Big Day Tomorrow! Grab your hat, your shoes AND your bag and come on down!

Festival Fete, Cranston, RI 10:00 AM- 5:00 PM (Rain date June 12th)
Festival Fete, Cranston, RI 10:00 AM- 5:00 PM (Rain date June 12th) Fun Fact Friday...

It would be a good idea to bring a bag(s) for your “goodies” that you find at the fair… or… How Many Times Can A Piece Of Paper Be Recycled?

Sometime we might think of recycling paper as a real answer for our paper waste problems. It saves trees and that’s supposed to be a good thing right? So how many times can a piece of paper be recycled? Can paper be recycled infinitely?

According to the EPA: “No, every time paper is recycled, the fibers get shorter. After being recycled five to seven times, the fibers become too short to bond into new paper. New fibers are added to replace the unusable fiber that wash out of the pulp during the recycling process. A single sheet of paper may contain new fibers as well as fibers that have already been recycled several times.”
Src: epa.gov

If you’re interested in saving trees you also have the option to reduce your paper usage, not just recycle.  Read more about Reducing, Reusing and Recycling in So You Think Recycling Is A Joke?

“Produce mesh bags are the new reusable shopping totes, but why buy when you can make your own for next to nothing? Delia Randall of Delia Creates shows us how to recycle an old T-shirt—you know, the one with all the moth holes and mystery stains—into an adorable veggie carrier. “I’m not the most green person,” she tells Ecouterre. “But I do believe in taking care of our earth, and I think the point is to try. The more I try to repurpose old materials and cut down on waste, the easier it gets to be more eco-minded. And every effort counts, even if just a little bit.” Did we mention these bags are off-the-charts cute, too?” Read, see and get directions. How fun!