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April 22 marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. You don’t need to make grand gestures to celebrate the day (but if you want to – that’s fine). You just need to be more mindful and do things a little bit differently to make a big difference. Here are 40 small things. If you do just a few of them consistently, you’ll make a difference.
Most curbside recycling programs take paper, glass and certain plastics – usually the ones with the #1 or #2 on the bottom. Through these programs, you’re able to recycle a good amount of waste that is generated in the kitchen, but not all of it. For some of those items that your recycling program doesn’t take, here are some ideas for reusing and recycling them.
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Did you know your coffee maker may have a secret identity as a vampire? Not the blood sucking type of vampire -- the energy sucking type. A vampire load, also known as a phantom load, is energy that is being used by an electronic device electronics are in stand-by mode.
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