Last year, we made the relatively painless switch to reusable grocery tote bags, compact florescent lighting, and paying our bills online. This year, our list of realistic resolutions includes...
Paper Towels - We just can't stop using paper towels...not yet, anyway. We do plan on testing out a healthier option this year but, until we cut the cord completely, we're buying recycled. Switching to Seventh Generation's Unbleached 100% Recycled Paper Towels will save 1 million trees and 2.6 million cubic feet of landfill space.
Produce Bags - Since we've kicked the plastic grocery bag habit, it makes sense to banish plastic produce bags as well. A set of 5 organic cotton sacks can be purchased at EcoBags and the more more you buy, the cheaper they are.
More baby steps toward green after the jump...
Aluminum Foil - Another product we want to check out is 
Yes!!! I so want some of the ecobags -- but I hesitate. Question: how do we think checkers will deal with them? Can they see the items through the bags and read the PLU numbers off the produce stickers? The bags look almost totally opaque. How will checkers even know what's in there?
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uhhhh- don't worry about it Devon. You're making a simple thing complicated.
Another good green step- energy wise: flipping the breakers to your washer and dryer after use so that they don't drain energy during non-use. And do the same with your tv (by having it on a power strip instead of just turning it off).
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Ha! I've been known to do that! Thanks, jocie-o ...
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