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Green Goes with Everything
GreenTip I'm sure you've heard it before, but as you head out this weekend, to shop, please BYOBag (bring your own bag). Or take a few, if you're feeling ambitious.
Whether you are shopping for groceries or at a department store, please BYOBag. Remember, there is enough petroleum in just 14 plastic bags to drive your car one mile. Going green is a gradual process. Make one tiny change every week, and you'll be an eco savior before you know it Stuff I’m sure by now most everyone has seen The Story of Stuff. If you have not, it is worth the short twenty minutes of your time.
Our stuff really can cripple us in so many ways, financially, emotionally, spatially and on and on. Reducing the amount of stuff that you already have can be a very big job but all you really need to do is start. You can donate items to charity shops, you can use web sites like freecycle, sometimes you can sell items to used furniture or clothing stores, and some things just need to be recycled or trashed. I urge you to check out your local resources (including your city and/or local private industry recycling pick-up and drop-off procedures) and start with one item or one bag a day or a week. At the same time, reduce what comes back into your space by shopping for what you need instead of what you want. And when you do need something, shop local and buy items that can one day be recycled and that have minimal packaging for you to recycle. You’ll be amazed by what just a few small changes can do. Please Reduce, Reuse and Recycle today! Dr. Forrest C. Shaklee DC Source: "When nature speaks: The life of Forrest C. Shaklee, Sr.” Shaklee had his own radio show on which he often spoke about conservation. He designed a forerunner of the modern recreational vehicle, which he called a "touring home." He cultivated "Dr. Shaklee's experimental garden" on the roof of his office building, consisting of organic vegetables and greenery grown in sea sand. The sand was fertilized with his vitalized minerals. (Read entire post.) Green Clean Lately, I’ve become rather passionate about Shaklee’s green household cleaning products. I’m not suggesting that anyone needs to spend more time, money or energy cleaning but you might think about what chemicals you may be touching, breathing or putting down your drain while you do it. It’s well documented that many more popular, name brands, that are not green, contain extremely toxic chemicals. Please take the time to read the warning and ingredient labels. If you are already using green household products, I thank you very much. However, I still think the Shaklee cleaners are more effective and many times, less expensive than what you might be using. There is plenty more information on Shaklee products and the company through my links to the right. →
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My Webmaster Michel Gagné
If you don't think you have a re-usable bag around the house, look again. I’m using bags that I’ve had for years or received free and some are even home made. If you still have trouble finding a re-useable bag, let me know and I can help.
Using re-usable bags is a common practice in virtually every country but the USA where we use 100 billion plastic bags annually, consuming about 12 million barrels of oil. And we recycle less than 1% of our plastic bags. By using sturdy reusable bags you will eliminate hundreds to thousands of plastic bags over your lifetime.
