In my own home, my family tries to be as environmentally friendly as possible. We practice "reducing, reusing, and recycling" daily. For example, to reduce the use of plastic bags when we go shopping, my mom & I like to use the little canvas type bags that many stores now sell or provide. A common estimate is that global consumption of plastic bags is over 500 billion plastic bags annually, that’s 500,000,000,000 plastic bags used per year. In other words, that’s almost 1 million plastic bags used per minute. Using these canvas bags to shop is one way that I can help to reduce this number.
In terms of reusing, my family often reuses items such as water bottles, Ziploc bags, and plastic bags when we do get them from the store. We wash out plastic disposable water bottles and I will take them with me to the gym where I will then place them in a recycling bin when I am done with them. Also, when we do have plastic bags from the grocery store we use them around the house as trash bags. Not only is this better for the environment, but it saves money on having to buy trash bags from the store.
To recycle, we try to throw the least amount of stuff away in the trash as possible. We put any recyclable items such as plastic cartons, newspapers, and aluminum cans in a recycling bin which gets picked up from our neighborhood once a week. Recycling is something that does not take a lot of time or effort from us, but I know that it can make a HUGE difference in the long run.
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