A Cleaner Slate





I know it’s not really day 1 of the year but due to holidays hang over I had to delay this for a few days.

First days usually bring so many things. One of those is the feeling of starting over on a clean slate.

2018 has been a good year for our family in terms of being healthy and being more environmentally friendly (hey that rhymes!).

Last July 2018 was a huge jolt for us and that pushed us to start being more conscious about how much single use plastic we consume.

See that post HERE.

Admittedly though, we could have done a better job. I don’t feel bad about how we tackled our first attempt at a more zero waste life. We were able to sustain doing the following:

1. Refusing single use plastic from straws,water bottles to grocery and produce bags
2. Composting our food scraps
3. Swapping SOME products that come in a plastic container such as shampoo, conditioner, lotion, all purpose cleaners and detergent by looking for a product that doesn’t come in a plastic packaging or making it ourselves
4. Educating myself more about the zero waste movement, recycling, and single use plastic

So with the new year comes another chance to take a crack at this. Hopefully with what I know now after 5 months of reading up on this, I can do a better job.

If you’re up for it, you can come along for the ride!

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