Great tips. I gave up paper towels about a year ago and haven’t looked back. I think small changes make a big difference and doing it slowly helps everyone in the family stick to it.
Just had to tell you that this is a fantastic post. So many little things we can do to be more “green.” I have yet to get some cloth product bags- I really need to get some! And the cloth toilet paper? I’m all for it, but I think it might be a hard sell for hubby. I’ll just have to work on that. 🙂
Glad to report we do 14 of the 16 in our house. I just can’t fathom cloth TP (family cloth as I’ve heard it called elsewhere) yet. Then again, when my twins (now 8) were in diapers, I couldn’t fathom cloth diapers and we are now huge proponents of cloth diapers. We’ve got some great green party tips on our blog…check them out.
Great tips! I do most of these, especially everything in the kitchen. I never thought of getting a wet bag for the kitchen! I used one for my kids for diapers but never thought to transition one into the kitchen. I normally let the stuff dry on the counter then transfer to a laundry basket in the laundry room.
Wow… this is a great wealth of ideas for living more sustainably. Have you read Beth Terry’s “Plastic Free” book? She also runs a blog. She hasn’t used any plastic at all for a number of years. It’s really amazing.
Great tips to share! One of my contributors is actually taking Beth’s Plastic Free Challenge right now. We are only in week 4 on my blog but have learned a lot!
Great tips. I gave up paper towels about a year ago and haven’t looked back. I think small changes make a big difference and doing it slowly helps everyone in the family stick to it.
Just had to tell you that this is a fantastic post. So many little things we can do to be more “green.” I have yet to get some cloth product bags- I really need to get some! And the cloth toilet paper? I’m all for it, but I think it might be a hard sell for hubby. I’ll just have to work on that. 🙂
Glad to report we do 14 of the 16 in our house. I just can’t fathom cloth TP (family cloth as I’ve heard it called elsewhere) yet. Then again, when my twins (now 8) were in diapers, I couldn’t fathom cloth diapers and we are now huge proponents of cloth diapers. We’ve got some great green party tips on our blog…check them out.
Great tips! I do most of these, especially everything in the kitchen. I never thought of getting a wet bag for the kitchen! I used one for my kids for diapers but never thought to transition one into the kitchen. I normally let the stuff dry on the counter then transfer to a laundry basket in the laundry room.
Wow… this is a great wealth of ideas for living more sustainably. Have you read Beth Terry’s “Plastic Free” book? She also runs a blog. She hasn’t used any plastic at all for a number of years. It’s really amazing.
Nope, never heard of it. 🙂 I’ll check it out though. Thanks for letting me know! 😀
Great tips to share! One of my contributors is actually taking Beth’s Plastic Free Challenge right now. We are only in week 4 on my blog but have learned a lot!
Unpaper towels are definitely on my list of things to explore making this summer. Thanks for linking up with Tuesday Greens!