12 #Recycled #Crafts for Kids to Celebrate #EarthDay

By Ally Noel, April 13, 2021

"These crafts for kids celebrate Earth Day the best way we know how—with #recycling! You don’t have to buy any extra stuff to create one of these beautiful crafts. Basic supplies like scissors, glue, and paint allow kids (and their grown-ups) to do their part to save the planet.

"Clean out that recycling bin to gather supplies for these fun Earth Day activities for kids. From glass and plastic to packaging and cardboard, there is a treasure trove of crafting material just waiting to be reused. Whether you are taking a pile of cardboard boxes to the next level or turning T-shirts into totes, these easy crafts for kids provide a little inspiration to get you going."

Read more:
https://mommypoppins.com/recycled-crafts-for-kids-earth-day-activities

#SolarPunkSunday #EarthDayCrafts #Upcycling #KidsCrafts #ReduceReuseRecycle

#ToySwaps and the #CircularToyEconomy: How to Raise Waste-Free Kids

Ash Gregg, July 24, 2025

"Kids outgrow toys fast — sometimes faster than we can recycle the packaging. What starts as a sweet moment of play often ends up as clutter, then waste.

Behind those bright colors and fun shapes lies a hidden environmental truth: the toy industry is one of the most wasteful in the world. Most toys are made of plastic. Few are designed to last. And almost none are built with end-of-life reuse in mind.

But there’s a better way — and it doesn’t mean denying kids joy or imagination. In fact, it can inspire more of both.

Welcome to the circular toy economy: a movement built on #sharing, #reusing, #fixing, and reimagining play. It’s not just good for the planet — it’s good for your home, your budget, and your children’s values."

1. The Hidden Impact of the Toy Industry
2. What Is the Circular Toy Economy?
3. Host or Join a #ToySwap
4. Create a #ToyLibrary or #BorrowingCloset
5. Embrace #ToyRotation (Minimalist Parenting Hack)
6. Choose #Sustainable, Open-Ended Toys
7. #Repair or #Repurpose Before You Recycle
8. Talk to Kids About Waste and Sharing
Final Thoughts: Raising Planet-Protectors

Read more:
https://uberartisan.com/zero-waste/toy-swaps-and-the-circular-toy-economy-how-to-raise-waste-free-kids/

#SolarPunkSunday #CircularEconomy #ToySharing #ReduceReuseRecycle

#Recycled Kids' Craft: Make #WindChimes

By Ally Noel
April 14, 2015

"These Earth-friendly, up-cycled wind chimes are a perfect way to welcome spring. We turned some trash into treasure by using tin cans to create this set for our backyard. Kids can use all sorts of materials: empty plastic containers, plastic cutlery, soda cans, even old keys work. Discover the different sounds you get from various items. We left our wind chimes au naturel, but you can decorate yours with patterned duct tape or paint, too.

Materials:
Containers (we used tin cans)
Yarn or twine
Sturdy stick from outside
Beads
Jingle bells (optional)

1. Cut small holes in the center of your recycled containers, and thread a piece of yarn through each one. To make a hole in a tin can, punch a nail through the bottom carefully .

2. Tie beads or bells to the end of the yarn hanging inside the containers.

3. Tie the other end of the yarn to the stick, allowing the containers to hang freely.

If you want, you can decorate your containers with tape or paint, and then hang them outdoors or indoors by a window."

Source:
https://mommypoppins.com/recycled-kids-craft-make-wind-chimes

#SolarPunkSunday #RecycledCrafts #TinCanChimes #KidsCrafts #ReduceReuseRecycle

Somewhere in the recent wave of kitchen progress we lost the lid for one of the water cooler’s 5+gallon bottles. Sprouts wants $30(!!!) for an EMPTY plastic 5-gal bottle, which is insanity.

I think I found a solution? Home Depot does exchanges: Get a full jug for $8, + an empty. I imagine the refill factoy has lids. Plus I found an oooold bottle in the basement I could pawn off on them. Feeling like this is the best bet for reuse, or them actually getting recycled.
Here’s hoping.🤞

#reducereuserecycle

Every time I use #duckduckgo in a private tab:

Hey! I was going to drink that bottle of water you just poured on an automated summery I didn't want or need!

Also: Seems like they removed the feedback button so I can't keep sending "if you didn't ask me I didn't get to say no and that's taking without asking"
(sometimes I use the legal word but ew...)

#naturalresourcewaste #llmwaste #optout #privacy #reducereuserecycle #automationnooneaskedfor #stophavingmyfunforme #ididntaskuorurmechtochat

Hey #Windows, ich liebe dich! ❤️

Ich habe einen Tablet-PC in die Hände bekommen.
🔸256gb nvme
🔸8gb Ram
🔸i7 CPU
🔸2k Touch-Display
🔸Sim-Slot
🔸beleuchtete Tasten
🔸solide verarbeitet und grandioser Zustand
Ein richtig schnuckeliges kleines Ding & das Beste?
Dank 7th Gen i-Prozessor ist das Gerät nicht #windows11 tauglich! Auf dem letzten Weg zum Wertstoffhof konnte ich rechtzeitig die Hand aufhalten.
Tadaa!

Ein #tuxedoOS ist schon drauf & läuft richtig grazil und flott.
Das Teil könnte final mein 2012er Sofa Netbook beerben.

Dankeschön #Microslop 😘

#Microsoft #endof10 #endofwindows10 #OneMansTrash #AnotherMansTreasure #reduceReuseRecycle #linux

Live in #Regina? Have something that's #broken and you'd like it fixed? How about getting it fixed for #free?

Regina has a Repair Cafe! It started a year or so ago. I started volunteering when I found out about it. The volunteers are all great people, and between them they seem to fix a lot of stuff - everything from garment #repair to bicycles to power tools to electronics, and more.

I'm not an official spokesman or anything - I just volunteer. But if you're in the #YQR area, you can get the date and location of the next repair cafe from this webpage:

https://www.envirocollective.ca/repair-cafe/

There's also a link from there to where you can sign up for a repair spot. Walk-ins are taken as possible, but reserved timeslots are served first.

As I write this, the next one is on Saturday 21 March at the Circle Project, 3433 5th Ave. I haven't actually looked where that is yet, must do that.

Anyway - come get stuff fixed for free, by friendly folk in a relaxed atmosphere. And save one more thing from ending up in the #landfill.

[edit: typo]

#Saskatchewan #SK #RepairCafe #DIY #fix #repairs #ReduceReuseRecycle #dump

In Northants, U.K. Councillor Darren Rance, who joined Restore Britain on Wednesday, has left the party and would like to rejoin Reform.

"it's clear that what this organisation stands for is far more sinister than I first thought", he wrote on Facebook.

#UKPolitics
#ReduceReuseRecycle

Restore councillor leaves 'sinister' party and asks Reform to take him back two days after quitting
https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/courts/restore-councillor-leaves-sinister-party-and-asks-reform-to-take-him-back-two-days-after-quitting-5605313