10 Ways To Reduce Your Plastic Waste
1. Don’t forget your reusable grocery bag in order to avoid grabbing a disposable plastic one at the grocery store. Having one handy in your purse, bag or in the trunk of the car makes it less likely that you’ll forget it when it's time to hit the shop. 2. Bamboo, steel or glass straws are great reusable alternatives to the everyday plastic straws out there - keep it with you so that you always have it ready for your next smoothie or cocktail. And no, the glass ones won't br
Bagel beer, ugly vegetables, 'forgotten foods': Twin Cities restaurants combat food waste
More kitchens are coming up with creative ways to transform garbage into gourmet in an effort to minimize the environmental and economic damage. Carrot tops, marrowless beef bones and cream past its prime. At worst, these castoff foods are destined for the landfill, at best, the compost bin. But some chefs and restaurateurs in the Twin Cities are giving new life to scraps and foods on the brink of spoiling, using them as building blocks of a new dish or drink. Consider Modist
