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Greener Living Learn Recycling

Tips for Reducing Holiday Waste

By Eric Hemphill. Eric was a Volunteer Program Manager at BTG. The holidays can be a stressful time. Maybe you’re getting your home ready for guests, or traveling to see loved ones. There’s food to cook (and 10 unique and contradictory diets to take into account) and gifts to wrap…

lesliebarlandSeptember 7, 2023

Greener Living Learn Recycling

Sustainable Back to School

Kids across the metro will soon be heading back for the start of another school year. August is often a frenzy of shopping for new supplies, clothes, and other back-to-school necessities that can pack a punch both to your wallet and the environment. (Remember how many unused supplies your kid…

lesliebarlandAugust 1, 2023

Greener Living Learn Recycling

The Reduce-Reuse-Recycle & Water Connection

By Kristin Riott. Kristin is BTG's Executive Director. We humans are a literal bunch, better at responding to the sensory cues immediately before us than to abstract concepts in some far-off time frame. Tangible beats conceptual, and now beats future, every time. Just ask the credit card industry. Our bias toward the tangible and the now…

lesliebarlandMay 2, 2023

General Greener Living

4 Spring Break Eco-Activities for Kids

Looking for ideas to keep the kids entertained over spring break? We’ve got you covered! Try these four eco-inspired activities that will get them outdoors in nature and crafting with repurposed materials! 1. Become a Citizen Scientist iNaturalist.org lets you become the scientist by observing and recording the plants and…

lesliebarlandMarch 1, 2023

Environmental Justice General News

BTG Named to Justice40 Accelerator Cohort

July 8, 2022: Bridging The Gap is proud to announce that thanks to our Program Director Kechia Smith's leadership, we've been spotlighted by Justice40 as one of 49 community-based, climate-justice organizations nationally, who are applying local knowledge and wisdom to find solutions to the climate crisis. Anchored in love and…

lesliebarlandJuly 8, 2022

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