Reduce/Reuse
How To Opt Out of Junk Mail
Since opting out of junk mail a couple of years ago, I don’t get nearly as much as I used to. Phone books? I use my phone. Catalogs? I go…
Read MoreDIY Upcycling Projects
Upcycling is the practice of taking material that has no value in its current state and turning it into something that does. Some entrepreneurs are turning discarded material into a…
Read MoreLove What You Have
Love is in the air, so we here at Rethink Waste Project couldn’t help but ponder how we love our stuff, or don’t for that matter. More Love, Less Waste.…
Read MoreGift Giving with the Person (and the planet) in Mind.
With America’s biggest shopping day of the year creeping into Thanksgiving, it seems like a good time to step back and think about how we want to spend our holidays.…
Read MoreTen Ways to Choose Reuse Everyday
I love reuse. From creatively upcycling, to avoiding disposables and shunning ridiculously over packaged goods, on any given day I’m usually reusing something. It has a big impact on reducing…
Read MoreLess Is More in the New Year!
Each new year offers us all another bright chance to start fresh. Make this the year you increase your health and happiness with less stuff and fewer chemicals. Here’s what…
Read MoreLess Stuff, More Joy: The Gift of Experience
With the gift of experience, you give memories that contribute to happiness way more than just accumulation of more stuff. Here’s a few ideas to get you going: Give Kids…
Read MoreThe Buyerarchy of Needs
I first found the Buyerarchy when perusing the Creative Reuse: Art From Trash face book page (CRAFT). The chart (which is a nod to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs) delineates all…
Read More6 Reasons I Still Have a Flip Phone
Yes, I really do still have a flip phone. And yes I’m eligible for a smartphone upgrade – I have been for years. And truthfully, eventually I will. But…
Read MoreWhy Own When You Can Share?
The American Dream is changing – finally. People all across the nation are realizing we don’t to keep up with the Jones’s – who needs all that stress? The…
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