One of the side effects of saying ‘no’ to plastic bags has been that I am running out of plastic bags in the house. On reflection I decided that rather than getting biodegradable bags to line the bin it would seem more sensible to use newspaper. We have lots of newspaper as my husband insists on getting the paper daily ( non – negotiable!). With purchasing biodegradable bags there is the manufacture of the bags, transport from the manufacturer to the internet company and then delivery of the bags to me. So one of my projects last week was to try out lining my bin with newspaper. I have just emptied it and everything worked well, no leaks, the bin is clean – success!
One of my other projects has been to reduce the amount of paper towels I use. I noticed during my record of my trash week that there were too many paper towels in my rubbish. So I have created a rag bag from old cut up t shirts. I can now do many of my cleaning and wiping tasks using rags. These then go into a bucket in the laundry and get washed when the bucket is full – they are all out fluttering in the wind at the moment. I still have a way to go though on reducing my use of paper towels – I will need to continue to work on more strategies to stop myself reaching for paper towels so often.
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