At home, we’re always looking for ways to save on common items: groceries, toiletries, household aids. Personally, I find that one of the best ways to start saving on these expenses is by saving on paper.We practice a few paper-saving habits at home, which have all helped lessen our expenses. At the same time, I know we’re creating less waste for our environment.
Here are some of these paper-saving practices.
1. We don’t buy paper napkins. They’re an added expense on our grocery list, and what’s more, they create a lot of unnecessary paper waste. Instead, we use cloth napkins.
2. We use and reuse paper anything. We keep old envelopes from credit card statements and bank bills and use them for sorting receipts, or for setting aside cash for certain expenses. We make sure to use both sides of paper
3. We’re not a paper plating family. I know a lot of people who’d bring out the paper plates and cups when the guests come ringing. Not me. First of all, it’s just classier to use real plates and flatware, no matter how casual the get-together is. Secondly, buying paper plates and cups when you’re just entertaining at home feels – to me – like chucking cash into the trash!
These simple habits we’ve formed at home are just some of the ways we avoid creating paper waste. It’s good to know that more and more families are taking little steps like these, all in an effort to green our world, little by little.
#NokiaSustainabilityChallenge DAY 2 : Paper-Saving. Mission Complete!
THINK GREEN.
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