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Around the House: Groceries
These are pretty general but are the ones that matter the most. Global warming didn't start to worsen until the 1970s, the time when washing machines became more common, more cleaning sprays with chemicals were produced, plastic really got big, and you know the rest. Here are some tips we use that can help. Thanks and happy greening!
(source: The Green Book by Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen. Thank you to the authors of the book!)
Groceries
Here is a list of the things to buy and how to buy them:
***Shopping tip- Try to Buy as much of your groceries as you can in one trip. If you use this tip, it might save you a lot of gasoline used to drive to the store and back.***
***Shopping tip- But your produce locally. Do you know how much your food has traveled by the time it gets to your plate? Thousands of miles. If you buy locally, it does not take up as much gasoline to be shipped to your store and does not take up as much energy to freeze or refrigerate.***
Bags- when the cashier asks if you want paper or plastic, say neither and bring your own canvas bag or say paper and take it with you the next time you visit the store. This will be useful to you in the future, because people predict that plastic bags will cost money in the distant future, and you should get the totes before they are on high demand.
Canned food- buy larger cans rather than many small ones. Cans are made from materials that can be harmful when the waste is dumped into natural areas. The savings would build up, as well, and you would save so much money!
Cheese- buy a block of cheese at a time rather than the pre-sliced kind because of all of the plastic to wrap the slices. You wouldn't imagine how much energy it takes to make the plastic; the equivalent of 13.8 million gallons of gasoline or enough for all of the people in Milwaukee to carpool to California!
Organic food- try to buy organic food for it is much healthier and if you buy organic food, it lowers the amount of pesticides damaging our food from the environment.
Milk- by one large gallon of milk rather than several smaller containers of it because of all of the energy wasted to make the numerous containers. Also, try to buy it organic and locally. If not, try soy milk. Cows emit a gas that harms the earth.
Paper towels- buy the kind of rolls with the smaller sheets so you do not use more paper than you need and run out quickly and have to buy more paper towels that came from trees. Though, the super eco-friendly thing to do is to not use paper towels at all, and use rags.
Trash bags- buy the kind that have been made from recycled materials if you can.
Vegetables- try to buy fresh vegetables rather than frozen or canned. Even though some frozen vegetables are equally as healthy for us, how healthy is it for the planet? It takes very much energy to can and to freeze and there are emissions in the process.
Not Just a Win-Win, a Win-Win-Win
The "Tree-Way-Save" idea is, what some think, the best way to save. It saves gasoline, paper and plastic, and money. Look up the closest grocery store near you (within seven miles at the most) and bike there with either back-packs or canvas bags which are reusable. When you get to the store, buy everything you need (preferably little at a time to prevent back injuries) and when the cashier asks, "Paper or plastic?" You reply, "Neither." and put your things in your bags. Do not buy a lot, though, for it is hard to bike with heavy materials on your back. It is also better to buy little at a time because biking more often is a healthy activity. Try purchasing a basket to go on your handle bars to make your ride smoother. With this plan, you will save gasoline, money, and chemicals from being emitted.
(source: The Green Book by Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen. Thank you to the authors of the book!)
Groceries
Here is a list of the things to buy and how to buy them:
***Shopping tip- Try to Buy as much of your groceries as you can in one trip. If you use this tip, it might save you a lot of gasoline used to drive to the store and back.***
***Shopping tip- But your produce locally. Do you know how much your food has traveled by the time it gets to your plate? Thousands of miles. If you buy locally, it does not take up as much gasoline to be shipped to your store and does not take up as much energy to freeze or refrigerate.***
Bags- when the cashier asks if you want paper or plastic, say neither and bring your own canvas bag or say paper and take it with you the next time you visit the store. This will be useful to you in the future, because people predict that plastic bags will cost money in the distant future, and you should get the totes before they are on high demand.
Canned food- buy larger cans rather than many small ones. Cans are made from materials that can be harmful when the waste is dumped into natural areas. The savings would build up, as well, and you would save so much money!
Cheese- buy a block of cheese at a time rather than the pre-sliced kind because of all of the plastic to wrap the slices. You wouldn't imagine how much energy it takes to make the plastic; the equivalent of 13.8 million gallons of gasoline or enough for all of the people in Milwaukee to carpool to California!
Organic food- try to buy organic food for it is much healthier and if you buy organic food, it lowers the amount of pesticides damaging our food from the environment.
Milk- by one large gallon of milk rather than several smaller containers of it because of all of the energy wasted to make the numerous containers. Also, try to buy it organic and locally. If not, try soy milk. Cows emit a gas that harms the earth.
Paper towels- buy the kind of rolls with the smaller sheets so you do not use more paper than you need and run out quickly and have to buy more paper towels that came from trees. Though, the super eco-friendly thing to do is to not use paper towels at all, and use rags.
Trash bags- buy the kind that have been made from recycled materials if you can.
Vegetables- try to buy fresh vegetables rather than frozen or canned. Even though some frozen vegetables are equally as healthy for us, how healthy is it for the planet? It takes very much energy to can and to freeze and there are emissions in the process.
Not Just a Win-Win, a Win-Win-Win
The "Tree-Way-Save" idea is, what some think, the best way to save. It saves gasoline, paper and plastic, and money. Look up the closest grocery store near you (within seven miles at the most) and bike there with either back-packs or canvas bags which are reusable. When you get to the store, buy everything you need (preferably little at a time to prevent back injuries) and when the cashier asks, "Paper or plastic?" You reply, "Neither." and put your things in your bags. Do not buy a lot, though, for it is hard to bike with heavy materials on your back. It is also better to buy little at a time because biking more often is a healthy activity. Try purchasing a basket to go on your handle bars to make your ride smoother. With this plan, you will save gasoline, money, and chemicals from being emitted.
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