In honor of Earth Day
Since I had the baby, I've been more concerned than ever about keeping the planet clean. I'd rather us make some progress in dealing with our own mess before handing the planet off to the next generation. Sooooo, in honor of Earth Day, I made a couple of small moves towards doing a better job of being less wasteful.
Firstly, I called our waste management office. See, we don't have recycling in our neighborhood (primarily because we are in the county, and not in a city). But I was wondering what I could/should do if I wanted to recycle independently. Turns out, there's a drop-off point within about two miles of my house. Yay! So, they are sending me the literature about what I can drop off there, and the Bradshaw household will start recycling.
Secondly, I bought reusable grocery bags today at the grocery store. Now, I only bought four, but I figure if I buy a couple more every time I go grocery shopping, I'll soon have a nice little stash. Then, I'll only need to get the plastic bags when I need more cat-litter-scoop receptacles.
Things that I have been doing previously include buying more organic produce when I grocery shop, purchasing alot of fresh fruits and veggies at our local farmers' market, and trying to combine trips so that I use less gas. We've also been switching all our lightbulbs over to the compact flourescent kind over the past few months. What are some other ways to do better? What are you guys doing?
Firstly, I called our waste management office. See, we don't have recycling in our neighborhood (primarily because we are in the county, and not in a city). But I was wondering what I could/should do if I wanted to recycle independently. Turns out, there's a drop-off point within about two miles of my house. Yay! So, they are sending me the literature about what I can drop off there, and the Bradshaw household will start recycling.
Secondly, I bought reusable grocery bags today at the grocery store. Now, I only bought four, but I figure if I buy a couple more every time I go grocery shopping, I'll soon have a nice little stash. Then, I'll only need to get the plastic bags when I need more cat-litter-scoop receptacles.
Things that I have been doing previously include buying more organic produce when I grocery shop, purchasing alot of fresh fruits and veggies at our local farmers' market, and trying to combine trips so that I use less gas. We've also been switching all our lightbulbs over to the compact flourescent kind over the past few months. What are some other ways to do better? What are you guys doing?
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Recently I have been eyeing those resuable shopping bags as well. I think I want to give that a try. Like you, we use our to take out the cat litter as well.. (watch carefully some have holes in the bottom!) *sigh*