I hear ya! I switched the public transportation after my work moved closer to BART, our commuter line. I only drive once or twice a week now, whereas I drove every day before.
I also bought some light reusable grocery bags that I leave in the car so I cut down on plastic. I also have an even smaller bag I keep in my purse so that whenever I buy anything, I use that bag instead of the store's plastic bag. What really got me started on reducing waste was when my city, San Francisco, banned the use of plastic grocery bags at supermarkets and pharmacies. I thought that was a great start!
This is a great site: www.reusablebags.com
I've also switched to using Sigg bottles from Nalgene bottles because I've read that the Lexan plastic used leeches toxins into the water, which have are known to cause cancer. Sigg bottles don't leech toxins and are 100% recyclable. They're a little heavier but it's worth it to me and I don't mind.
That's great! I also love to hear what other's are doing as well!
Thanks for letting me know about Sigg bottles! I had heard about the Nalgene bottles leaking toxins and I haven't used one since. I am currently using a bottle that I bought from www.stopcorporateabuse.org. They emphasis that we need to stop the privatization of water.
Another goal we have in the house is that we want to offset our CO2 emissions by purchasing blocks of wind power. Although our house will not be directly powered by wind power, we are providing others the opportunity to do so. We have tried to contact our electric company (they offer it) and their customer service is clueless! I would love to be able to say that button * pom is powered by a renewable energy source!
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I also bought some light reusable grocery bags that I leave in the car so I cut down on plastic. I also have an even smaller bag I keep in my purse so that whenever I buy anything, I use that bag instead of the store's plastic bag. What really got me started on reducing waste was when my city, San Francisco, banned the use of plastic grocery bags at supermarkets and pharmacies. I thought that was a great start!
This is a great site:
www.reusablebags.com
I've also switched to using Sigg bottles from Nalgene bottles because I've read that the Lexan plastic used leeches toxins into the water, which have are known to cause cancer. Sigg bottles don't leech toxins and are 100% recyclable. They're a little heavier but it's worth it to me and I don't mind.
Thanks for bringing this up!
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Thanks for letting me know about Sigg bottles! I had heard about the Nalgene bottles leaking toxins and I haven't used one since. I am currently using a bottle that I bought from www.stopcorporateabuse.org. They emphasis that we need to stop the privatization of water.
Another goal we have in the house is that we want to offset our CO2 emissions by purchasing blocks of wind power. Although our house will not be directly powered by wind power, we are providing others the opportunity to do so. We have tried to contact our electric company (they offer it) and their customer service is clueless! I would love to be able to say that button * pom is powered by a renewable energy source!
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i love your food blog.
just discovered it a few days ago.
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I'm also adding your blog to my food blog blogroll. it's so perfect!
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