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Video: Create a decorative plastic bag holder

Plastic, plastic everywhere! What to do with these plastic bags? Roll them up and create a decorative holder from an empty wipes container.

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York College to show ‘Bag It!’ on impact of plastic bags

York College’s Sustainability and Environmental Studies minor will screen the documentary “Bag It!” at 7 p.m. Nov, 8, 2012.

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How to recycle everything

Everyone knows how to recycle certain items. Newspaper gets bundled and set by the curb. Glass bottles get tossed in the recycle bin. But what about your old stack of VHS tapes? Any way to recycle those? Check out a … Continue reading

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America recycles — do you?

A few weeks ago, I was walking into the Weis in West Manchester Township, behind an older gentleman. He was carrying a bag full of plastic bags, and I thought “How nice that he’s recycling those.” Weis has a white, … Continue reading

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Too much of a good thing?

While some ideas for green living seem to be getting a little unorthodox (this story in particular, about hunting an invasive species of semi-aquatic rodents in Louisiana to create fashionable furs while helping to protect native wildlife, is one such … Continue reading

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