Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. She said the words so often they might as well he her mantra.
Reduce: canvas shopping bag. Bicycle. Donate to the Goodwill. Leave the lights off. Single portions. Tupperware. Leftovers over takeout. More rice. Less meat. Smaller gestures. Staying in.
Reuse: canvas shopping bags. Insulated lunch box. Old shirts. New quilt. Wear same jeans twice before washing. An extra sixty miles on running shoes. And extra five minutes squeezing what’s left of the old dish soap into the new. The same smile. The same tears. The same tone of voice. Folders with last year’s student names crossed off for this year’s.
Recycle: canvas shopping bags. Swizzle sticks. Yogurt containers. Insulin needles. Dryer sheets. Aluminum foil. Comments on papers. Comments on conversations. Batteries, all sizes. Friendships. Glances.
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