We Hear All the Time Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: What Does It Mean? Can It Help? Can It Help Me? The Answer is Yes

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How does the popular phrase Reduce, Reuse, Recycle impact me on a personal level?  We know it helps the environment, but is it practical?  We also ask ourselves,  "Do we really want to go to the expense or the hassle to implement?"  With so much on our plates, sometimes it feels like just one more thing to do.

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Go for It!!  Implement the 3 R's today.  I think you will be very surprised by how much money you can save and how easy it can be to implement.

Let's learn some basics today about Reducing.

(Note this is part of a part series.  Reuse and Recycle will be discussed in future articles.)

Tired of Summer Skin but Can't Afford a Facial? Try a Relaxing At Home Facial for Under $5

Is your face feeling dry, cracked, or just plain tired?  You want to do something about it and you want to feel pretty BUT you don't really have the money for a facial or a new product.

Try an at home facial with ingredients from the grocery store.  For under $5 you can make a great at home facial to help restore, and moisturize your face.  You will be feeling beautiful in no time at all.

The basic ingredients are oatmeal, avocado, almond butter, and honey.

See link below for more information and directions on how to apply.

 

Tags: Dry | Facial | Save Money | Skin | Summer | Sunburn

New Type of Plastic Packaging - #7 -- Decomposes in Under 60 Days

Only about 7% of plastic is recycled.  Most plastic is made out of petroleum which takes about 1,000 years to break down.  SO with very limited recycling occurring, our trash is filled with non-biodegradable plastic which sits in landfills.

The packaging industry has come up with a solution.  It is a plastic made out of renewable resources such as corn, soy, or potatoes.  The plastic is just as strong as petroleum based plastic, the big difference is that it breaks down in about 45 days in a landfill.

The new type of plastic has a #7 on it.  So look for products with #7 packaging to purchase.  You will be helping the amount of plastic sitting in a landfill.

Tags: Packaging | Plastic | Renewable Resource

Getting Creative to Obtain Donations to Help Needy Kids

A foundation that provides backpacks with school supplies to children in need, came up with a new approach to obtain donated supplies.

Instead of waiting for the new school session to start and ask for donations, they chose to be the clean up crew at schools when they closed for summer break.

They asked parents and teachers to donate gently used backpacks and unused school supplies as they left for the summer break.  They currently have collected over 1,200 pounds of material.

Tags: Backpack | School Supplies | Students