Feb
13
2009
This simple tip will help you green your next move to a new house or apartment, and will save you money at the same time.
As soon as you know that you are going to be moving to a new apartment or a new house, start collecting boxes at every opportunity. Whenever you go to the grocery store, or drive through an alley, or see dumpsters, check for sturdy, reusable cardboard boxes that you can grab for free. Another great way to find reusable moving boxes is to check Craigslist.com on a regular basis before your move. Lots of folks who have just moved will put up an ad and leave the cardboard moving boxes at the curb for pick up.
After your move, make sure that you keep your boxes in circulation by giving them to friends who are moving, or listing them on Craigslist.com so that other movers won’t have to buy new boxes, which, of course, require trees, energy, water and transportation.
Feb
11
2009
This is a very simple way to help save the planet and save a lot of money at the same time.
By switching to reusable cloth towels for drying your hands, cleaning up spills, dusting, wiping countertops, and everything else that you currently use paper towels for, you will be helping the planet as well as your pocketbook.
Paper towels are one of the most wasteful products and can be found in most households. In fact, many families go through 2-3 rolls of paper towels each week – using them for napkins, cleaning, drying hands or laying out as placemats or food prep mats. All of these needs can very easily be met with reusable cloth napkins and towels.
Switching to cloth towels means that you will be limiting your impact on the environment by lowering your consumerism and the amount of waste you contribute. Paper towel production requires trees, water, energy and transportation – and then more energy, water and transportation is used in the recycling of the cardboard tube and the used paper towels that are clean enough to be recycled.
Switch to reusable cloth towels (and napkins) made from organic fibers and you will significantly lower your negative impact on the environment.
