When someone says "living green" the first thing that usually pops into mind is recycling, right? So what exactly does that mean to you? Save plastic and cans and take to a recycle center? Reuse plastic bags as trash bags. The great thing is, every little thing helps. Here are a few ideas of how you can start small and help even if just a little.
Reuse plastic grocery bags and trash bags, or better yet, buy some cloth ones they sell. They are only $1 and they hold 2-3 plastic bags. I only have 5 and rarely run out, even when i have a cart full. They won't rip, and they save the earth.
If you want to help even more, start collecting your plastic bottles, cans and boxes. Find a recycling center close to home, or close to where you will be. For us, that's 45 miles away from home. Our here in our "glorified campground" (hehe), we don't have a center, so we take it into town on Sundays with us to drop off.
Here's another idea, have stuff you know someone might be able to use, but you don't need anymore??? Well I have the perfect solution, find your local freecycle group online. Yup it's a online website, find your local areas and you can post what you don't want anymore. From empty jugs, to clothes, someone will probably need it. Great thing is, they come get it, or you set up to meet them. Here is a link to the world wide site
http://www.freecycle.org/
It's a great way to FIND something you need as well. It's all free and the idea is to save un-needed and un-used items from the landfills.
So there you have it tip #1. We'll post a new one each week, some simple, some will take some work. Bottom line, it all helps our environment and ensure our future here!
