I’m headed to London next week for the marathon and will be away on Earth Day. I’m going to share some easy tips for creating a “greener” life early this year. I’ll also give the 411 on some of my fave earth-friendly products.
5 Easy Earth Day Tips for a Greener Life
Reduce paper and plastic waste in your kitchen. Switch to reusable bags from re(Zip) or beeswax sandwich bags from Ecologie Danica.
Try eco-friendly sponges and cleaning cloths from Persik! They clean with water only or you can use eco-friendly cleaner if you’d like. Each cloth gets 1,000 uses.
Check out Cleancult‘s plastic neutral cleaning products for your kitchen and everywhere in your house!
Consider food waste and “upcycling.” I’m a huge fan of leftovers. I like to cook extra and eat for a few meals. This saves on energy (and time) for cooking. It also cuts down on food waste. Before you throw away fruit and vegetable ends or bones, think about ways you can use them! Here’s an easy way to make vegetable stock. Here are some other great ideas from Healthline.
Invest in reusable food containers, travel mugs and water bottles. Switch to reusable bags from re(Zip) or beeswax sandwich bags from Ecologie Danica. There are tons of clever, eco friendly lunch boxes and picnic sets.
Bring your water bottles and travel mugs on trips or to work. This is good for the environment and you save money by buying fewer drinks on the go. That’s a win-win! My fave travel mugs are collapsible Stojo Mugs for use at Air BnBs/on the go (use code ERICAFINDS15 for 15% off of your order at stojo.co) and water bottles from S’well.
Green your beauty routine. Pay attention to what’s in the products you put on your skin and the packaging they come in. Apps like Think Dirty and CodeCheck rate ingredients so you can evaluate products before you buy them. You can also check the Environmental Working Group’s website for information on the products you use and get recommendations.
Swap don’t shop. Clean out your closets and remove items you haven’t worn in the past year. Look for live or online swaps or resale sites like Poshmark, Mercari or eBay. Swap books with friends or bring them to library book swaps or used book stores.
Do you have any other easy Earth Day tips or favorite green products? Please leave them in the comments.
I’m linking up with Darlene, Michelle, Renee, Jenn and Zenaida, for Fit Five Friday. Join us!
Happy Earth Day and a great weekend!
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