My husband and I have many conversations on ways to “go green”. Ultimately, we would love to live off the grid. Practically speaking, that won’t happen any time soon!
Below are my top 3 favorite, easy and I like to think impactful ways to help reduce waste, without breaking the bank.
1. BYOB #1 This one is soooo easy! Stop using plastic grocery bags. I purchased several totes made of organic cotton from Reusablebags.com and they work great. We keep them in the car, they are washable, hold a ton of stuff, and look clean since they are black. This means one less plastic bag flitting about the freeway and threatening to melt to the undercarriage of my car;-)
2. BYOB #2 Bring Your Own Bottle! Somehow tap water became a piryah and now we drink municipal water that has been filtered and put in a plastic bottle. Save yourself $$ and the world a bunch of plastic waste by filtering your own municipal water. I like the Brita + Nalgene combo. The Brita filter has a nice meter on top that tells you when to change the filter (make sure you get the one of the indicator), the water is always refrigerator cold, and it is MUCH less expensive, and infinitely more convenient than buying and disposing of plastic water bottles.
3. BYOLB Bring Your Own Lunch Bag! I just bought myself an early birthday present – this adorable and completely functional lunch bag. Today it fit a large grapefruit, a container of blueberries, a hard boiled egg and a yogurt – with a ton of room to spare! It is perfectly shaped and infinitely better than a paper or plastic sack that will end up in the landfill. This one is a lot more manly but certainly not as cute! 😉
