How to be a little "greener"

So, maybe you are not a big recycler. I try to be. Although there are some times when I do throw things away and it does cause me some guilt but you do what you gotta do, right? Here are some tips on how to be a little bit more Earth Friendly.

1. Start Recycling by putting your empty plastic water bottles and newspapers in your bin and taking it out to the curb on trash day. Nice and clean recycling:) If you don't have a bin, use an old laundry basket, a paper bag or a cardboard box.

2. Or Stop using plastic water bottles and buy a metal water bottle. Or carry a cup around in your car and take it in places to get water. Or bring a cup to places you go to often and leave it there to use another day.

3. Cut back to only 1 or 2 magazine subscriptions (it will also save you $) and when you are done donate them (our public library takes them) for someone else to read.

4. Get only the Sunday newspaper--do you really read them everyday?

5. Get rid of your credit cards (sound financial advice, too)--it will cut back on the amount of junk mail you receive.

6. Eat more fresh food. Oh, and don't use produce bags.

7. STOP buying individually wrapped or packaged food products! Yes it's easier but Wow! what a waste. No more snack size anything. Buy some Tupperware type containers, fill them from a big bag or box, wash and REUSE them!

8. Cut back on fast food restaurants and coffee places! So much packaging. And how many people bring home the Starbucks cup, wash it and recycle it?Hmm?

9. Buy and use reusable grocery bags. Or take old ones back to the store to reuse. One day just watch for a minutes at the grocery store to see how many plastic bags are used! It's crazy. Especially since they only put about 3 items in a bag and then sometimes double bag items!

So, these are relatively easy things to do. Try one or all of them. Let me know how it goes. Let's all do our part.