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the rules | The Clean Bin Project Blog
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The Clean Bin Project Blog. These were the rules that we officially lived under from July 1, 2008 to July 1, 2009. These days we still abide by many of them, but we’ve scaled back a bit. We had many discussions and debates about the rules, but here’s what we eventually hashed out. The point is to have less stuff coming into our household and less stuff going out to the landfill. No buying stuff. (We cannot buy any material goods.). We will compost all food scraps. Hygiene refers to the basics only (ie...
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resources | The Clean Bin Project Blog
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The Clean Bin Project Blog. Don’t know where to start? You’re in the right place. Making changes can be overwhelming. Get started reducing your waste, one action at a time. Make it from scratch! Recipes for household cleaners, personal hygiene products, and food staples. Find what you need, from where to buy biodegradable laundry soap to where recycle your plastics. Have you heard of Instock in Amsterdam? Restaurant serving rescued food foodwastemovie.com/2015/01/21/ams. Great fest ow.ly/i/7AKve. Build a...
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Freshmaker | The Clean Bin Project Blog
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The Clean Bin Project Blog. A Story of Reuse →. February 23, 2013 · 9:05 am. I am the first to admit that my homemade toothpaste is nothing spectacular. I mean, it cleans and all, but it doesn’t foam or give you that minty fresh feeling (which, in my opinion, is part of the point of using toothpaste.) I actually taught a DIY household products class the other night at the rec centre, and I was a bit embarrassed to even include the toothpaste. Anyone), but then I found a recipe. 2 drops peppermint oil.
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Zero Waste Beer | The Clean Bin Project Blog
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The Clean Bin Project Blog. A Story of Reuse. Unpackaged at Last →. May 14, 2013 · 11:06 pm. Living zero waste isn’t about deprivation; it’s about living with less and figuring out better solutions that just happen to not involve disposable packaging. And it’s about time we talked about beer. Of course the metal caps and cardboard boxes are recyclable, but if you’re looking for a truly zero waste option beyond brewing your own, your best beer bet is to buy from a local microbrewery. Leigh, who sports the...
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Little Things | The Clean Bin Project Blog
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The Clean Bin Project Blog. November 17, 2012 · 4:10 pm. Sometimes it’s the little things that make my zero waste day. For example, a little while ago I finally ordered this tape from Life Without Plastic. The arrival of the tape alone was a small thing that made me happy. But even better was the fact that when the package arrived, it looked like this:. 4 responses to “. November 18, 2012 at 1:03 pm. I wish more companies did. I know that I will be ordering from them! November 18, 2012 at 3:23 pm. Februa...
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Catherine Conway, I Think You’re Awesome | The Clean Bin Project Blog
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The Clean Bin Project Blog. Clean Bin in Westworld →. January 22, 2010 · 8:07 am. Catherine Conway, I Think You’re Awesome. I have found my retail dream! A package free food shop! A place where they actually. The store is Unpackaged. It was started by Catherine Conway in 2006, and just I can’t believe it has been around for nearly 4 years without me hearing about it. Too bad it’s in London, or I’d be there in a flash. Sums it all up quite well:. 8220;Whilst some packaging is necessary in our modern indus...
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A Story of Reuse | The Clean Bin Project Blog
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The Clean Bin Project Blog. Zero Waste Beer →. April 16, 2013 · 8:52 am. A Story of Reuse. When my uncle (now in his 50’s) was a teenager, he had a job at a bakery. I want to imagine a lovely scene of steaming bread being sold from handmade baskets direct to customers, but in reality, I think they were a wholesaler here in Vancouver, so they just put the bread in plastic bags. My Grandpa, ever the ingenious salvager, got wind of this and volunteered to take them home. Zero Waste Beer →. A Story of Reuse.
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