Over the last year, I have been convicted several times that I need to live a more "green" lifestyle. Every meal, as I'm going through 4 paper towels, 4 napkins and throwing away all kinds of cardboard and plastic packaging I think about how I should be recycling and using cloth towels vs. paper. Then, as I collect 10 plastic bags at the grocery I think-- I don't need these bags, I should try an alternative solution to bagging groceries.
Well, I took some baby steps towards becoming more green today! I still am probably a very PALE shade of green but I did buy 3 bins today for recycling and can tell with only 1/2 days trash that they will fill up quickly. My mission tomorrow is to call to find out where to deliver it and also to better understand what can be recycled and how they want it delivered. I also bought a large pack of cheap washcloths for the kids messy hands and faces. So, hopefully our very speedy use of napkins and paper towels will at least slow down.
In regards to the grocery bagging, I didn't try an alternative method yet. Any ideas would be welcome. I think the one I might try is just putting them back in the cart the way I bought them and transferring them to 2 large tubs in the back of the van. I figure it's more handling of the items at the store but then only 2 trips into the house with the large tubs would be nice. We'll see if I can accomplish this no bag lifestyle little by little.
Last goal would be to get Allison potty trained and then we'd help slow down the diaper pile up at the land fill. Maybe I'll be blogging on that event next!!
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Had to come back to this one and let you know that you've inspired me! I purchased cloth washclothes to use after meals and it has significantly reduced my paper towel usage. Thanks for taking the first step!
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