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• The Green Budget Guide

  101 Planet and Money Saving Tips, Ideas and Recipes

  Birtwhistle, Nancy

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  Saving money doesn't have to cost the earth. What do you do with your expired oils and spices? How can you make the best use of your microwave and keep meals healthy and tasty? How can you remove mold safely? Sunday Times bestselling…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• PlantYou

  Scrappy Cooking : 140+ Plant-based Zero-waste Recipes That Are Good for You, Your Wallet, and the Planet

  Bodrug, Carleigh

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  Imagine a world where you can eat healthier, save money, and reduce your impact on the planet. Carleigh Bodrug is back with a cookbook packed to the brim with nourishing plant-based meal that will help you eat well and reduce your food…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Making Things

  Finding Use, Meaning & Satisfaction in Crafting Everyday Objects

  Boyle, Erin,

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  Through easy-to-follow tutorials for over 100 projects that are both accessible and aspirational, Making Things invites readers to try their hands at a variety of crafts and celebrate the satisfaction that comes from slowly and carefully…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Trash Talk

  An Eye-opening Exploration of Our Planet's Dirtiest Problem

  Gottlieb, Iris,

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  In a world of mass consumption and busy schedules, taking the time to understand our own trash habits can be daunting. In Talking Trash, the ever-curious and talented Iris Gottlieb pulls back the curtain on the intricacies of the global…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Total Garbage

  How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World

  Humes, Edward

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  What happens to our trash? Why are our oceans filling with plastic? Do we really waste 40 percent of our food and 65 percent of our energy? Waste is truly our biggest problem, and solving our inherent trashiness can fix our economy, our…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Waste Land

  Kaplan, Robert D., 1952-

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  In Waste Land , Robert D. Kaplan, geopolitical expert and author, incisively explains how we got here and where we are going. Kaplan makes a novel argument that the current geopolitical landscape must be considered alongside contemporary…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Kantha

  Sustainable Textiles and Mindful Making

  Kaul, Ekta

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  A beautiful book on the tradition of kantha, a Bengali embroidery technique with a rich heritage rooted in storytelling and upcycling, with inspiration and techniques for contemporary makers.

• 101 Tips for a Zero-waste Kitchen

  Kellogg, Kathryn

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  In America, more than 20 percent of all food waste comes from residential kitchens. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they don't eat. It's time to make better choices that can make your kitchen routines better…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Really Very Crunchy

  A Beginner's Guide to Removing Toxins from Your Life without Adding Them to Your Personality

  Morrow, Emily

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  Social media star Emily Morrow invites readers into a practical, accessible--and funny--journey toward a healthier lifestyle. Emily shows you how crunchy is really a spectrum, and anyone can take steps to improve their quality of life…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Upcycle

  a Modern Maker's Guide to Sewing and Mending a Preloved Wardrobe

  Phillips, Annie

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  Are you tired of wearing clothes that fall apart after one wash? Or struggling to find second hand clothing that fits? Then Annie Philips has the solution as not only is mending and altering a better option for our environment, but you'll…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Do Just One Thing

  365 Ideas for a Better You, Life, and Planet

  Seo, Danny

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  Danny Seo is known for his ability to make natural, healthy living accessible. In his nationally syndicated column, "Do Just One Thing," Danny showed readers how to make small but powerful choices every day that would positively impact the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Throwbacks Home Interiors

  One of a Kind Home Design From Reclaimed and Salvaged Goods

  Shepherd, Bo

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  A stunningly photographed collection of homes featuring sustainable designs that celebrate the ingenuity of reclaimed materials and unexpected antiques, from the founders of Detroit-based furniture design brand Woodward Throwbacks. In…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• DIY Thrift Flip

  Sewing Techniques for Transforming Old Clothes Into Fun, Wearable Fashions

  Yang, April

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  DIY Thrift Flip teaches how to shop and sew sustainably by providing how-tos for finding, upcycling, and customizing secondhand clothing with basic sewing instructions.