If you’re anything like me, you’re a cheapskate. You hate spending the dough even if it’s worth it. Fortunately, when it comes to being eco-friendly and zero waste, the lifestyle is a real money saver. You save money from switching to disposables to renewables and you save money on your electric and water bill. But …
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Photo by Crissy Jarvis on Unsplash Let’s talk tape shall we? Tape is very useful in our lives. From crafts to gifts, to fixing your car, tape is here to keep things together. But it’s wasteful. The goal of being zero waste is to keep things out of the landfill and to recycle less. So …
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Photo by NeONBRAND on Unsplash Sometimes the thought of going zero waste can be daunting. It’s a whole new lifestyle to get used to. Then you look on the shelves at eco-friendly products and you just don’t know if it’s worth the money. You think it’s going to be hard and expensive. But it’s not! With a few …
Spring Cleaning It’s spring, and although I am writing this while there is snow on the ground (northern problems), the weather is about to get warmer and the flowers are about to bloom. And, people are about to get the urge to start spring cleaning. The warm, fresh air somehow invokes the thought of cleaning …
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This post contains affiliate links to products. I may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. This helps keep Green as a Thistle ad-free and pop-up free. Green Laundry Regular laundry routines feature tide laundry detergent which is around $0.20 per load, a dryer sheet which is $0.04 per load. So, $0.24 a …
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How to Go Green
In honor of the old Green as a Thistle, here are the changes that Vanessa made during her green year that is still relevant today. I also added my own and made the list universal and not stuff that can be applied in Ontario, Canada only. Use this list to get some ideas to green up your life!
Over the years I have radically reduced by possessions, consumption and waste. I have been interested in being green and saving the environment since I was 14 years old. I use to make information packets to pass along to my family to get them to recycle. I read books on how to be green, making natural products and reducing my carbon footprint for fun. This topic is very important to me.
Since then, I have grown to be very environmentally conscious. People and businesses are waking up and changing. Products are being made from recycled material and are energy-efficient and businesses are striving to be sustainable. These are all good things, but we can do better.