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Don’t Buy New – 5 Places to Shop Instead

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  Save money and don’t buy new! Reuse, refurb or recycle to save your cash, be sustainable and reduce waste. I think most people will agree that waste is a big problem in the UK and want to do something about it. We recycle plastic, glass, and paper on the kerb (thanks council tax) and do what we can to reduce food waste, but our nation’s love of shopping means more stuff heading home. Instead of buying new, you can save your money and help save the environment. But where do you start? Move over eBay and forget Facebook Marketplace, these are the places you need to be using so you can recycle, refurbish, and reuse.
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Transform Pearl Onions Into Savory Charred Orbs

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  As you may or may not know, Portland, Oregon—the city where I live—is currently in rough shape. I’m not going to list all of our ailments here, but the most pressing issue at this exact moment is the air, which is bad. I’ve been trying to stay in my apartment to avoid it, which means I haven’t been able to go to the grocery store that much. (I already wasn’t going that much because of the pandemic, which is still very real!) It sucks, but one tiny bright spot is that I’ve been forced to raid my pantry and freezer for forgotten foods. It’s like  Chopped , but dystopian! The most exciting finds have been a pork chop and a bag of Anson Mills grits, but the sleeper hit has been a half-consumed bag of pearl onions, which I waffled out of desperation (and boredom). “This is stupid,” I mumbled to myself as I pressed some lightly oiled and salted, still sort of frozen onions between the plates of my waffle iron. “What is the point of any of this?” The point, at least in regards to...
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