In focusing on being good stewards, I’m thrilled to have Katie from Nourishing Simplicity here sharing 9 Ways to Waste Less
In this day and age modern societies waste so much. Americans generate 250 million tons of garbage every year. The amount of generated waste has nearly tripled since the 1960s.
We have come so far from how our society was just 100 years ago, when most foods came from the farm and there was little to no packaging.As a part of good stewardship we need to do our best to care for the world that God has given us to live in. It is one way of honoring him by caring for our environment. I want to share with you today some tips that my will help you waste less and save money at the same time.
I can vouch for #4-there really are some great reuseables out there, and when parents are done, they can give/sell them too! Also, for #5, you can also find reuseable sea sponges online (in place of tampons) Great list! (btw, I live in a “hippie town” and you, Katie, are no where near “hippyness” lol 😉
Sea sponge, I might try that sometime……
Waving a flag for number 5 – we all need to encourage other women to think natural here. I’m a big fan of the femme cup! Found you on Frugal Days Sustainable Ways blog hop and am your newest follower. 🙂
I love my feminine cup! I cannot even think about going back o the other stuff. I was always so afraid of leaks when I was at work.
Glad you stopped by 🙂
Great ideas! I would love for you to come over to my blog hop and share this and other posts there!
http://countrifiedhicks.blogspot.com/2013/02/mondays-with-countrified-hicks-blog-hop.html
Thanks for the great tips! We’ve done quite a bit of these things and they do help so much. It’s always great to keep encouraging others to watch how many items they use so we can cut back on our garbage. Thanks again for the ideas!
Thanks! I am certainly all for cutting back on garbage!
My mother has just started recycling, at age 89. She has been amazed to find that she has no trash for pick up every week. She only has enough for a plastic grocery bag about every 2 weeks. Eggshells and coffee grounds go in flower beds. Any food scraps go to the birds and cats. It’s a whole new adventure for her. She gets it now about how much we send to the landfil.
That sounds pretty awesome! Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? Good for her!