Tag Archives: pens

50 Things You Never Need to Buy

By Liesl Clark A couple weeks ago, we posted 10 items we no longer buy and have had a resounding response. Well, they were actually 20 items, since the original list of 10 came from Suburban Pioneers. We’ve decided to up the ante and compile a list of 50 items you could cross off your […]

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10 Things You Should Never Have to Buy

By Liesl Clark We got our inspiration for this post by reading Suburban Pioneers’ list of 10 common products you never need to buy, so we thought we’d spread the wealth and add to their list. Do read their list first. Keep a notepad nearby, and write down any items we’ve missed. If we all compiled […]

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Fix It: Ballpoint Pens

By Liesl Clark We had a few hundred pens to test after having collected them from boxes bound for a dumpster. Sure, we had saved them from the landfill, but did they work? Most did, but the 30 or so that wouldn’t write just needed a little nudge. The roller ball was locked in place […]

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Zero Waste Household Guide: Office Solutions

by Liesl Clark and Rebecca Rockefeller Welcome to our Zero Waste Household Guide – Today’s subject: The Office These are the solutions we’ve come up with for our own families over the past few years. We’re working our way around a typical house, room-by-room. You can see our list of basic zero waste living first […]

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Pens

by Rebecca Rockefeller Writing is one of those Big Events in human history – our ability to write things down allowed for a new depth and breadth of communication. The single-use plastic pen is a far cry from the original stones, reeds, sticks, quills, and then metal tools people used. I’m hoping this post will inspire you […]

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