When our daughter graduated from high school she really wanted to have a zero-waste graduation party. With so many people invited, I knew it would be a challenge to educate everyone during the party, so we kept things simple. It turned out to be lots of fun, and people where excited to learn more about recycling and composting. Read more →

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Wood From the Hood produces high quality lumber and custom wood products recycled from the Twin Cities urban forest.

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Green at Home Challenge: Zero Waste Lunch

When all three of our kids were in grade school and we were making school lunches every day, we decided that we would find ways to send homemade lunches without using sandwich bags for one year. At first, it was a challenge to find reusable sandwich bags so we made them out of old clothing (just a simple “wrap”). Then reusable lunch bags started popping up in co-ops and earth stores around the city. They had cute designs and Velcro to keep them closed. Read more →

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