starryeyed

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This just got posted in science/ecology, too.This all started b/c I have two boxes of fridge baking soda, used, but I don't want to dump it b/c...I had this crazy hippie stepmother who taught me to save the earth, back in 1989.And I agree.So, what tips can you share with everyone?PS, Can you tell I just woke up? THis may not sound so clear, but I think you get it, right?
 

house b

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i come from a family that saved oodles of stuff - i never throw out any jars with lids (spaghetti sauce, etc.) - just wash them out and save them to put screws in, pencils, etc.. same with cans, except i pour my grease in there instead of clogging upu my pipes. we saved cool whip tubs to use as our own tupperware. use that baking soda - i take my old fridge baking soda, fill up the sink a couple of inches, throw half a box in and run the disposal. cleans and freshens it. i also use it for one of it's billion other cleaning uses.
 

Amy N

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Put the baking soda in with ruffage waste, leaves and paper to make a chemical free compost fertilizer. Make or buy a wooden box, set outside in a sunny area and fill box with vegetable waste, leaves, newspaper and other biodegradable items. You can even buy earthworms at the local baitshop to speed up the process. The dark, rich soil left at the bottom of the box is great for gardens. Just make sure to turn the contents every other day or so. Hope that helps.
 

justpoor

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To start with you can use the baking soda to freshen up you drains, or put in washer to soften water. Vegetable food scraps can be put out on garden, or compost pile to help flowers grow. Re use plastic bags, take them along with you when shopping and re use them. I don't know but they give a good price for aluminum cans here! 65 cents a lb.
 

gazpacho

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Use that baking soda for cleaning just about everything and take up home cooking.You can obviously multch all your green waste and vegetable scraps and grow your own whatever with it... (don't use the onion peels .. worms hate them... oh yes.. and citris peels are usually pretty bad for multch)All cardboard and paper scraps, glass and plastics can be recycled. We separate our recylables in our normal garbage collection service... (lobby your city authority about it). ... a giant mountain of landfill is generated by takeaway and home delivery food.... cook your own.... ask your grandma how it was done.Old clothes can be handed on, or recylced for other uses.Old building materials, bricks, concrete, tiles etc can be crushed and recycled. Metals can be recycled, Glass recycled. As part of the building approval process we have to provide a "waste management plan" indicting how we are going to manage and limit landfill that occurs by reason of our development. (If your city council doesn't do this.. lobby them).Turn some lights off. Never let any of those gadgets stay on standby mode. Only heat a portion of the house and huddle up (families seem to spend too much time apart - but in the same house, these days). Make sure you have good seals on your windows and doors, drawer heavy curtains to keep the warmth in... in summer... open some windows instead of using the air conditioner. Change your swimming pool over to salt water and run the pump at night, limiting the hours. Cover it when not in use to limit evaporation... or fill it in completely and grow tomatoes.Get someone in to provide advice on passive energy saving.Use less water. Install a rainwater tank and collect rain water for use in the garden and for flushing your toilets, and using on your garden.
 
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