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MOD Bikes
EcoBits
Amy Stansbury

Celebrate Valentine’s Day With A Pair Of E-Bikes

Sponsored Post – from MOD Bikes   Looking for a new way to get around town (without a car)? Now’s the time to try out an electric bicycle because MOD Bikes is running a special Valentine’s Day offer.    Now through February 17th, they’re giving away a date night (which includes a

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2015 [Re]Verse Pitch Winner
EcoBits
Amy Stansbury

Make Money And Help The Environment With This Competition

Sponsored Post – from Austin Resource Recovery    This one’s for all you entrepreneurs out there! Want to put your business skills to good use by making money and helping the environment?   Then the [Re]Verse Pitch Competition is just the thing for you. Cohosted by the Austin Young Chamber

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What Is The Circular Economy Anyway
Blogs
Amy Stansbury

What Is The Circular Economy Anyway?

Sponsored Post – from Austin Resource Recovery    Written by Natalie Betts   In the Zero Waste world, we often talk about used items that are about to be tossed into a bin. Making sure that as many of these items as possible go into

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Austin Creative Reuse Store
EcoBits
Amy Stansbury

Crafting For The Planet – January Challenge

Sponsored Post – from Austin Creative Reuse   Calling all you crafters out there! It’s time for another Austin Creative Reuse and Rethink Contest.   Throughout the month of January, Austin’s favorite zero waste craft store is challenging folks to make the most amazing creation they can out of…metal.  

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Blogs
Amy Stansbury

New Year, New Habits

Sponsored Post – from Austin Resource Recovery    Written by Ashley Pace   We’ve made it through another trip around the sun, and now it’s time to think about what we can do in the next year to help live a more Zero Waste lifestyle.

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Sparkler
Blogs
Amy Stansbury

10 Sustainability Resolutions For 2019

Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability    It’s that magical time of year when we take stock of what we’ve accomplished and make a list of New Year’s Resolutions to (hopefully) keep in 2019. If the idea of a more

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Net Zero Hero Rosie
Austinites You Should Know
Amy Stansbury

Net-Zero Hero: Rosie Treviño

Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability    Austin is green and we all want to keep it that way! As a community, we’re committed to reaching the target of Net-Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, which will ensure a safe, healthy,

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Boot Repair
Blogs
Amy Stansbury

Give A Great Story For A Waste-Free Holiday

Sponsored Post – from Austin Resource Recovery   Written by Thomas Nguyen   This holiday season, join the City of Austin in a winter wonderland of fun ideas and memorable gifts that have the added bonus of being Zero-Waste friendly!   What does it mean

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Austin Creative Reuse Store
EcoBits
Amy Stansbury

Win The Holidays With Creative Gifts Made From Reused Materials

Sponsored Post – from Austin Creative Reuse   Calling all you crafters out there! It’s time for another Austin Creative Reuse and Rethink Contest.   But this month, they’re doing things a little differently. Instead of choosing a specific material for the challenge, Austin Creative Reuse is simply asking

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Tom Compost
Blogs
Amy Stansbury

How Businesses Are Keeping Food Out Of The Trash

Sponsored Post – from the City of Austin Office of Sustainability    Office of Sustainability staff sat down with Tom Gleason, Senior Planner at Austin Resource Recovery, to learn more about the organics diversion component of the Universal Recycling Ordinance. The URO requires all food establishments

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