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Bamboo and Boar Bristle Toothbrush Detailed Review
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Let's Strip For Pollinators!
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I don't mean get down to your birthday suit when I say, "Let's Strip For Pollinators" of course. I mean let's not cut our lawns or at least not so excessively.
The 8 R's of the Environment + 3 More
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Growing up you likely learnt the 3 R's of the environment. Reduce, reuse and recycle were great starting points, but that lists has grown to 8 R's (feel free to add more in the comments)
Baking Soda The Best and Least Abrasive Toothpaste
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A quick search of using baking soda as a toothpaste will bring up some facts mixed with a bit of BS.
Sodium Bicarbonate aka Baking Soda is actually very, very low on the abrasive scale. Check the chart below.
Your fact finding mission on google may lead you to believe that using baking soda on the regular would be too abrasive.
Shockingly it is much less abrasive than everything except just using water. Even natural toothpastes and popular brands that add sodium bicarbonate come up much higher on the Relative Dentin Abrasive (RDA) value.
Wishcycling and the Problem With Plastic Recycling
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What is wishcycling?
“Wishcycling" the act of putting something in your recycling bin in the hope that someone, somewhere will figure out what to do with it along the way.