Reuse food containers to organize everything in your house! I clean and de-label tin cans and fill them with: cutlery, pencils, crayons, toothbrushes, and make-up, to give you just some ideas.
Reuse any plastic containers for: craft materials such as paper, fabric, thread spools, and string; bathroom items like hair clips, and make-up;
Reuse glass jars for storing food/spices and recycle the paper packaging
You can also fill glass jars with rocks, beads, sea glass, buttons, etc, for organizing and/or decorating.
Choose paper packaging over plastic as much as possible.
Buy items with minimal packaging.
Don't bother putting your fruits and veggies in the provided plastic bags. There's no need. If you're worried about them being damaged in transit, use the paper bags that are often provided for mushrooms.
Try to eat vegetarian/vegan as much as possible. These diets help decrease pollution (as animal farms often produce a lot of pollution), decrease your intake of toxins, and usually use less land and water than livestock.
Buy organic produce because no pesticides or herbicides are used during farming, meaning less artificial and harmful chemicals in the environment.
Buy as local as possible. This means less pollution from the transportation of your food.
Reuse all packaging as much as possible! Recycling should be your last resort. If you're crafty, then you can get a lot of your materials from food packaging, such as paper and cardboard. The thin cardboard used in food packaging is great for making greeting cards.
Don't eat take out! There is way too much packaging and waste associated with take-out food.
Bring your own containers for take-out food or leftovers!
Eat all of your food and bring home what you cannot finish.
Try ordering meals with local ingredients.
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