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Cotton Onto Recycling
Know those cotton balls you pitch when you open a bottle of vitamins or a prescription? Why not save them in a plastic bag and never buy cotton balls again! Cotton grown for these purposes and packaged in plastic requires soil and pesticide usage for tilling and industrial harvesting for bringing to market.
Brush Teeth Dry
Everyone grew up running the water while brushing their teeth. But we know now that this is both a waste of water and not necessary for the tooth brushing function.
Use a cup by the faucet to fill up if you need dunking for more moisture with your toothpaste while brushing. Turn off the tap until final drain rinse out.
Double Flushing
Looking to replace the bathroom commode? Toilet flushing is one of the hardest fresh water requirement appliances a house can have. Price dual mode toilets or look for a (re-use bonus!) used one. Fluid only flushing allows for greener home waste management.
Pay Wired
Stamps costs money to print and distribute, mailmen need gas for their cars, and paper processing for envelopes and adhesives burden the environment.
The carbon dioxide produced by paper mills, printing dyes, and trasnportation costs getting those paper supplies moved around and transported to stores is prohibitively anti-sustainable.
Register for online accounts at the utility, gas, water and power companies in your area. Look for other credit card and bank operations you can fulfill online.
Crank Your Charge
Remember those episodes of Star Trek where they flipped open the communicators, and it all seemed so futuristic? Those Dilithium Crystals probably weren’t fossil fuels.
Today’s flip devices are cellphones, filling landfills through ever generation. use a solar powered device charge and/or source a local recyclin agency or retail electronics store like Best Buy or Radio Shack that will give a credit for turning in one of the units.
Decline the Paper AND the Plastic
See those granola generation canvas green shopping bags people use at the store? Get one of your own. Don’t have one and leaving for the store? Borrow a neighbor’s.
Errand Pooling
Gotta get to the store and find some stuff, hit the hardware store, do the dry cleaner, and cruise through the laundromat? Chances are everyone on your block is doing the same thing. Plan an errand pool ride with neighbors or apartment mates.
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