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A Smarter Guide to a Greener New York, From Refillable Fragrance to Reclaimed Design

Seven stops take in a perfume refill, a handbag appraisal and lemon-pith kosho butter before crossing into Brooklyn for a sorting shift and a night among salvaged heart pine.

A Smarter Guide to a Greener New York, From Refillable Fragrance to Reclaimed Design

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Seven stops take in a perfume refill, a handbag appraisal and lemon-pith kosho butter before crossing into Brooklyn for a sorting shift and a night among salvaged heart pine.

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Seven stops take in a perfume refill, a handbag appraisal and lemon-pith kosho butter before crossing into Brooklyn for a sorting shift and a night among salvaged heart pine.

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