🌿Going Green In Every Room 🌿
In celebration of Earth Day's 50th anniversary this month, I want to share a few ways to be a bit greener all over your house. Here are some simple ideas for various common rooms in your home. 🌎 For the full list check out this post in Avapure’s Green Beauty and Beyond
♻️KITCHEN♻️
➡️Put an "Eat me Now" box in the fridge to avoid the nearly pound of food wasted a day by each American! Having this designated box will be a starting point for snacks and meals.
➡️Put an end to your paper towel habit, for daily wipe downs and clean ups, switch to kitchen towels.
➡️Begin composting by using a cute compost bucket that you can gather scraps in over the week and toss once or twice into your compost pile outside.
➡️Start cooking in cast iron...like our Grandma's
♻️BATHROOM♻️
➡️Upgrade your toilet to a water efficient model.
➡️Fill our tub without wasting water by plugging it immediately and adjusting the temperature as you fill to get it just right.
➡️Shorten your showers a little- just shaving off 60 seconds will save you more than 2 gallons of water which adds up to 800 plus a year.
♻️BEDROOM♻️
➡️Wear what you have or hit up the thrift store.
➡️Detox your mattress- common foam mattresses contain materials made from petrochemicals that off gas toxic organic compounds.
♻️BACKYARD♻️
➡️Adjust the hight of the mower to 1.5-2 inches. This helps strengthen the roots of the grass and shades them so the moisture in the soil doesn't evaporate- less time running the sprinkler.
➡️Make the most of mulch to keep weeks out without chemicals.
➡️Collect rainwater for your plants.
