[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row typography_style=”white” visibility=”hidden-phone” css=”.vc_custom_1471983209114{margin-top: 40px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 3% !important;background-color: #e76d31 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”825″ img_size=”200×34″ css=”.vc_custom_1471983227509{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1472316845401{margin-bottom: 40px !important;padding-top: 3% !important;padding-right: 3% !important;padding-bottom: 3% !important;padding-left: 3% !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Buy it, use it, trash it, repeat. In our culture, one time use, is a reoccurring theme in products. This behavior produces extra trash, is wasteful, bad for the environment, and costly. So next time instead of buying or using a disposable product, instead try using something a little more eco-friendly. In order to help you out, I’ve complied a list of some common disposable products, an eco-friendly alternatives. Let us know what you think.
- Paper towels – towels, old rags
- Tissues – handkerchief
- Disposable razor – straight razor with resharpen-able blade, or electric razor
- Batteries – re-chargeable batteries
- Plastic/paper plates and utensils – regular plates
- Ballpoint pens – refillable pens
- Diapers – cloth diapers
- Plastic shopping bags – cloth shopping bags
Also for more information on this topic visit http://ecosimply.com/avoiding-disposable-products-what-are-the-alternatives-993.html and http://blog.ecycler.com/2010/09/03/reduce-reuse-recycle/[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=”energychallenge”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
