Okay Okay. You got me. Earth Day was last week. I've been a little busy. That being said, we are never to busy to make a few small changes that can have a big impact on helping to work towards a healthier planet.
So here are just a few tips that can go a long way.
Using Alternative Ways To Save On Plastics and Other Similar Products
1. Buy some extra re-usable bags (or wait till I come knocking on your door looking for people to buy and sell their homes and give you a bag with my logo) and use them when you shop in places other than grocery stores. Take them to the mall, to the hardware store and even to places like Target.
2. Get a couple re-usable traveling coffee cups for when you go to Starbucks and Coffee Bean. They even offer a discount when you bring your own.
3. Don't ask the waitress for a kid's cup with a lid. Bring your own if they need a lid or teach the children to drink from adult glasses. Those small plastic cups are used for 30 minutes at most then tossed in the trash.
Water Saving Tips
1. Most all Water Sprinklers have a "rain day delay" on them. So when it rains (which isn't often these days) do the rain delay. Saves water and $$
2. Turn the water off when brushing your teeth.
3. I'll try to be delicate on this one but you may not need to flush the toilet Every time you use it...ahhemmm, cough cough
4. If you have extra water at the table after meals, water your plants or give it to the pets.
5. Keep and clean out your old milk and juice cartons. During those times when you are running water and waiting for it to get warm, fill the cartons and use that water to water your plants outside (something I just started doing and I'm saving a lot of water and a lot of my plants!)
6. These days, most all colored clothes can be washed with whites as long as the colors aren't too brilliant. I use the Shout Color catchers for helping to wash my clothes and keeping the colors from mixing and this allows me to do less loads of laundry.
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