a blog about simple living
There are a lot of aspects in our lives where we can create waste without putting that much thought into what we’re doing. When it comes to grocery shopping, it’s so easy to think that there’s no other way to do it. There are, however, quite a few changes you could make to your grocery… Continue reading 6 Ways to Produce Less Waste
A great way to start making an effort to take care of the environment is to recycle. This is by no means the only thing you can do, but it’s a good way to get started. This can be kind of tricky, though, since the way recycling is handled varies so much from place to… Continue reading 4 Basic Recycling Tips
When we’re talking about ways to help out the environment, recycling will pretty much always come up. And it makes sense that recycling is considered to be important because getting as many uses out of an item as possible seems like a great way to avoid letting items end up in landfills (at least right… Continue reading Reusing vs. Recycling
Use cloth rags instead of paper towels. A bonus benefit from this will be that you’ll save money because you don’t need to buy new rags as often as you need to buy more paper towels. The down side to paper towels is that you can’t recycle them once they’ve been used and they can… Continue reading 5 Ways to Have a More Eco-Friendly Kitchen
Americans throw away an average of 80 pounds of clothing per person each year, according to Newsweek. Fast fashion brands that consistently change out the clothing in their stores cause trends to change so quickly that people are buying more clothes than they’re capable of wearing regularly. The clothes are low quality, though, so pieces often… Continue reading How to Be More Eco-Friendly with Your Wardrobe
Usually I don’t encourage you to make new purchases. Today, however, I will be sharing with you some purchases that you can make to help out the environment. The whole purpose behind these purchases would be to produce less waste and to use these items many, many times. If you already own some of these… Continue reading 4 Purchases That Will Help You Be More Eco-Friendly
