There are a number of environmental reasons to cut down on your trash bags, and there are even more money saving ones, too. Today, I’m going to take a look at the later, and find you ways to cut down on the cost of trash bags.
- Buy fewer packaged foods. If you opt for less packaging and more whole food, then you will naturally have less trash that has to go into the trash bags. This includes the plastic bags that you might normally use to take home your fruit. Instead, make a homemade bag. Old pillow cases work great, and they can be easily sanitized in the washing machine and dryer.
- Compost when you can. Those broccoli stems and apple cores can go right into a compost pile instead of a trash bag. If you live in a rural or semi-rural area as we do, you may not even need to go that far. We often toss “clean” (vegetable and fruit) materials directly into our woods. Also did you know that there are some products that you might not know can be composted. Special brands of cat litter and even snack packaging can be composted.
- If grocery store bags do come into the house, use them as trash bags. Sure, these grocery bags can be small, but the upside is that with less trash sitting around, your home will smell better. You may have to double up on the thinnest bags, but each leftover grocery bag you use cuts down on your need to purchase trash bags.
- Practice meal planning. Did you know that the average American family wastes about 25 percent of their food? Practice meal planning and regularly go through your refrigerator and pantry to ensure that no food goes to waste. You will save on the cost of the food, as well as the cost of the trash bags.
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