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Presents that Require Presence
In a meeting recently I heard about a wonderful gift idea. A jar filled with 365 slips of paper, each with its own memory, given to a parent. It turns…
Read MoreBlack Friday Shoppers: This is the Least We Can Do.
In the past we’ve written about 10 things to do on Black Friday other than go shopping. 4 years ago REI started their #OptOutside campaign, and began closing its doors on Friday to…
Read MoreRethink Food Waste: Shop Smarter and technology
The age of technology means we have an utterly overwhelming supply of information at our fingertips. Sometimes it’s a bane, but often a blessing! I just found some food on…
Read MoreRethink Food Waste: Shop Smarter
Way more often than not, we spend more money at the grocery store than we need to. We get lured in by “buy one get one free” and “2 for…
Read MoreExperience Based Gifts – More Fun, Less Waste!
The holidays – a time to get together with friends and family, share laughs and spread joy, give and receive gifts, and create a ton of waste in the process.…
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 MoreLess Stuff, More Fun
There were quite a few reasons to go shopping last weekend: Labor Day sales, end of summer sales, and back to school sales. Maybe you took advantage of some and…
Read More10 Ideas For Eco-Friendly Gift Giving
Now that we’re in the thick of the busiest time of year for shopping (and hence, waste making) it’s the perfect time to think about how as consumers, when we…
Read More10 Post-Thanksgiving Activities To Avoid Black Friday
Ironically, Black Friday – the day that has come to symbolize our culture’s obsession with more and more stuff – has now officially crept into Thanksgiving – the one…
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