The forgotten r… You’re already reducing, reusing, recycling, and even repurposing… but are you ready to refill? Personal Care & Household Products It’s pretty ridiculous that we buy a new plastic bottle every time we run out of shampoo, shower gel, lotion, handsoap, and countless other personal care / household products. You can go the minimalist …
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#22 Recycle Right
Busting a few myths about recycling household items… Why is this important? Because you’re likely buying things thinking they are recyclable when they’re not. After learning what’s actually recyclable and what isn’t, you can be smarter about the products you choose. It’s also important to know how to recycle certain items, because while many items …
The Ethos Deal
Save Time. Save Money. Discover Awesome Brands. Do you get fired up when you find a new brand that shares your values? High quality ingredients, recycled packaging, AND 10% of profits go back into the community? Count. me. in. But for how awesome these up and coming brands are, why are they so damn hard …
#21 Online vs In Store
When is it more eco friendly to shop online vs in the store? Cutting our consumption has the biggest impact on our footprint, but there are a lot of smaller habits we have that also add up over time and this is one of them. It’s also a question I’ve received several times, so I …
#20 Upcycling
When you can’t recycle or repair, consider upcycling… The intent of upcycling is to reuse something that would otherwise be thrown out. Upcyclers make old or discarded items into something useful, saving them from the landfill. It’s hip, it’s art, it’s eco-friendly; What more could you want? Check out these upcycle examples: This is just the …
#19 Repair
reduce, reuse, recycle… repair Our tendency to replace rather than repair is a habit that grows our footprint. In many cases replacing an item is cheaper, faster, and easier than fixing it; but cheap, fast, and easy are not eco friendly. Instead of sending stuff to the dump and harvesting more resources to make something new, let’s get …
#18 Unsubscribe
How much of your personal waste is attributed junk mail? The average adult receives 41 pounds of junk mail each year and 44% goes to the landfill unopened. (I’m assuming the rest goes to the landfill opened) Actually about half of it is recycled, but still… not a sustainable practice. On average, we receive 16 …
#17 Track Your Trash
Where does it all go? The truth is, many of us don’t know. Our trash is out of sight out and out of mind and it’s the main reason we don’t take more care about the things we throw away. The garbage man comes every week and whisks away all of our unwanted refuge and …
#16 Vampire Electronics
Did you know… Americans are spending $19 billion a year in electricity costs from vampire appliances and electronics. That’s $165 per household, on average. Vampire appliances and electronics account for 4-5% of the electricity use in a home. Home by home, day by day, it’s adding up. Vampire Appliances: Electronics or appliances that draw power …
#15 Learn, Review, Repeat
This is half way folks! How have your habits changed? 14 days ago we set out to develop eco friendly habits. Now it’s time for an inspirational half time speech… Jk. If we don’t change now, the world we know today won’t exist within our lifetime. Do you need more inspiration than that? So… let’s keep …