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  • Ayla Bradley's avatar
    Ayla Bradley 4/30/2026 2:33 PM
    • Artist 🎨
    I figured the best way to end this challenge would be to highlight some artists that make super cool recycled art.
    https://blog.artsper.com/en/get-inspired/top-10-of-recycled-art/

    Congrats to everyone who participated in this challenge and congrats on taking care of our earth. :)


  • Patricia  Holliday's avatar
    Patricia Holliday 4/30/2026 9:56 AM
    • Parent 🐻
    It been a great month everyone

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    Patricia Holliday 4/29/2026 8:16 AM
    • Parent 🐻
    As it gets close to the end, I plan on remembering to help even after this challenge some longer term things. Things I plan do this year is grow a garden or visit a farmer market.

    • Annette Jones's avatar
      Annette Jones 4/29/2026 10:45 AM
      • Pet Parent 🐾
      I try to stay mindful of power and energy consumption. I will also keep these things in mind.

    • Caylee Anderson's avatar
      Caylee Anderson 4/29/2026 10:41 AM
      • Pet Parent 🐾
      Absolutely, hopefully we can all leave this challenge with some new knowledge and tasks we will continue to do daily!

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    Ayla Bradley 4/28/2026 2:35 PM
    • Artist 🎨
    Did you know that approximately 92 million tons of textile waste are dumped in landfills globally each year, equivalent to one garbage truck full of clothes every second. This amount is projected to reach 134 million tonnes annually by 2030.

    I grew up wearing hand me downs, I think this is a good way to cut down on the clothing consumption. Offering someone the clothes you don't want anymore is a great way to share the love of fashion while keeping the planet healthy. Also, it's always good to look into the brand you are buying from to see what they are doing to help our planet and not buying into fast fashion brands that create a large amount of waste.

    • Patricia  Holliday's avatar
      Patricia Holliday 4/29/2026 8:08 AM
      • Parent 🐻
      H&M has clothes recycle and alot of clothes i wear are from thrift shops to this day

    • Oshiana Thieben's avatar
      Oshiana Thieben 4/28/2026 3:50 PM
      • Adventurer 🏔
      These numbers are always shocking to me! I am a big thrifter, and there is so often duplicate items clearly from retailers there. It's hard to imagine the quantity of those items that fail to reach the second hand shelves and go straight to the landfill. Great reminder, thank you!

    • kyle bennett's avatar
      kyle bennett 4/29/2026 4:11 AM
      • Parent 🐻
      The crazier part is just think how much of that is still being dumped in are oceans

    • Caylee Anderson's avatar
      Caylee Anderson 4/30/2026 12:04 AM
      • Pet Parent 🐾
      Absolutely! I also grew up wearing hand me downs from my siblings and actually still wear some of them to this day! I always try to find good use for my old clothes whether it be donating or making sure they are used well and not just dumped! We have some very interesting thrifting spots in town.

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    Patricia Holliday 4/28/2026 1:11 PM
    • Parent 🐻
    Two more days everyone!!!

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    Patricia Holliday 4/27/2026 12:32 PM
    • Parent 🐻
    Went for walk with my family this weekend. What did you do to enjoy the earth this weekend?

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      Juanito Valle 4/28/2026 11:33 AM
      • Exercise Lover 🤸
      I had spent the weekend planting 3 flowers and doing yard work

    • Caylee Anderson's avatar
      Caylee Anderson 4/28/2026 12:06 AM
      • Pet Parent 🐾
      Went with my mom to our local nursery's and picked a few new rose bushes out to plant in June! 🌹

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      Gerrad McElroy 4/27/2026 1:24 PM
      • Educator 🧠
      I spent the weekend with my wife planting native plants in our garden for all the pollinators

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    Ayla Bradley 4/24/2026 12:10 PM
    • Artist 🎨
    It's finally starting to feel like summer, that means fun with the family. Check out the link below to find a bunch of cool crafts that you can do with recycled materials.

    https://somethingsplendiferous.com/101-recycled-kids-craft-ideas/

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      April Sickles 4/27/2026 1:42 PM
      • Parent 🐻
      Thanks for sharing! These are fun. That egg carton sea turtle, so cute!! 🐢

    • Shelby Stout's avatar
      Shelby Stout 4/27/2026 8:04 AM
      • Book Lover 📚
      Great summertime activities!

    • Shawnee Stacy's avatar
      Shawnee Stacy 4/27/2026 2:35 PM
      • Adventurer 🏔
      I love this!

    • Caylee Anderson's avatar
      Caylee Anderson 4/25/2026 12:05 AM
      • Pet Parent 🐾
      What a cool idea! The egg carton turtles are adorable 🥰

    • Lynn Tran's avatar
      Lynn Tran 4/26/2026 1:47 PM
      • Book Lover 📚
      Such a fun idea :) it reminds me how I used to make wallets out of milk cartons and juice cartons when I was young!

    • kyle bennett's avatar
      kyle bennett 4/27/2026 4:26 AM
      • Parent 🐻
      Great idea for the kids

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    Patricia Holliday 4/24/2026 8:21 AM
    • Parent 🐻
    Inspired by Ayla yesterday im going to post a basil recipe from my favorite site to find recipes Southern Living
    Basil Blueberry Limeade
    Ingredients
    • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
    • 1 cup fresh blueberries, plus more for garnish
    • 1 packed cup (1 oz.) basil sprigs, plus small sprigs for garnish
    • 3/4 cup fresh lime juice (from 6 to 8 limes)
    • Ice
    • Lime wedges, for garnish
    Directions

    1. Bring sugar, 1/2 cup water, and blueberries to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium, stirring often to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat; smash blueberries with a fork. Add basil, and stir until submerged. Let blueberry-basil syrup stand at room temperature until mixture is cool, about 20 minutes. Pour through a fine mesh strainer into a small pitcher; discard solids. Stir in lime juice and 3 cups water. Serve over ice, and garnish with small basil sprigs and blueberries.


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    Ayla Bradley 4/23/2026 1:00 PM
    • Artist 🎨
    Thanks to the awesome earth day event from KCC's Library we all have the opportunity to make pesto. Linked is a good recipe I found. Enjoy!

    https://www.loveandlemons.com/pesto-recipe/

    • Annette Jones's avatar
      Annette Jones 4/24/2026 8:05 AM
      • Pet Parent 🐾
      Thank you! I got one of these plants and pesto sounds like a great idea for the basil.

    • Caylee Anderson's avatar
      Caylee Anderson 4/27/2026 12:03 AM
      • Pet Parent 🐾
      Oohhh yummy idea! 💡

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    Patricia Holliday 4/23/2026 8:07 AM
    • Parent 🐻
    Thank you to everyone that came out to KCC Library earth day event. We had 80 people show up just for plants yesterday. Check out this picture of our Energy Team captain with student and staff.