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Tips For Creating A Low/No Waste Kitchen
Typically, the largest trash can you find in your home is in the kitchen. The reason for this is because most trash is often produced from the kitchen. From food scraps to containers to spoiled food and more, there is an abundance of waste produced in this room. To help reduce the waste, there are many ways that you can work to create a low waste or no waste kitchen. 1) Avoid Plastic Bags One of the most often purchased products in a grocery store is the plastic bag. These items make life more convenient because they are a quick solution for taking food on the go. They allow you…
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Easy Changes You Can Make Today To Help Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
You’ve decided you want to lower your carbon footprint. But how? It can feel overwhelming—after all, you’re just one person. Reducing atmospheric carbon should be the entire world’s concern. Still, it starts with individual people doing their part. You can make a difference. Eating Changing the way you purchase and use food is one of the simplest ways to lower your carbon footprint. Eat Local Instead of heading to a chain grocery store, get your food from local sources as often as you can. While it’s true that you can’t find locally grown Pop-Tarts, you can probably find farms in your area that sell meat and produce. Search for farms…
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Best Everyday Carry Items To Avoid Creating Environmental Waste
To help you keep the environment cleaner and avoid pollution, there are various items that you can carry with you for your usual daily activities. Some of these items include: Reusable Mesh Bags Mesh bags are convenient to carry while shopping at the mall or grocery. They are a great option against plastic bags that will pollute the environment when disposed. This is because plastic releases toxic substances to the environment and does not decompose. Mesh bags, on the other hand, will assure you of longer service because you can easily wash them after use and then reuse them on your next trip. Mesh bags are also made of biodegradable…
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How To Dine Out More Sustainably
Most people enjoy the experience of being able to dine out, but it can be difficult to dine out in an eco-conscious and sustainable fashion. Many of your favorite restaurants may not offer the most sustainable way of dining out unfortunately, so it is important that we all look for eco-friendly restaurants in our area. Once you find restaurants you enjoy that are environmentally friendly, you should do your best to support them and help them in their mission. If you are looking to make this world a more sustainable place future generations, you may also want to share some of these ideas with your local restaurants to see if…
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DIY Hygiene And Beauty Product Ideas
Hygiene and beauty products typically cost a fortune and can be a huge unnecessary waste of money if they are not used fully. In addition to the high price tag, they are often terrible for the environment because they are usually not eco-friendly and fill up landfills with non-biodegradable containers. If you are tired of spending money on these things, you may be looking for ways to make your own products. Here are some simple do it yourself ways to keep up with your hygienic needs and make your own beauty products 1) Soap One of the best ways to start making your own hygiene products if you do not…
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Tips For Reducing “Throwaway Culture” – Repairing, Repurposing, Donating Items
In today’s society, there are too many people who participate in the “throwaway culture.” We purchase things because we think they are going to use them and then we simply throw them out. Many of us buy things and use them for a month or two and then realize there is something better out there. So, we throw the old thing away and get the newest and best thing on the market. The throwaway culture also has many of us purchasing everyday items, like straws, bags, and more. These items are only used for a day or a few minutes and then they are discarded. They are left to fill…
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Ideas For Reusing And Repurposing Your Glass Jars
In order to help live more sustainably, we all need to start thinking about different ways that we can reuse and repurpose everyday items. Some of the most commonly thrown out items are glass jars and glass containers. These everyday jars hold many food and drink items, like sauces, pickles, cheeses, and more. To help protect our environment and reduce our waste, we can repurpose these jars in many unique ways. Here are some of the top do it yourself ideas for glass jars. 1) Planters One of the best ways to reuse glass jars is by turning them into planters. You can grow small flowers and kitchen herbs in…
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How To Get Rid Of Pests
How To Get Rid Of Pests Naturally Without Chemicals Have you been wondering how you will get rid of pests in your home or garden without using pesticides? If you have, you aren’t the only one bothered by the use of pesticides. This is because although pesticides may be effective in getting rid of pests, they also leave a lot of toxic substances behind that get absorbed into the plants. This means that eating produce from such plants results in one ingesting the toxins. Since ingesting the chemicals present in pesticides over a long time could have adverse effects, it is imperative to find out how you can get rid…
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Tips For Eating More Sustainably
Sustainability has become more and more important, especially as awareness has increased over the past decade or so. More and more people have come to the conclusion that they have an obligation to make the world a better, healthier place – or at least not actively make it worse. That obligation has been largely internalized, meaning that more and more people are trying to figure out what they can do as an individual to make the world a more sustainable place. One of the most immediate impacts one can make is directly related to how and what they eat. Here are some suggestions that anyone can do to help make…
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Tips For Creating A Low/No Waste Kitchen
Typically, the largest trash can you find in your home is in the kitchen. The reason for this is because most trash is often produced from the kitchen. From food scraps to containers to spoiled food and more, there is an abundance of waste produced in this room. To help reduce the waste, there are many ways that you can work to create a low waste or no waste kitchen. 1) Avoid Plastic Bags One of the most often purchased products in a grocery store is the plastic bag. These items make life more convenient because they are a quick solution for taking food on the go. They allow you…
