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Bon Appetit's 56 Tips For Your Home and Kitchen

Food connoisseurs at Bon Appetit know a thing or two about food. You know they have many, many ideas on cooking good food. For Marketplace's Green Tip and Trade, they've contributed their tips on how to cook and eat responsibly in your everyday life. Don't be shocked -- one of the tips includes a microwave.

Recycle aluminum foil

Stop buying bottled water

Don't buy in bulk

Buy a good chef's knife

Keep your microwave

Learn how to cook more seasonally

Want more inspiration? Bon Appetit has 50 more green ideas here -- everything from making your own cereal to becoming an urban forager--at bonappetit.com.

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Angela Kim is the Marketplace Public Insight analyst. She is responsible for outreach efforts that engage the public and encourage them to share their insights on topics Marketplace covers via social media, multimedia projects, and the Public Insight Network. Follow Kim on Twitter @angelaishere
Naomi Siegel's picture
Naomi Siegel - Dec 8, 2010

"Don't buy in bulk"? Whyever not? Buying in bulk reduces the amount of packaging wasted.

Christine Esposito's picture
Christine Esposito - Dec 8, 2010

Got food waste? Compost. While seeking to reduce the amount of food you buy yet don't consume, composting keeps that waste out of the landfill -- while creating "black gold" for your garden.