It’s Easy Being Green Bebs the Buffalo roamed the halls and gathered these great tips from her coworkers When giving a gift, buy a cute reusable shopping tote to use instead of wrapping paper or paper gift bags. Bebs’ personal favorite: wrap presents in the comics from the Sunday newspaper or maps from National Geographic.
Save smaller plastic bags that you end up with, like the ones the newspaper comes in on rainy days, and give them to friends and family who walk their dogs in public areas and have to pick up their pet waste. Save them up by putting them in an empty Kleenex box that can be left in the dog owner’s car.
If you have to use a paper towel, make sure it gets a chance to clean up as many things as possible: if you dry a cup with one, then take a swipe at the stove top as well. You get the idea.
Recycle your sticky notes – the adhesive can go in the paper recycle no problem.
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Tin containers are great items to repurpose. Think coffee cans, cookie tins, and the like. Remember to keep the lids so you can wrap them in cute papers for baked goods. They also serve as excellent containers for extra screws, nuts, bolts, or for your extra buttons. Think about packaging when purchasing household items. For example, cardboard egg cartons can be recycled, so buy those instead of Styrofoam. Better yet, give them to your friends who have chickens and you might get them returned with eggs!
Repurpose all those shopping bags with handles that you get at fancy stores. Small sizes can be used again for lint in the laundry, lunch bags, gift bags, treat bags for baked goods and the large sizes are ideal for taking your unwanted clothing to Buffalo Exchange.
Drain your bathtub water into your yard to water your trees. Works best in arid climates. Not recommended for that walk up in Brooklyn.
Did you know the toilet paper and paper towel cores are always welcome in the recycle bin?
peaking of reusable totes, Buffalo Exchange just came out with one of their own. For only $2.00, you too can sport one of these adorable bags with art by local Tucson artist, Joe Pagac. They fold down to almost nothing when you aren’t using them, and can be used for everything from groceries to laundry. They are also a little more environmental than some, sporting 70% recycled plastic bottles in the fabric content.
When the printer spits out extra paper at work, cut it down to note size and make a pad for your desk.