REDUCE
75% of the garbage from an average household is due to packaging. Choose products with the minimum amount of packaging.

REDUCE
75% of the garbage from an average household is due to packaging. Buy your fruit & vegetables loose.

REDUCE
75% of the garbage from an average household is due to packaging.  Choose products with recyclable packaging.

REDUCE
75% of the garbage from an average household is due to packaging. Buy in bulk packs; one large pack is better than two smaller units.

REDUCE
75% of the garbage from an average household is due to packaging. Beware child-oriented packaging & snack sizes.  Make your own lunch for kids.

REDUCE
75% of the garbage from an average household is due to packaging. Take fabric or jute bags to shop with instead of plastic bags.

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2% of all household waste is diapers (20 billion unites). Use cloth diapers: no chemicals, less diaper rash, saves money, and preserves earth’s resources.

REDUCE
Save Energy: Turn off the TV & other appliances left on standby mode (cell phone charges).

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Save Energy: Put lids on pans while you are cooking and choose the right pans for the stovetop burners.

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Save Energy: Only wash clothes with a full load. 

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Save Energy: Washing clothes at 104ºF (40º C) instead of 140ºF (60ºC) uses 1/3 less energy.

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Save Energy: Open the doors of sunny rooms to allow the warm air to circulate through your home.

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Save Energy: Close your drapes in winter to keep out cold draughts.

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Save Energy: Dry clothes outside on a sunny day, rather than using the tumble dryer.

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Save Energy: Don’t overfill the kettle; boil the amount of water that you need.

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Save Energy: Use the scrunched newspaper to keep your freezer packed.

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Save Energy: Turn down the thermostat by 2ºF (1ºC) to save heating consumption by about 10%.

REDUCE
Save Energy: Keep your fridge running efficiently by cleaning dust off the condenser coils at the back.

REUSE
75% of the garbage from an average household is due to packaging.  Keep a few plastic bags in your purse or car to use for shopping.

REUSE
75% of the garbage from an average household is due to packaging.  Use plastic bags as linings for wastebaskets.

REUSE
75% of the garbage from an average household is due to packaging.  Give extra bags to thrift stores or libraries.

REUSE
75% of the garbage from an average household is due to packaging. 

REUSE
Refill empty mineral water bottles with tap water. Wash the bottles regularly to prevent a build-up of germs.

REUSE
Take any unwanted clothes to the thrift shops, garage sales, or churches.

REUSE
Because kids outgrow clothes quickly, start a “swap club” with other parents.

RECYCLE
Most all paper and cardboard is recyclable.  It saves significant amounts of water & electricity, too.

RECYCLE
Glass can be recycled indefinitely.

RECYCLE
Clothes can be recycled by donating them to charities.

RECYCLE
The toxic metals in batteries can contaminate groundwater. Give them to recycling facilities.

RECYCLE
Aluminum from soda cans and tinfoil is currently the most valuable of all recyclable waste.

GO ORGANIC

Avoid bathing in harsh chemicals;.  If you have greasy skin use lavender, orange, lemon, neroli, cypress, ylang-ylang, or bergamot.  If you have normal skin use palma rosa, geranium, lavender, Roman chamomile, jasmine, neroil, ylang-ylang, frankincense, sandalwood, or patchouli.  If you have dry skin use Geranium, lavender, German chamomile, Roman Chamomile, clary sage, or myrrh.

GO ORGANIC

Bake  your own bread wholemeal bread.  3lbs (1.35kg) wholemeal flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1oz (45g) yeast, 1 teaspoon honey, 2 cups (850ml) tepid water, & 1lb (3x450g) bread tins.  Put the flour & salt into a  bowl. Make a well in the center.  Crumble in the yeast, add the honey, ½ cup (100ml) of water, sprinkle flour over the welll & leave in warm place for 15 minutes.  Slowly mix in the rest of the water until you have sticky, but quite firm, dough.  Turn out & knead gently for abou 10 minutes until smooth.  Put the dogh in a clean bowl, cover, & leave in a warm place until it doubles (about 1 hour).  Turn the dough out & divide into three.  Shape the dough & place in oiled bread tins.  Cover with a cloth & leave for at least 40 minutes until the dough rises above the rim of the tin.  Preheat the oven to 435ºF/220ºC. Put the tins in the oven.  After 40 minutes, remove. Tip out each loaf.  Rap the base of a loaf with your knuckles; if it doesn’t sound hollow, bake it for 10 more minutes without the tin.