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Simplehuman has some great looking products that will fit into any modern kitchen. Even if you don’t have a modern kitchen, these products can give you a touch of modern until you do!
I personally use this grocery bag holder in my kitchen for all those pesky, plastic bags that come home from the store. I make sure to re-use them in small bathroom garbage pails or take them back to the store for recycling.
Before you hang your bag holder, make sure you wipe the area with rubbing alcohol so the adhesive backing will stick well. Mine has been very durable and hanging in the same spot for years.
This semi-round recycler is also a great tool in the kitchen. It has two color-coded inner buckets to separate trash from recyclables.
Spiff up the look in the kitchen and help the environment at the same time!
Tags: environment, grocery bags, kitchen, plastic bags, recycle, simplehuman
Often the reason people need help getting organized is because they just plain have too much stuff and it becomes overwhelming. Stuff in drawers, stuff in closets, stuff in boxes. We have so much readily available to us, it is usually quite affordable to buy, buy, buy. We have several TV’s, several computers, clothes with price tags still attached, more toys than our kids know what to do with and the list goes on.
Grab a snack, get comfy and take 20 minutes to watch this video, The Story of Stuff about how products are made, disposed of and the effects on our environment.
Hopefully it will help curb the urge to bring home more suff!
Tags: boxes, computers, drawers, environment, organized, The Story of Stuff, toys
It’s always a good idea to go through your belongings on a regular basis and decide what you are ready to part with. Being organized isn’t just about getting rid of things. It’s about parting with the items that are no longer serving you well, whether it be that you don’t use it, you don’t like it or you have multiples of the same item. It’s also about keeping the items that do serve you well so you can enjoy them more. Keep the items that you use, you love and that bring something positive into your world.
A great way to part with the items you are done with is to make belongings available to someone else.
Two great resources:
1) Craigslist A website where you can post items & photos online in your local area to sell or give away for free.
2) Freecycle A website made up of a grassroots community giving their items away for free to keep them out of landfills.
Clean out your house, help someone else and help the environment! A win, win, win!
Tags: community, craiglist, environment, freecycle, landfills, organized
The other day I was in line at the post office when I started talking with a lady who had a notice to come and pick something up. She was wondering if it might be a telephone book and she really didn’t want it if that was the case. We chatted about how nice it would be if you didn’t automatically get a phone book delivered. Getting a phone book has been an issue that’s bothered me for some time. As soon as I get the new one I always take it straight to the recycle bin, it seems so wasteful. It’s so easy to get the information that I need right online.
Well, it turns out I’m not the only one who feels that way! I recently discovered that you can opt out of receiving phone books-yeah!
Go to http://www.yellowpagesgoesgreen.org/and click on Opt Out to quickly and easily stop the phone book! If you decide you need one later, you can always call and order one.
Tags: environment, opt out, phone book, recycle
