I’ve purchased re-useable shopping bags. Once in awhile I actually remember to use them. It helps when I actually remember to take them with me. {Rolling eyes} I’m definitely not a tree-hugger, but I wouldn’t mind finding small ways to incorporate “green” into my everyday life. In our small town, we don’t have recycling pickup, so I don’t recycle. {GASP!} Add this to the fact that I buy MULTIPLE newspapers every week. I need to check if the local vet can use them for the kennels. I also need to find out if there is a local place that will take recyclable stuff. Isn’t there a website for that? I thought I had it but must have misplaced it. If I start recycling, I’ll need to get creative with the “how” because our space is kind of limited.
I got an email from Amazon about their new Going Green division, which got me thinking a little bit more on this topic. Couple that with a “green” review I may be featuring (different products weekly?) that I was responding to last night.
Are you “green”? How did you get started on your green path? What other small steps can I take now, to help me get started?
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Christy, try two sets of reuseable bags. Rotate them in and out of the car. Its really hard when you don’t live in a city that thinks recycling is worth while. However out here in the country, we do things a little differently anyways. Hope you find a lot of good tips.
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What “green” methods do you try to incorporate in the country? We’ve tried the burning route, but it just piles up way faster than we have time to burn (plus the issue of where to put / bury the ashes).
I’m open for ideas… especially helpful country ones.
Freecycle.org is a site where you can exchange stuff in your own area, no great ideas come to mind about newspaper though?
There are other free exchange networks
http://freecycle.org,
http://freesharing.org or http://sharingisgiving.org
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I can tell you EXACTLY what made me decide to go green on the shopping bag idea. I started collecting the plastic shopping bags to recycle them when I go back to Walmart. It really opened my eyes how many bags we collected in a week!
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I did that for a yard sale a while back. UN-BELIEVE-ABLE! They add up so fast!
we are doing a green month on MOmDot next month so i have been working on this too. Let me know if you get some good tips!
trisha
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Trisha,
Green month sounds great!! Let me know when it starts up and I’ll send some linky love your way. Even better if you have a button made up.
I’m so new at this “green” stuff I’m not sure where to begin, so “green month” may prove to be very helpful to me!
Christy
something else that i want to work on is reuseable sandwich and snack bags. here we do burn some things. The local private school has a huge paper recycling venture that helps keep tuition down. We collect cans for the kids to turn in for extra money. I’ve changed to vinegar for most everything i can think of. The energy saving compact florescent. Not sure how green, but I make my own laundry and dishwasher detergent also. Lots of hand me down clothing around here. Biggest thing, is we try to limit one trip to town a week and 2 trips to the city a month.
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I was just reminded about a huge thing I’ve started doing. Washing my clothing in cold water. I need a new clothesline too, but That is very GREEN!
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I do most of ours, except for a select few things, in cold water. Didn’t really think of that as being green as much as trying to be more frugal. Very cool.