tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318789008187152060.post3357495167001649947..comments2024-03-28T15:43:48.431+01:00Comments on Kanelstrand: The three “R”s in Reducing Household WasteKanelstrandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00656658673748250383noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318789008187152060.post-38601736869270440952011-10-27T19:58:33.557+02:002011-10-27T19:58:33.557+02:00Taylor, that is a fun idea indeed!Taylor, that is a fun idea indeed!Kanelstrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00656658673748250383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318789008187152060.post-523234529892295942011-10-27T17:01:00.778+02:002011-10-27T17:01:00.778+02:00Great tips! If everyone lived by the three R's...Great tips! If everyone lived by the three R's, the world would be soo much better off.<br /><br />Another good idea for gift-wrapping is using old comics! My grampa gives us the comics from the daily paper when he's done with them, and Mom uses them to wrap birthday and Christmas gifts. It's fun, because you can occupy yourself with reading the comics before you open your gift! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318789008187152060.post-72075152348358622882011-10-27T05:27:31.014+02:002011-10-27T05:27:31.014+02:00Great list of tips and ideas. I am glad to know th...Great list of tips and ideas. I am glad to know that I am trying to do my part, my family and I already do a lot of the suggestions on all the lists. <br />Valerie<br />Everyday InspiredAdditionsstylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11527179044598322609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318789008187152060.post-68777693609277227752011-10-27T03:50:45.668+02:002011-10-27T03:50:45.668+02:00Really great tips!Really great tips!ElfReneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16022545534090853381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318789008187152060.post-85805362845102444272011-10-26T22:35:23.049+02:002011-10-26T22:35:23.049+02:00Weird Amiga, I am especially fond of this reusing ...Weird Amiga, I am especially fond of this reusing practice as well! I have a dedicated drawer for all of my gift wraps and sometimes even frame them.Kanelstrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00656658673748250383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318789008187152060.post-57873658474114598372011-10-26T22:30:08.505+02:002011-10-26T22:30:08.505+02:00You should see the heaps of gift wrap I've kep...You should see the heaps of gift wrap I've kept over the years, from gifts given to me! <br />I tend to reuse and see alternative possibilites for most household objects. It's just the way we were taught in Cuba, my homeland, and old habits die hard!weird amigahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10175515933927652366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318789008187152060.post-39902734462819720772011-10-26T18:37:59.721+02:002011-10-26T18:37:59.721+02:00We try to be good about recycling and fortunately,...We try to be good about recycling and fortunately, in our area, many do.Reenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813380986631007962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318789008187152060.post-82922119117674402632011-10-26T14:10:42.555+02:002011-10-26T14:10:42.555+02:00Thank you. ladies for such precious input! To re-p...Thank you. ladies for such precious input! To re-phrase Debbie's <a href="http://blog.kanelstrand.com/2011/10/portrait-of-artist-larson-farm-naturals.html" rel="nofollow">interview</a> earlier this week: to be really and truly environmentally engaged you should recycle and reuse out of common sense. <br /><br />Mary, I doubt that the people who stopped buying plastic bags because they were being charged ever recycle deliberately but still, this is a kind of solution. <br /><br />Sedie, way to go girl! It is so inspirational to know someone like you who is efficiently educating their offspring!<br /><br />Dzoli, i also know many people who simply don't grasp why they could be sustainable, so I can understand how you feel!<br /><br />AsteropeBC, you are right about being organized reducing overconsumption!Kanelstrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00656658673748250383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318789008187152060.post-62363585424882368852011-10-26T05:00:27.258+02:002011-10-26T05:00:27.258+02:00Another wonderfully laid out and incredibly import...Another wonderfully laid out and incredibly important post on sustainability! I think reducing and reusing are the most crucial of the three. I'm glad you touched on them so well. You rock lady!<br /><br />xo,<br />melissaMelissa at bubbyandbean.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529482206467186418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318789008187152060.post-65537041462721258532011-10-26T02:53:40.684+02:002011-10-26T02:53:40.684+02:00This is a very good reminder for all of us! I don...This is a very good reminder for all of us! I don't do everything you mentioned but I do a lot of it!Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470363688622542695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318789008187152060.post-40101968708493501032011-10-26T01:25:50.965+02:002011-10-26T01:25:50.965+02:00Great post! I would add "Stay organized"...Great post! I would add "Stay organized". I hate when I misplace something, replace it, then find it again later.AsteropeBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00817037452467879666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318789008187152060.post-9227618323960944232011-10-26T00:41:08.103+02:002011-10-26T00:41:08.103+02:00Of course Recycling should eb so normal that there...Of course Recycling should eb so normal that there will be no necessity to write about it.We all know that is not the case and people often call me green freak>I don't care I know I am doing the right thing and that is my contribution to this future's planet my kids will live on..after meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318789008187152060.post-45666082174694846062011-10-25T23:33:53.790+02:002011-10-25T23:33:53.790+02:00I love using cloth napkins. Why use white pattern...I love using cloth napkins. Why use white patterned paper towels, when bright patterned cloth napkins are so much cooler?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11123512330991547999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318789008187152060.post-66433753594712590782011-10-25T19:32:42.961+02:002011-10-25T19:32:42.961+02:00I absolutely looooove this list! Bookmarking it fo...I absolutely looooove this list! Bookmarking it for reference.<br /><br />We already do a lot of them: re-using tissue paper and bags for future gifts, recycling the usual suspects (glass, paper, cans, plastic), buying the appropriate amount of food, taking our own bags to the grocery store, donating old clothing and items...Paige @ Little Nostalgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978050087934003216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318789008187152060.post-59400788031627497112011-10-25T19:30:00.862+02:002011-10-25T19:30:00.862+02:00Great post, Sonya! I already do most of this stuff...Great post, Sonya! I already do most of this stuff, but it's good to have a reminder. Also, sometimes local govts just have to push people a bit to be more eco-friendly. For example, in DC (for the past couple of years) all grocery stores charge 5 cents for each plastic disposable bag, therefore, encouraging people to bring their own bags. This is perhaps the easiest change to make, yet a lot of people didn't start doing it until it became a financial decision. 5 cents isn't much, but it did make people stop and think. Actually, the biggest complaint was that people said they wouldn't have anything to pick up their dogs poop with! Haha. So I guess people have had to start buying proper doggy poop bags, which they probably should've already been doing. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263044857099967566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318789008187152060.post-66379932543125166972011-10-25T16:27:21.553+02:002011-10-25T16:27:21.553+02:00I love all the ideas you wrote about. Some were ne...I love all the ideas you wrote about. Some were new to me, so I'll have to think about them more, some I already do and am teaching my kids to do. One of my son's jobs is to put out the compost, he's 5 and already knows we recycle and compost. Thanks for the new ideas!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02107238396004368640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318789008187152060.post-71315892511648785212011-10-25T16:08:33.812+02:002011-10-25T16:08:33.812+02:00Great post! I have always wished that we could bri...Great post! I have always wished that we could bring our own containers to the supermarket. There is so much waste in the packaging!Alessandra @ Tribal Timeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01169359185914260101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318789008187152060.post-52949124725451881502011-10-25T15:31:36.024+02:002011-10-25T15:31:36.024+02:00Great post Sonya!
I try and be conscious of all t...Great post Sonya!<br /><br />I try and be conscious of all the things we can do, but it's always good to have a reminder!!<br /><br />In our area, plastic bags have actually been taken out of the grocery stores, so you bring your bags...I did before they put the ban in place, but it's nice to see more people doing it now.Meelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03416420120054309702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318789008187152060.post-16425612239940827112011-10-25T14:06:06.714+02:002011-10-25T14:06:06.714+02:00Love this post Sonya:) Wish more people would live...Love this post Sonya:) Wish more people would live this lifestyle of recycling. I am always looking for ways to recycle:):), even with my jewelry, crafts, etc. And with handyman hubby around, he can fix just about anything:)My Inspired Realityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02610154453483501699noreply@blogger.com