Reduce is the first of the three R's.
When you are shopping, remember to consider the product lifecycle! (How the product is made and where it will end up). You can easily do this when comparing products at the store (or online): Avoid toxic chemicals! They affect the water we drink and the air we breathe, and they can directly impact your health! … Continue reading Be an Environmentally Friendly Shopper with these tips:
I imagine many people get home from the grocery store, unpack their food and then wonder what to do with all the extra plastic bags. A few bags might be used to line garbage bins around the house. Some might get stashed into a closet until the pile grows big enough that they end up … Continue reading Reducing Plastic
I shave my face most mornings. The main reason is to avoid scratching the face of my young children, when I give them a big hug 🙂 The unfortunate part is that each time I am shaving, I notice the shaving cream, made up of some rather complex chemicals, getting rinsed down the drain. You … Continue reading How I stopped adding shaving cream to our drinking water.