So, the same person asked me if I can come up with 5 things under $5 to do, which would be considered green. No, we shall not comment on her cheapness, but instead get down to seeing if it’s possible. And of course it is.
1. Organic Milk: If buying organic fruits and vegetables is too expensive, consider buying organic milk, especially if you have children at home. It costs less than $5, but you know your child is getting something healthy in them.
2. Shopping bags: Invest in 2-3 recycled cloth bags and say bye bye to plastic shopping bags on your trips to the grocery, library, bookstore and just about anywhere.
3. Coffee mug: Pick up some cutlery/crockery for the office and a bottle for water in the car. Now you’ll never have to use disposables again.
4. Natural bath soap: They come in yummy flavors and scents and are delicious to use. Say goodbye to parabens and chemical filled products and bathe the natural way. Select bar soaps wrapped in paper packaging as opposed to liquid soaps in plastic bottles, unless the bottles can be refilled.
5. Burn beeswax candles: Unlike regular candles, which produce toxic fumes when burned, beeswax candles actually produce negative ions that attract pollutants. Pollutants in this case, range from dust, pollen, mold, smoke, food odor and pet dander as well as airborne germs. Result, clean air! The candles also burn more slowly than a regular candle, which means it last longer, making it a more economical choice.
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