tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932052541876261328.post6949479079615079982..comments2023-12-29T22:23:47.730-08:00Comments on The Wife Life: Healthy Homemaking Series: Reduce WasteGraceYveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06899186077683057512noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932052541876261328.post-29367111894527529102012-02-14T11:13:50.744-08:002012-02-14T11:13:50.744-08:00I wash them with a load I will be doing already, s...I wash them with a load I will be doing already, so the energy is being used regardless of them being there. Usually they are thrown in with the towels.GraceYveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899186077683057512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932052541876261328.post-33461478814624063282012-02-14T11:04:31.075-08:002012-02-14T11:04:31.075-08:00I wonder about that cloth for toilet paper idea. I...I wonder about that cloth for toilet paper idea. If you're washing them in a washing machine, wouldn't that just waste energy? And if you weren't washing them in a wash machine... eeee-yuck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932052541876261328.post-21729002914425877482011-07-14T21:13:44.568-07:002011-07-14T21:13:44.568-07:00Thanks for the tip Kaylan! Good to know.Thanks for the tip Kaylan! Good to know.GraceYveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899186077683057512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932052541876261328.post-65190782144452242152011-07-14T20:35:00.687-07:002011-07-14T20:35:00.687-07:00If you get to many glass jars in your collection y...If you get to many glass jars in your collection you can recycle them at the bottle return depot behind CNB. I save mine and take them in when we return bottles. <br />- kaylankaylanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464220044220534472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932052541876261328.post-74061802098922922312011-07-13T16:41:07.922-07:002011-07-13T16:41:07.922-07:00Wow, Amanda! Thanks for all those great thoughts ...Wow, Amanda! Thanks for all those great thoughts and suggestions. I think that idea of taking in your own containers for bulk foods is brilliant. I hope it catches on.GraceYveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899186077683057512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932052541876261328.post-87894629234305304542011-07-13T12:08:56.008-07:002011-07-13T12:08:56.008-07:00When camping I don't even use toilet paper. I ...When camping I don't even use toilet paper. I just air dry and let my underwear do the rest. It kind of seems to be the point in underwear, but I alway seem to forget it when I get home. It's back to the toilet paper right away. I think it would be extremely difficult to use cloth for fecal matter, especially if someone isn't feeling very well. I could do it if I had to of course, but I don't feel like I have to yet. <br /><br />Our local recycling doesn't take all types of plastics, so I have to be aware of the types of plastics I buy so that I don't have to add too much to the landfill here. I was trying to save some of the plastic tubs for a while, but I just couldn't burden myself or my family with the excess stuff while we wait for the county to catch up. We just have to be aware of our purchases. <br /><br />Unfortunately with a gluten allergy I also cannot just purchase my flours and grains from the bulk bins at the store, and I don't know if Whole Foods Market allows customers to use their own containers to put the bulk food into anyway. I did see something about that new store In.gredients which allows customers to do just that. They weigh in their jars, fill them, and then weigh them again so they get the weight of the product minus the weight of the jar. <br /><br />A couple of years ago I stopped using my Swiffer. It was a waste of money, and a waste of paper goods. So, we switched back to the old broom and mop. Cloth rags are now used everywhere in our home too, but occasionally I do have a job only a paper towel is good for, so we do keep some around. <br /><br />Another good area to save waste in is in your food waste. If you have food waste, compost what you can instead of putting it into the waste bin. Meat and dairy can't go in, but all of your extra vegetable waste can. Tea bags, coffee, newspaper, grass clippings, etc. can all go into your compost. If you live in a city with curbside composting then definitely hop on that wagon. We just have a pile in our back yard.AmandaonMauihttp://www.glutenfreemaui.comnoreply@blogger.com