So, don't call me a crazy tree hugger or anything but lately I have just been convicted that we as Americans need to be more aware of how we live and our impact on the earth. I am not perfect, but I am trying to do my part without making huge changes. I feel like it is our duty to be good stewards of what God has given to us. A friend told me about a bumper sticker she saw "If you love the Creator, take care of his creation" And so I am seeking out little things I can do:
Don't get ATM receipts. If everyone in the United States refused their receipts it would save a roll of paper more than two billion feet long, or enough to circle the earth fifteen times!
Flush your toilet just 1 less time per day, you'll save about 4.5 gallons of water- as much water as the average person in Africa uses for a whole day of drinking, cooking, bathing, and cleaning.
Unplug your power. Ten percent of the electricity used in your home is burned by communication devices and appliances- when they are turned off! If every U.S. household just unplugged its computers and cell phone chargers when they are not being used, collectively we'd save over $100 million- enough to provide free health care to every low-income child under the age of five in the state of California.
Buy bulk. If you buy a 28 oz can of stewed tomatoes instead of two 14.5 oz cans, you'll not only save up to 50 percent on the price, but you'll also reduce waste and conserve resources. If every month each US household substituted a larger can for two smaller ones, the annual savings in steel could build an Eiffel Tower on each of the 6 other continents.
Use a two-in-one shampoo and conditioner instead of buying each separately. You'll not only save money and packaging, but you'll likely save additional time, water and money by reducing the length of your shower. If one in seven U.S. households replaced its shampoo and conditioner purchase with a single 2-in-1 bottle, the amount of plastic saved per year could fill a football field 27 stories high!
Try using cloth vs. disposable diapers. Over the course of eight thousand diaper changes, your baby will generate three thousand fewer pounds of landfill waste. If cloth diapers were used by just an additional 1 percent of parents, the reduction in waste would be as if 14,200 households completely stopped producing garbage for an entire year!
Don't get ATM receipts. If everyone in the United States refused their receipts it would save a roll of paper more than two billion feet long, or enough to circle the earth fifteen times!
Flush your toilet just 1 less time per day, you'll save about 4.5 gallons of water- as much water as the average person in Africa uses for a whole day of drinking, cooking, bathing, and cleaning.
Unplug your power. Ten percent of the electricity used in your home is burned by communication devices and appliances- when they are turned off! If every U.S. household just unplugged its computers and cell phone chargers when they are not being used, collectively we'd save over $100 million- enough to provide free health care to every low-income child under the age of five in the state of California.
Buy bulk. If you buy a 28 oz can of stewed tomatoes instead of two 14.5 oz cans, you'll not only save up to 50 percent on the price, but you'll also reduce waste and conserve resources. If every month each US household substituted a larger can for two smaller ones, the annual savings in steel could build an Eiffel Tower on each of the 6 other continents.
Use a two-in-one shampoo and conditioner instead of buying each separately. You'll not only save money and packaging, but you'll likely save additional time, water and money by reducing the length of your shower. If one in seven U.S. households replaced its shampoo and conditioner purchase with a single 2-in-1 bottle, the amount of plastic saved per year could fill a football field 27 stories high!
Try using cloth vs. disposable diapers. Over the course of eight thousand diaper changes, your baby will generate three thousand fewer pounds of landfill waste. If cloth diapers were used by just an additional 1 percent of parents, the reduction in waste would be as if 14,200 households completely stopped producing garbage for an entire year!
2 comments:
Wow! Really informative. My kids don't flush the toilet anyways... lol. I am going to try not to use ATM receipts. I never thought of that! Plus we just got a Costco membership so we are buying things in bulk. Good info! We all have a part in caring for our beautiful planet!
Did you get my voicemail message yesterday? I'm full of all sorts of cloth diapering questions that perhaps you could help me with. Maybe I'll write you an email that way the questions are all in one place and easier to answer.
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