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Lenten Pledge To Limit Personal Trash Feeds Shopper's Earth-Conscious Approach To Life

Published March 25, 2016 at 9:43 AM EDT
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Mary Kate Ranii, 25, of Shaler shops at the East End Food Co-op in Point Breeze where she says cashiers are especially helpful for customers looking to make careful reductions in personal spending and waste.
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Good grocery lists are essential to environmentally conscious shopping, according to Mary Kate Ranii, 25, of Shaler.
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Mary Kate Ranii, 25, of Shaler shops at the East End Food Co-op in Point Breeze where she says cashiers are especially helpful for customers looking to make careful reductions in personal spending and waste.
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Peanut butter from bulk cartons at the East End Food Co-op oozes out of a glass jar that shopper Mary Kate Ranii, 25, of Shaler brought from home.
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Mary Kate Ranii, 25, of Shaler fills jars from home with bulk items like the maple syrup available at the East End Food Co-op in Point Breeze to reduce waste and limit her dependence on packaging, she said.
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Mary Kate Ranii, 25, of Shaler picks up a carton of jelly beans at the East End Food Co-op in Point Breeze for her family's Easter celebration.
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Mary Kate Ranii, 25, of Shaler shops at the East End Food Co-op in Point Breeze where she says cashiers are especially helpful for customers looking to make careful reductions in personal spending and waste.
Megan Harris / 90.5 WESA

The Christian season of Lent spans six weeks leading up to Easter. For some, that means giving up something they love like chocolate, television or profanity.

Mary Kate Ranii, 25, of Shaler Township said this year she wanted to sacrifice trash.

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This extended version with Mary Kate Ranii played on Essential Pittsburgh on April 22, 2016.

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