December 5, 2012
Just a Few Words About How Much We Waste: Wrapping Paper: From Thanksgiving to New Years Day, household waste increases by more than 25%. Added food waste, shopping bags, packaging, wrapping paper, bows and ribbons – it all adds up to an additional 1 million tons a week to our landfills. (EPA and Use Less Stuff). […]
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November 28, 2012
Occasionally donated items arrive that make staff and volunteers look at each other and wonder, “What in the world?” We’ve assembled our favorite holiday head scratching finds in a top 10 Arc’s Value Village White Elephant gift list just in time for the holiday season! Do you give gag gifts or exchange white elephant gifts with friends […]
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