Sometimes I feel like I deserve a parade for my blue box...I eye the towering mound of paper with satisfaction and think "gee, what a planet-lover I am!" But really, wouldn't it be better if I just had less paper to deal with in the first place?
I think so. So, here are 24 ways to try:
- use cloth napkins
- clean up with cloths instead of paper towel
- use electronic fax
- don't print emails or documents
- "print" to PDF
- ok, if you must print, decrease page margins, font size and double side it
- reusable grocery bags, baby
- reuse file folders and envelopes
- make your own greeting cards
- ...or send e-cards and invites
- reuse gift wrap (tie with string instead of tape)
- read the news online
- jot down a website instead of taking a brochure
- keep life sane with erasable memo boards
- post 'no flyers please' on your mailbox
- ..and take your name off direct mail lists
- receive and pay bills online
- get your caffeine fix in a ceramic cup or travel mug
- buy used books
- no, no, no! disposable plates or utensils (unless they're biodegradable)
- buy bulk from loose bins
- simply refuse to buy items that are over-packaged
- cancel subscriptions to magazines you don't read
- use less toilet paper...really
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