Posts Tagged ‘reuse’

Use reusable towels instead of paper towels

Did you how much you can save by using reusable towels instead of paper towels? Not to mention the environmental cost, just money alone. For example, if you have a family of four and go through 2 medium rolls each week at the retail price of $3.15. With 52 weeks a year, you can save [...]

Managing solid waste – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends a three-tiered approach for managing solid waste. Each of these should be practiced to decrease the amount of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), more commonly known as trash or garbage, headed for final disposal. They are in order of importance: Reduce – making something smaller or using less, resulting in a smaller [...]