All posts in Reuse or Recycle

July 24, 2011 · No comments

How to Buy a Used Car

I have tried to buy new cars, but the price tag is so staggering, the investment so depreciating, and the impact on the environment so great, that I’ve never been able to bring myself to do it. Instead, I’ve always …

How (and Why) to Compost

April 1, 2011 · No comments

This weekend I got in touch with my inner eco-nerd by purchasing a tumbling compost bin, installing it in the side yard, and feeding it kitchen scraps

There I Fixed It!

July 16, 2009 · No comments

[caption id="attachment_1178" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="image by Rusty O.P."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1181" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="image by Joe-ks"][/caption] If you've ever fixed anything yourself, you are familiar with the unique

Perfectly Good Things

June 25, 2009 · No comments

By Carolyn Lengel I grew up frugal—or, as friends put it, “cheap”; my family had the whole reduce-reuse-recycle thing down, or at least the reduce and reuse part (municipal