses is shocking, and it’s something we have the power to stop. Join us in demanding JBS, Perdue, Cargill, and Tyson Foods stop child labor.

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Tell Comcast to Switch to Clean Energy and Ensure Energy Equity

The communications industry contributes at least 2.5% of our global greenhouse gas emissions and consumes an enormous amount of electricity from fossil fuels each year. And Comcast is a big part of that.

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How safe is Safeway?
Grocery Stores Must Take Action to Stop Climate Change

Safeway and other major grocery chains have a huge climate problem. Refrigerators in the companies’ stores using potent super-pollutant gasses, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), are leaking and accelerating the climate crisis.

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Dangers of Flushing Those “Flushable” Wipes
If the label says "flushable," then wet wipes should be able to go down the toilet, right? Unfortunately, no. Flushable wipes aren't as flushable as advertised. But people are flushing wipes down toilets – and this is causing dangerous…
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Does Recycling Help the Climate?
Recycling is a daily practice for many of us, but it can be hard to know if it’s really helping the planet like we’d hope. As we toss recyclables into our curbside bins it can feel like an individual action that doesn’t yield much of an impact. But…

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