Environmentally Conscious and Frugal

The following tips can help reduce our environmental footprints and save money.

• Instead of using a dryer, hang clothes to dry on a fold up drying rack.

• Reduce the number of prepackaged snacks by making your own and using reusable plastic containers.

• Get a tea ball and buy loose tea in bulk to save tea bag packaging.

• Take quick showers instead of baths.

• Use refillable pens and pencils.

• Clean and reuse milk bags for storing food.

• Old t-shirts can be cut up into pieces; they make great rags and are washable. They can also be used for dusting, washing floors, and washing the car.

• Lug a mug or eat where they offer china service.

• Cloth napkins can be easily used to replace paper napkins. Inexpensive ones can be purchased at the dollar store or they could be made from old tablecloths.