Living Green.
Everyone has so much to do the reconciliation of work, cooking, shopping, children, shopping, fun, and yes sleep. The question is how can we live in our green kitchen, and no overtime for this? First Change your relationship with paper towels.
• There are many brands of paper towels that the option for 2.1 card offers. An excellent idea!
• Buy recycled paper.
• Do not use paper towels if you could use a washable fabric.
paper towels are used for many things. For example, if you spilled some coffee on the kitchen floor, you must use a paper towel every time? There would be times when a half sheet of paper and perfect save? Try using a reusable cloth at all times, compared to a paper towel.
Buy second water stainless steel water bottles, plastic bottle Versus .
There is much debate as to whether drinking from plastic water bottles, even good for you, especially if they are hot. Not to mention, some bottled water is no different than your tap water and it is expensive! According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, nearly 2.5 billion bottles of water per year in New York sold. If these bottles are placed side by side, they go to the moon!
• Only 10% water bottles are recycled!
• According to the Food and Water Watch, which requires 1.5 million tons of plastic bottles that are created to produce up to 47 million gallons of oil per year.
Buy third glass containers keep food in plastic containers Versus .
Take a look at your plastic containers that you store food in. they look so easy? Safe in the microwave?
The great fear of plastic food BPA, bisphenol-A. Many plastic food containers are now announcing they are BPA free. As for me, is the change in chemistry in plastic when it’s hot. Some say that the bottom of the container in the dishwasher, I washed on the top shelf. Do take into account the warning sign with?
Glass containers are not worried about it, bad for your health, so they are easier to use and can be used safely in microwave, dishwasher or freezer. (Many brands out there) For example, a glass tank, you can take food from the freezer, thaw and reheat in the microwave the chicken in the same container, all without having to worry about health problems, take more food.
Fourth Use reusable shopping bags
Most grocery stores sell reusable bags, often for less than a dollar. I suggest you buy 20 bags and reusable bags in some of their cars at home and others in your backpack. Not only will you help the environment, but it makes shopping so much easier.
The advantage of reusable bags is a moment that one is twice as much food in a reusable bag, making fewer trips by car to your kitchen. When you want to start using reusable bags, you’ll never, go with the plastic bag.
Use reusable lunch bags and reusable containers Versus Plastic Bags
If you work for breakfast or make a lunch for your children, why use a new bag every day? Why use a new plastic bag for each new sandwich. If each person used one plastic bag per day, which would be around 307 million bags of sandwiches in the United States alone to carry.