Good for you ACD. Once started, easy to do. I'm 69 & have recycled all plastics, metal, glass, paper for 45 yrs. to keep as much out of landfills as possible. New rug made of recycled plastic. Participate in hazardous waste collection days; given away electronics, paints, TVs, toys, books, etc. Wash ziplock & bread bags, aluminum foil & reuse till holey. Use cold water for laundry, hang wet wash on clothesline as much as possible. Cloth dishrags & towels in kitchen. Worn shirts & towels become dust / cleaning rags. Washing Soda is a great cleaner & keeps drains running. Donate clothing to charities & clothes closets. Use cloth bags for shopping. Replaced most bulbs w/CFLs. Recycle read magazines to library for giveaway. Use broom often, especially outdoors, nice to hear the birds and not a roaring machine. Own battery powered lawn mower (no fumes), use a rake. Big gardener; composting bins, removed most of lawn & planted native grasses, shrubs, perennials & bulbs & feed with composted mulch. Neighbors love it, so do the deer & rabbits. No bug sprays, the ants get grits & not poison. Grass clippings stay in lawn, cut 3" high in summer, rain waters the lawn. Dig out weeds, or spot spray w/vinegar. Trying to keep chemicals from ground water. Creating rain garden. Care for 8 large trees on lot, very little air conditioning use in summer. Heat @ 66 daytime, 55 @ night. Replaced all windows w/thermal; installed high efficiency furnace & air conditioner. Re-Use gift bags, salvage gift paper, reuse bows (over & over.....) make tags from card fronts. Stopped buying bottled water, make my own filtered water - buy soda in cans now. Rarely use paper napkins or plates - tablecloths, napkins & dinnerware are so nice to use instead.
Helping the Climate
Good for you ACD. Once started, easy to do. I'm 69 & have recycled all plastics, metal, glass, paper for 45 yrs. to keep as much out of landfills as possible. New rug made of recycled plastic. Participate in hazardous waste collection days; given away electronics, paints, TVs, toys, books, etc. Wash ziplock & bread bags, aluminum foil & reuse till holey. Use cold water for laundry, hang wet wash on clothesline as much as possible. Cloth dishrags & towels in kitchen. Worn shirts & towels become dust / cleaning rags. Washing Soda is a great cleaner & keeps drains running. Donate clothing to charities & clothes closets. Use cloth bags for shopping. Replaced most bulbs w/CFLs. Recycle read magazines to library for giveaway. Use broom often, especially outdoors, nice to hear the birds and not a roaring machine. Own battery powered lawn mower (no fumes), use a rake. Big gardener; composting bins, removed most of lawn & planted native grasses, shrubs, perennials & bulbs & feed with composted mulch. Neighbors love it, so do the deer & rabbits. No bug sprays, the ants get grits & not poison. Grass clippings stay in lawn, cut 3" high in summer, rain waters the lawn. Dig out weeds, or spot spray w/vinegar. Trying to keep chemicals from ground water. Creating rain garden. Care for 8 large trees on lot, very little air conditioning use in summer. Heat @ 66 daytime, 55 @ night. Replaced all windows w/thermal; installed high efficiency furnace & air conditioner. Re-Use gift bags, salvage gift paper, reuse bows (over & over.....) make tags from card fronts. Stopped buying bottled water, make my own filtered water - buy soda in cans now. Rarely use paper napkins or plates - tablecloths, napkins & dinnerware are so nice to use instead.