DAY 2
I am realizing now that without really trying, I have always been subconsciously reducing my garbage consumption. Let begin with my lunch box. I found this amazing pail that came with different containers before i started school last year. At first it was purchased for convenience reasons, but little did I know it would also push me to shop differently. For example, instead of individual yogurts, I get tubs. I understand that the plastic tub can only be recycled one more time, but it's better than throwing out 5 little plastic containers a week that are non recyclable.
I stopped drinking water from plastic bottles a long time ago. I'm absolutely guilty of buying the 42 packs at Costco for years though. I live in Aurora and the water here is hard! Since getting a Britta, it has drastically changed the amount of plastic being thrown out in our household. Knowing that I need to drink at least 64 ounces a day of water, my Nalgene bottle has been keeping me in "hydration check".
Than, I carpool with 3 other girls every day to go to school. Sure it saves on gas, but the company is priceless and I've made some very good friends along the way. It is amazing the amount of positives that can come out of being green!
I did not have to worry about any garbage today. I'm still waiting for the other half of my Old Navy order to come anytime now. That awful packaging will surely bring me over the edge. However, I've been very good at reusing items that would usually go straight to the garbage.
For instance, we had a dinner for champions tonight: chicken tenders. When cleaning up, I took the tin foil used to line our baking sheet, shook off the bread crumbs, folded it up and put it back in our kitchen drawer. It is those little things that doesn't only save on garbage, but also save my family money.
I have also been using the same tissue for a couple of days now... But they are my germs, so that's ok. Right?
I am realizing now that without really trying, I have always been subconsciously reducing my garbage consumption. Let begin with my lunch box. I found this amazing pail that came with different containers before i started school last year. At first it was purchased for convenience reasons, but little did I know it would also push me to shop differently. For example, instead of individual yogurts, I get tubs. I understand that the plastic tub can only be recycled one more time, but it's better than throwing out 5 little plastic containers a week that are non recyclable.
I stopped drinking water from plastic bottles a long time ago. I'm absolutely guilty of buying the 42 packs at Costco for years though. I live in Aurora and the water here is hard! Since getting a Britta, it has drastically changed the amount of plastic being thrown out in our household. Knowing that I need to drink at least 64 ounces a day of water, my Nalgene bottle has been keeping me in "hydration check".
Than, I carpool with 3 other girls every day to go to school. Sure it saves on gas, but the company is priceless and I've made some very good friends along the way. It is amazing the amount of positives that can come out of being green!
I did not have to worry about any garbage today. I'm still waiting for the other half of my Old Navy order to come anytime now. That awful packaging will surely bring me over the edge. However, I've been very good at reusing items that would usually go straight to the garbage.
For instance, we had a dinner for champions tonight: chicken tenders. When cleaning up, I took the tin foil used to line our baking sheet, shook off the bread crumbs, folded it up and put it back in our kitchen drawer. It is those little things that doesn't only save on garbage, but also save my family money.
I have also been using the same tissue for a couple of days now... But they are my germs, so that's ok. Right?
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