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How this Idaho entrepreneur gives feed bags new life

by Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 23, 2024
Jodi Gebarowski learned to reduce, reuse, and recycle from her grandmother. Now she’s turned that into a business.
Jodi Gebarowski stands next to custom shelves she built to store empty feed bags, which she sews into reusable grocery bags.
Courtesy Jodi Gebarowski
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Shanghai chips away at its mountain of trash

by Jennifer Pak
Oct 25, 2019
After nearly four months of a mandatory waste-sorting plan, the city declares better than expected results.
Shanghai has made it mandatory for residents and businesses to sort their waste.
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How to put those Amazon boxes to good use after Christmas

by Molly Wood
Dec 23, 2016
Amazon and other retailers have teamed up with Goodwill for a donation program
Packages are stored at the Amazon electronic commerce company's logistics center in San Fernando de Henares, near Madrid, on the eve of 'Black Friday', on November 24, 2016.
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Something new from something blue

by Jenny Ament
Jan 2, 2015
Turning your dad's jeans into profit.
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MIDDAY UPDATE: Frightful weather on the East Coast and post-holiday recycling

by Katharine Crnko
Dec 27, 2010
The northeast corridor suffers a post-holiday blizzard, and travelers face canceled flights, trains and roads too dangerous to drive. The cold...
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Gap's design blunder and what to do with all those leftover vuvuzelas

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 12, 2010
Out with the new, in with the old. Gap does about face on logo redesign. These final notes today. Gap has dumped it's new logo. In other news, d...
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Are half-and-half cups recyclable?

by Adriene Hill
Sep 10, 2010
Easy Answer: No....
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How can I make my morning coffee more environmentally friendly? 5 tips.

by Adriene Hill
Aug 24, 2010
I love my morning coffee. Love love. I also love my mid-morning coffee. And my afternoon time coffee. I'm in good company. The US consumes...
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Should you have to pay if you don't recycle?

by Adriene Hill
Aug 23, 2010
**Easy Answer: Cleveland thinks so. **...
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I work really hard to conserve water: I take short showers; I don't leave the sink on when I brush my teeth. But I'm hardcore. How can I save some of the water I use in my toilet?

by Adriene Hill
Aug 17, 2010
Easy Answer: Ever considered peeing in the shower?...
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