Try These Ideas
Small changes make a BIG difference
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Reduce Your Clothing and Waste
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Hold a Repair Cafe. Gather friends and the community to fix things instead of tossing them.
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Start thrifting your clothes or shopping on Facebook Marketplace
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Organize a Clothing Swap and update your wardrobe for free, keeping fabric out of landfills.
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Shop Sustainabaly
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Make or buy a small produce bag to buy and store veggies and fruit.
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Keep reusable produce bags in the car, bike, or purse to REFUSE plastic for fruits and veggies
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Shop at Bulk Barn or The Refillery, Fillosophy, Impactful, or Locamotive with your OWN containers and bags. Get a 15% discount on Sundays at Bulk Barn if you do!
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Retrofit Your Home:
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Save your money and planet while investing in a sustainable lifestyle by geting a heat pump, join a solar co-op, get an EV and a fast charger at home, get an energy audit.
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Reduce Your Meat and Dairy Intake
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The meat and dairy industries are one of the leading causes of green house gas emissions. Start small by making Meatless Monday a challenge in your home
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Consider going vegan, researchers examined the diets of 55,500 people and found that vegans are responsible for 75 percent less in greenhouse gases than meat-eaters.
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Sustainable Cleaning Habits
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Line dry your clothes
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Use a washable cloth for your Swiffer rather than disposable ones
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Consider switching to reusable plastic wrap, paper towels and eco friendly products
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Try making your own cleaning solutions
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Get a bidet
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Attach a bidet to your toilet,
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Make small wiping cloths to throw in the laundry
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NEVER BUY toilet paper again!
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Save tons of trees and money
