Earth Day is fast approaching, so I started taking a look around to see what we are doing around here to help out Mother Earth.
- Curbside recycling for glass, metal & plastic.
- Newspapers to Goodwill … they use them for packing fragile items and they give you receipt with a 20% off coupon!
- Kitchen scraps go to the compost pile.
- I keep an empty Puffs box in the laundry room where I can put dryer lint, snipped up dryer sheets & dog hair. When it is full the contents are scattered in our little orchard area for the birds making their nests.
- Pop & beer cans and/or bottles are returned … that’s 10 cents each here in Michigan!
- Scrap paper is printed on both sides.
- Plastic bags are taken to the recycle station at WalMart.
- Pay bills online.
Although most of that is pretty “standard” these days … every little bit helps, right?
Last Christmas I made a dozen or so of what I am calling Raecycle bags out of leftover fabric, nylon webbing & buttons. Each bag was designed with the recipient in mind … the one pictured above was for my daughter BrieLynn and I think it mimics her colorful personality! MacKenzie’s Raecycle bag was green, white and MSU … she’s a Sparty Big Ten Champion in Field Hockey!
This summer I plan to make a concrete path through my garden with castoff items pressed into the concrete. So far I have old house numbers, kitchen trivets, dog tags, keys, pretty stones and a bushel basket full of other stuff that I’m fairly certain my husband won’t approve of.
It’s a small step, but every little bit helps, right?
