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Make your own popsicles

8/25/2023

Make your own icy treats with high-quality stainless steel popsicle molds.

All popsicle molds reduce single-use waste and allow you to choose healthy ingredients but, compared to plastic or silicone molds, stainless steel molds are longer lasting, more dishwasher-hardy, and quickest to unmold.

Read more in this article.

Photo by Susan O'Donnell

Avoid single-use coffee pods

8/11/2023

Consider the waste generated when using single use coffee pods

Single use coffee pods have become very popular due to their convenience for making a single cup of coffee. However, those pods are difficult to recycle, which means they all end up in the trash and are amounting to a huge addition to the waste stream. InHabitat.com lists some alternatives that are now on the market that are either refillable, biodegradable, or make changes to existing machines so that they can now make single cups of coffee. Since few people actually recycle coffee pods, some coffee pod manufacturers are trying to make pod recycling easier.

Repel mosquitoes with a fan

8/4/2023

Use a fan outside as a chemical-free way to keep mosquitoes away.

According to the American mosquito control association , mosquitoes are weak fliers and so can be easily kept away from the wind created by a simple box fan in your outdoor seating area. A fan will also disperse the carbon dioxide that you exhale and other odors that mosquitoes use to find their hosts. This is a much better method than using a general spray, which eliminates all insects, pests and beneficial alike, disrupting the ecology not only in your yard but also that of your neighbors.

See another green tip for reducing mosquito populations sustainably.

Photo by Susan O'Donnell

Make your own popsicles

Avoid single-use coffee pods

Repel mosquitoes with a fan

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