CLOSED $25 Save the Planet Contest *ALL MEMBERS Welcome

Okay here goes!
First we recycle everything that we can.
Examples:
Recycle Aluminum Cans (Grandpa & Grandkids project)
Empty toilet paper and paper towel rolls-saved for preschool projects or to wrap extension cords around.
Recycle Plastic Containers
Recycle Newspapers
We installed a programmable theromostat: This way the hours we are gone we can adjust it up or down for the season and then it will automatically adjust back to our programmed settings shortly before we plan to be home.
(Why heat or cool a house that no one is there?)
Lights get turned off when you leave a room (Grandkids get a deduction from their allowances if they leave a light on when they leave-didn't take long for them to start to remember)
I use the plastic grocery bags to line my wastebaskets.
I co-chair a garage sale semi-annually for our church. Members bring their unwanted items we sort and arrange them. Takes a week of my life each time but it brings in $20,000.00 a year for our church and gives people a place to put their items they no longer want or need!
During peak usuage times I make sure I do not do laundry or baking!
We live in a very small community, so for shopping purposes we have to drive 25 to 50 miles each way depending where we go-used to be I would go for just a few things-NOW with the gas prices I wait until I have a big list!
I could go on and on but I think this gives you the picture!

Great contest idea TDTAT. It is great to see what everyone is doing to help our planet!! Gives us all NEW ideas.

I have started carpooling to work!!

jgenzler, I think a lot of people will be forced to carpool..
sad that gas is so high, but at least it cuts down everyone's driving

ALWAYS cut those plastic rings that hold softdrinks..
they kill birds and fish unless all rings are cut

That's an excellent tip TDTAT!! I do it but didn't think of listing it!!!

Don't throw away you're grocery bags, I reuse them as small liners for waste baskets. KEEP EARTH CLEAN ITS NOT URANUS!

old tires get a second spin as recycled rubber mulch

hi i recycle all old clothes. like for instance i take them apart and make a purse, last christmas i made 3 for my grand daughters , and they all loved them and carry then everyday. i also made 1 for my sister inlaw and she ask where i bought it, will i had to tell her.and she loves hers
i take all winter shirts i have remove the sleves and make summer shirts out of them.i have taken a cloth table cloth and made a set of runner curtains for my oldest daughter, and she has them hanging on her window in her home.i red and sew almost everything i have that i might throw away

Park your SUV and take the bus (even twice a week - I started this months ago and I have shaved $35 off of my fuel bill each month)
New flourescent bulbs
DO NOT BUY BOTTLED WATER - it takes a ton of fossil fuels to produce these pollutents and they NEVER desintergrate
Drive 5mph slower - you'll get (on average) 1 mile more per gallon on freeway - hey - its somethin'
Just a few simple and easy-to-due tips.

SAVE OUR PLANET - RECYCLE

RAE

I also re-use the plastic margarine, cottage cheese, and milk containers, also, to keep cords(like short extension cords) neat and tidy, save your empty paper towel and toilet paper rolls, and stuff the cords inside of the tubes. I have also stored computer cords that I'm not using inside of the tubes, it really helps because when I am looking for a cord, I have the tubes labeled and it saves me the frustration of trying to search for that specific cord.

bc:
Bury your ornery ex out in the woods somewhere. It's great fertilizer for the ferns and protects the rest of the world from (a) toxic waste.

Whoopsie.




(I actually like my ex, I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to crack a joke)

NOW SEE I THINK THIS IS A WONDERFUL IDEA! I THOUGHT I WOULD ACTUALLY BURN MINE BUT NOW THAT YOU HAVE PUT THIS IDEA IN MY HEAD, I AM SURE HE WOULD PROVE TO BE A WONDERFUL LUNCH OR EVEN AN ENTRE FOR A MEDIUM SIZED GATOR. HEY THANKS FOR THE IDEA!

ACTUALLY MY HUSBAND WON'T LET ME KILL MY EX, HE HAS MORE PATIENTS THAN I DO.
THERE ARE WEB SITES YOU CAN GO TO THAT TELL YOU HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN SHAMPOOS, CREAM RINSE, ALSO LAUNDRY DETERGENT(OH SO MANY PHOSPHATES!)AND FABRIC SOFTNERS. THEY SAY THAT THE ONES ON THE MARKET ARE REALLY STUFFED FULL OF CHEMICALS AND ARE REALLY BAD FOR YOU. I KNOW THEY ARE BAD FOR OUR AQUIFIR, WHERE WE ALL GET OUR WATER. ALL THOSE GREAT BIG PLASTIC CONTAINORS FILLING UP THE LANDFILLS.
I NOTICED SOME OF YOU MENTIONING REFILLING WATER BOTTLES. NOT REALLY A GOOD IDEA, THEY BEGIN TO GROW BACTERIA THE MIN. YOU OPEN THE BOTTLE THE FIRST TIME. WHEN YOU REFILL THEM YOU ARE DRINKING A CERTAIN AMMOUNT OF BACTERIA, WETHER YOU WASH THEM IN A DISH WASHER OR NOT. (I USED TO WORK IN THE WATER INDUSTRY SELLING EQUIPMENT TO CLEAN UP YOUR WATER, WE REALLY NEED THAT HERE IN FLORIDA WHERE WE HAVE THE MOST CONTAMINATED AQUIFIR IN THE NATION)

silly one but it is convient, pepsi and coke have come out with these miniature plastic bottles of soda. less than 16 oz. I save these to use for little water bottles for the kids' lunch bags. Sometimes I freeze the bottles so they stay cold allday. I guess you could use these as travel size liquor holders as well... LOL... the next size up from airline liquor bottles..LOL

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we save the plastic bags from the grocery store & use them in the small waste cans in the house, bathroom , etc not much but it does help, we also recycle alum cans & sell them about twice a year