Dear Neighbors,
What is with the throwing perfectly good things away? Have you people never heard of Good Will, DI or the myriad other thrift stores that will take your junk. Because your trash could be someone else treasure, people. It's all about being green, and you are not being green. Bad!
Observing the perfectly good things I've seen left in or by the dumpster for disposal has caused me to think. I have started to think even more about the easy, obvious things we can do to not only be Green, but to save money, which I know is a high motivation factor for many people right now.
I've spent some time researching places online with good green ideas, and I loved this website. They pointed out that buying fresh food and cooking yummy recipes at home is actually being green, because fresh food involves less packaging than processed food. Also I think generally it's healthier to eat fresh. And I hear a rumor it can cost less. Also changing out your bulbs for the low-energy fluorescent bulbs is supposed to save energy and your money! Score! We had our local energy company come through our apartments a year ago and give us FREE bulbs for all our light fixtures. I do not believe any of them have burnt out yet. These are not your mamma's fluorescent bulbs. They are a lovely, warm fluorescent bulb. They are nice and bright and cheery. Also, did you know you can harvest rain water to water your garden? We've had a few drops of rain this winter... think of the water we could capture, and deduct from our water bill! You know, for our huge garden that we have.
In conclusion, neighbors, stop putting perfectly good furniture by the dumpster. Drive it to the freaking thrift store.
1 comment:
Or, call the thrift store people to come do a pick - up. They do that too.
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