Seasonal Savings

Spring Into Eco-Action

It’s the season to enjoy the outdoors and clearing away the cobwebs for a fresh start. While you clear out your closets and tidy up your budget, it’s also a great time to clean up your environmental act with these money-saving, planet-saving ideas for spring:

1. Use cloth kitchen towels and napkins or at least half-sheet recycled paper towels.
2. Get a water filter or refill dispenser jugs vs. single-serve, single-use plastic bottles.
3. Shop the bulk bins to save packaging on grains, beans, cereals, pasta and snacks.
4. Reuse shopping bags, and not just at the grocery store (though we do give you money back).
5. Make and take your lunch and avoid the waste of single-use packaging or take-out containers.
6. Mix your own healthier soda by combining two parts mineral water to one part real juice.
7. Vacuum your fridge coils three or four times a year (more often if you have pets).
8. Wash clothes in cold water because roughly 80% of washer energy used is to heat water.
9. Watch your portion sizes to help balance consumption with resources (and help your health).
10. Shop the sales on eco-friendly cleaners, recycled paper goods and local, organic and seasonal goods.