Cotton can be reused 100 times and decomposes in 1-6 months. If a family of 4 used cloth napkins at every meal for a year, they would save 4,380 paper napkins from the landfill. Cloth napkins are an inexpensive, simple way to reduce your family's trash. If you are concerned about the quality of your drinking water and regularly buy bottled water, you should invest in a water filter. The production, packaging, and transportation of bottled water uses an enormous amount of resources.
Water filters are economical when compared to bottled water and much kinder to the earth.
Clothes that Don't Need Dry Cleaning Dry cleaning releases toxic chemicals into the atmosphere and is an expensive way to clean your clothes. Buying natural fibers such as organic cotton eliminates the need to dry clean and will probably last a lot longer. In-season Local Produce Buying local produce helps sustain your community and its surrounding environment. Its also usually less expensive than grocery stores and often times tastes a lot better. If public transportation is not available to you, try carpooling one day a week.