We hear constantly from environmental advocates about the amount of waste produced by modern society, and about the negative effects that waste has on the environment. Most people want to make a difference, but it is easy to feel as though that is impossible. With modern conveniences like plastic food packaging and bottled water, we often create waste without even thinking about it.
The modern lifestyle has made participating in the creation of waste almost mindless; it is more difficult to avoid participating. Still, you can build habits that will help you to reduce the amount of waste you produce. You may need to be more mindful, and spend a little bit more time on certain things than you are used to spending. However, you may also find that you will save some time and money in the long run.
Here are a few tips for re-using things and reducing the amount of plastic you consume. This will, in turn, reduce the amount of trash that you produce.
Keep plastic containers and use them again. If you order food to be delivered or carried out, or buy prepared foods at a deli, you are going to wind up with plastic containers. Most of them are strong and sturdy enough for multiple uses. Hold on to them, and use them as tupperware. You can store vegetables after you have chopped them, or store individual servings of leftovers.
Re-use your plastic bags. Whether they are sandwich/ storage bags such as Ziploc makes, or grocery bags, you can save them and use them over again. Ziploc bags (or any other brand) can be simply cleaned and used again for their same purpose (as long as they didn't contain raw meat or anything else that might breed bacteria). Plastic grocery bags make excellent garbage bags for small trash cans, and can also be used as shower caps!
Many things, from tissues to snack foods, are sold in small, individually wrapped packages. These things are not only wasteful as far as packaging goes, they also cost more for less product. Instead of buying them, make your own, by buying a regular sized package and then placing individual portions in the sandwich bags you've saved!
We often don't think about the amount of waste we each create just buy buying single serving sodas and bottles of water. Try to cut down on the amount of them you buy. When you do buy them, save some of the bottles and use them to carry drinks with you when you leave your home.
The bottles that you do not re-use should be recycled, as all of your containers should be eventually. Instead of putting it in the trash, recycle it. That way, instead of taking up space in a landfill, it will be melted down and used to create something else, reducing the overall amount of waste.
No one person or one family can completely end the problem of excess trash we as a society produce. However, the more people who commit to making a change, the more likely it is that the change will have results. At the very least, you will save a few dollars and feel better about your own habits.
The modern lifestyle has made participating in the creation of waste almost mindless; it is more difficult to avoid participating. Still, you can build habits that will help you to reduce the amount of waste you produce. You may need to be more mindful, and spend a little bit more time on certain things than you are used to spending. However, you may also find that you will save some time and money in the long run.
Here are a few tips for re-using things and reducing the amount of plastic you consume. This will, in turn, reduce the amount of trash that you produce.
Keep plastic containers and use them again. If you order food to be delivered or carried out, or buy prepared foods at a deli, you are going to wind up with plastic containers. Most of them are strong and sturdy enough for multiple uses. Hold on to them, and use them as tupperware. You can store vegetables after you have chopped them, or store individual servings of leftovers.
Re-use your plastic bags. Whether they are sandwich/ storage bags such as Ziploc makes, or grocery bags, you can save them and use them over again. Ziploc bags (or any other brand) can be simply cleaned and used again for their same purpose (as long as they didn't contain raw meat or anything else that might breed bacteria). Plastic grocery bags make excellent garbage bags for small trash cans, and can also be used as shower caps!
Many things, from tissues to snack foods, are sold in small, individually wrapped packages. These things are not only wasteful as far as packaging goes, they also cost more for less product. Instead of buying them, make your own, by buying a regular sized package and then placing individual portions in the sandwich bags you've saved!
We often don't think about the amount of waste we each create just buy buying single serving sodas and bottles of water. Try to cut down on the amount of them you buy. When you do buy them, save some of the bottles and use them to carry drinks with you when you leave your home.
The bottles that you do not re-use should be recycled, as all of your containers should be eventually. Instead of putting it in the trash, recycle it. That way, instead of taking up space in a landfill, it will be melted down and used to create something else, reducing the overall amount of waste.
No one person or one family can completely end the problem of excess trash we as a society produce. However, the more people who commit to making a change, the more likely it is that the change will have results. At the very least, you will save a few dollars and feel better about your own habits.
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