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As much as people try to reduce their waste, our landfills are still piling up. So I thought I’d share a few ideas to help you reduce your waste even more.
1. Reuse Old Clothes:
Instead of throwing out old clothes, use them as cleaning rags. This limits the amount of paper towels you use, and they can be used over and over again, by simply tossing them in the wash. If the clothes are still in good condition, donate them to the Goodwill or Salvation Army instead. Or call up your local animal shelter; some may take your old towels and sweaters as bedding for rescued animals. I’ve also heard of textile recycle plants that take old clothes and recycle them into new fabric, insulation or even paper.
2. Limit Bottled Water Use:
It takes about 17 million barrels of oil to create the plastic we use for water bottles each year in the US. That’s a huge amount of waste. Instead of bottled water, use a water cooler in your home. Better yet, use a water crock so you’re not wasting electricity.
3. Use Reusable Lunch containers:
Switch out the old brown paper bag for a reusable lunch bag. Try and use one that’s washer or dishwasher safe, so it’s easy to keep it clean. Also, the amount of plastic bags we use to pack our snacks and lunch in, are not only bad on the environment but also harm animals when we throw them away. Instead, try using washable plastic containers (like Tupperware or Pyrex) for your lunch.
4. Lastly, Use Reusable Shopping Bag:
Did you know that over, 1 billion plastic grocery bags are used in the U.S. each year? By switching to a cloth grocery bag you can limit the amount of wasted plastic. Also, if you only have a few groceries say NO to plastic bags and just carry them by hand.
These are just a few simple ways to reduce the amount of waste we produce each day. Can you think of any other ways? Post your ideas on the blog.
sources http://www.power4home.com
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