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More than 800kg of trash was collected from Patong Beach in the clean-up last Sunday (July 7). Photo: Supplied) “When fire weather is high and extreme, the weather is going to be, overwhelmingly, the factor that drives how fast the fire spreads, not the type of vegetation or how dense it is,” say...Read more »
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“We’re close to doing almost a million dollars in revenue a month via our website, so I’m excited to launch into retail. We’ve secured a few accounts and our strategy is to focus on making a big splash in January in stores.” Upon returning to B.C., Mugerman found space in North Vancouver’s Café ...Read more »
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“There are a whole bunch of folks that are buying the cereal for different reasons. There’s the plant based community, especially the ones on a keto diet, as if you can’t eat meat or eggs or cheese it’s hard to find anything to eat for breakfast. Then we have folks that eat Cheerios, but they don...Read more »
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Garbage bags – I found compostable garbage bags at Whole Foods. How long these bags will take to decompose, I have no idea. Sue Kittek is a freelance garden columnist, writer, and lecturer. Send questions to Garden Keeper at grdnkpr@gmail.com or mail: Garden Keeper, The Morning Call, P.O. ...Read more »
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"Pure cocaine is too strong to be ingested without being cut with something. It may have been their plan to cut this shipment with the same rice that was used to carry it," he added. Half of British woodland is neglected or undermanaged. Felling trees is seen as brutal by some green-min...Read more »
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Some of the pieces of wood he uses take more than a year to prepare before the crafting process begins. The goal is to keep the moisture in the wood, to make it much easier to turn on a lathe—the easiest piece of wood to turn is a fresh-cut tree. YPE html> var googletag = googletag || {}; goog...Read more »
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No one thinks truffles will improve their waistline, but three of these tiny ones pack in a whopping 170 calories and two teaspoons of sugar. Expand your shopping trip rotation to include discount stores, such as Aldi and Save-A-Lot. Don’t forget that warehouse clubs such as Sam’s Clu...Read more »
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A Hydroflask water bottle saves you from using disposable water bottles. Bring several 5 gallon water jugs as storage and use your bottle as your day supply. (Photo: Jenny Kane/RGJ) Select your interest areas below to sign up for Packaging World newsletters.View newsletter archive » Disclaimer : ...Read more »
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This year all four Outpost Natural Food Cooperative stores will offer compostable pull-down produce bags beginning in August. Photo Katherine Keller The Overmountain men roamed the Appalachians, and down into the fertile Cherokee hunting grounds. They used what we call bushcraft skills to survive...Read more »
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Cooler – They make the vacuum-sealed coolers now, which can reduce the number of ice bags (wrapped in plastic) you use. Bike lights – Lights for your bike are essential at night, and you can use them over and over. Haven’t thrown any away yet, but likely will have to get new ba...Read more »
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The Boomerang Bags is a plastic-free program that began in Australia in 2013. Its U.S. headquarters are in Minneapolis, MN. Reality: You’re living life in the city or the ‘burbs. Your tan is nonexistent and all you want is to get in and out of the grocery store as quickly as possible. Your best...Read more »
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A bizarre new social media challenge, which entails participants inverting bags of charcoal over their heads, is raising eyebrows online. Kitsap County now joins local municipalities Bremerton and Bainbridge Island in banning their use. Those cities earlier passed similar ordinances. Port Orchard...Read more »