Comments on: What’s green about you?

By: teresa

teresa — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:18:53 +0000

I use cloth nappies 80% of the time and also use washable sanitary towels, which always sounded a bit gross to me ’til I started using them, and have now managed to get a few of my friends to switch too. Everything just gets a quick rinse and thrown in the ‘nappy bucket’ ’til I have a full load for the washing machine.

We recycle EVERYTHING (my husband works in recycling so we’re pretty strict with it). My household refuse bin, which gets collected every two weeks is never more than halfway full. We do have two recycling bins the same size and they’re always overflowing by collection day.

All food waste goes into the ‘garden’ waste bin that also gets collected on a fortnightly basis but I think we’re gonna start composting it instead.

By: how to jump higher

how to jump higher — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:44:15 +0000

This is Fantastic. Thanks.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:03:53 +0000

Way to go Jackie! I’m also stuffing extra fast food napkins into my glove compartment or saving them for the kitchen.

We use an all purpose concentrate product called “Simple Green” it’s super cheap, nontoxic, biodegradable & environmentally safer.

Good luck with the compost pile!

By: Jackie

Jackie — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:18:44 +0000

I don’t buy paper towels, napkins, or paper plates. They are costly and a waste. A few months ago if we had leftover napkins from eating out, I would bring them home and put them in a cupboard. Now we have a pile a couple inches high.

I also only use “green” cleaning products. I love the Method brand and it’s really cheap. I do have a small bottle of bleach for those stubborn mold spots.

Very jealous of your compost pile. We are hoping to be able to buy in the early summer. I’m already planning a compost pile, vegetable garden, and adding more plants to our home.