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Grateful for the Ride

Finding ways to restore and sustain this beautiful planet of ours through grass roots and personal consumption efforts

Latest from the Blog

The $49 Item that Helped Me Reduce My Trash By 75%

For the last 2 years, my family and I have been able to fit a years’ worth of plastic into this garbage container, and you can do it too. These consumption makeovers are light on the planet, good for the soul and rich in quality family time (a three-fer!).

21 Days to Form a Habit: Choices and Habits are Powerful Things…

PLEASE remember your reusable mug. Put it in your bag. Put it in your car. Whatever you have to do. Your waste impact over time adds up. Check it out:
Questions I found in the N Seattle Recology store. Good to know!

UPDATE: 85% of our waste is plastic waste. Learned recently that the rate of recycling plastic is actually closer to 5-6%, not the formerly thought 9% statistic (that is already quite dismal).