Apr 22 2008
Today’s Green Tips.
Eliminate your idle threats! CarbonRally has issued a challenge to encourage all of us to turn off our cars while we are idling at stop lights or while waiting for a passenger to run a quick errand. By cutting down on your idle time in the car by just 5 minutes a day, you can reduce your monthly Carbon Dioxide emissions by 27 pounds.
When you’re shopping next time, keep an eye out for packaging that you can reuse in your home. This weekend, I picked up a sugar container from Domino Sugar that has a great lid. I’ll use it in the future to store my sugar or other household items. Glass jars that hold spaghetti sauce make great storage as well for kitchen items, and they can also be used as sturdy storage for household goods such as nails or other fasteners.
I heard a commercial this morning where Ellen DeGeneres said that she recycles the tin foil that she uses for baked potatoes. Her suggestion was to save them and use them when you frost your hair, but they can also be used again in the kitchen. Rinse the tin foil well and let it dry, and you’d be surprised how many times you can re-use it. It’s remarkably sturdy stuff.
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