Affordable Eco-Friendly Changes you can do for your home

 

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Eco Friendly but Accessible and affordable changes you can make for your home that won't hinder you (with online recommendations)

By Nicy B.

Here are ten purchases that are easy ways to be more eco-friendly and more zero waste in your home that is easily achievable. Try these methods and see what you can swap out on your home. Down below will be more examples without having to make any purchases necessary.

1. Reduce your usage of paper towels by using Kitchen Towels and Reusable Paper Towel for cleaning and for use as napkins,

Amazon.com: Reusable Paper Towels - Value Pack of 24 Paperless Paper Towels! - 100% Cotton, Super Soft, Absorbent, Washable and Made To Last - Cut Back and Waste Less with our Cloth Paper Towels! By ZeroWastely : Health & Household

Amazon.com: Patelai 12 Pieces Kitchen Dish Cloths Washable Cleaning Cloth Absorbent Dish Towels for Washing Dishes Wipe Glass Home Kitchen Household Supplies, 3 Styles : Health & Household

Linen Waffle Dish Cloth Set Kitchen Towel Natural Undyed - Etsy

2. Reduce Cotton Pad usage by buying reusable ones 

Amazon.com: 16 Pack Reusable Bamboo Makeup Remover Pads with Laundry Bag - 2 Layers 3.15inch Organic Cotton Rounds Pads, Washable Facial Cleansing Cloths Eye Makeup Remove Face Wipe (Chemical Free Bamboo Velour) : Beauty & Personal Care 

3. Reduce your usage of tampons and pads using Diva Cup or Reusable pads 

The DivaCup Products | Menstrual Cup | Diva Cup

Amazon.com: Asenappy 4 PCs Cloth Sanitary Pads Reusable X Large Cloth Menstrual Pads for Heavy Flow Night Use + Wet Bag : Health & Household

4. Reduce water bottles usable by buying a Water Jug and a water jug dispenser 

Myvision Water Bottle Pump 5 Gallon Water Bottle Dispenser USB Charging Automatic Drinking Water Pump Portable Electric Water Dispenser Water Bottle Switch (White) - - Amazon.com

Amazon.com: WINBOB 5PCS 55mm 3 and 5 Gallon Non-Spill Caps,Replacement Water Bottle Snap On Cap Anti Splash Peel 5 Piece : Home & Kitchen

Amazon.com: American Made Water Bottle, 5-Gallon, Blue : Sports & Outdoors

5. Reusable Straws with bags that you can carry them in so that you don't need disposable straws 

Amazon.com: Straw Carrying Case, Straw Pouch, Travel Bag for Stainless Steel, Glass, Silicone, Bamboo, Cutlery and Cleaning Brush Straws, Safety and Reusable Straw Case (11.7 x 3.9 Inch) : Health & Household

Amazon.com: Set of 10 Stainless Steel Straws, HuaQi Straight Reusable Drinking Straws 10.5" Long 0.24" Dia for 30 oz Tumbler and 20 oz Tumbler, 2 Cleaning Brush Included (10 Straight Straws + 2 Brushes） : Health & Household

Amazon.com: Metal Straw Reusable 8.5" 10.5" 6mm Bent Straight Straws for 20 30oz Tumblers, 16 Rainbow Stainless Steel Drinking Straws with Silicone Tips, 4 Cleaner Brush, 1 Travel Case : Home & Kitchen

Reusable Straw Linen Pouch Linen Straw Holder Zero Waste - Etsy

6.  save the Oui Yogurt Jars; they sell covers on Amazon if you're interested. 

Amazon.com: Oui Yogurt Jar Lids, Oui Yogurt Bamboo Jar Lids Set, Wooden Lids for Oui Yogurt Jars, Oui Yogurt Jars Lids with Silicone Sealing Rings, Cookie Glass Storage Lids, 4 Pack: Home & Kitchen

7. reusable Q tips for cleaning ears

Reusable Bamboo Ear Bud Q Tip With Silicone Tip Ear Cleaning - Etsy

8. Use dryer balls to reduce your drying time, plus it makes your clothes softer and reduces static cling

Amazon.com: Wool Dryer Balls Organic XL 6-Pack by Ecoigy, Reusable Natural Fabric Softener for Laundry, Dryer Sheets Alternative, New Zealand Wool, Speed Up Dry Time, Cut Energy Costs : Health & Household

9. Dump the old deodorant (once you're done with its usage) and pick out a better one instead -it last longer and healthier for your skin, and is entirely reusable or recycle the glass container, by the way, it's unisex 

Booda Butter ❤ Cream Deodorant - Booda Organics

10. Try more eco-friendly cleaning products 

Tru Earth Eco-strips Laundry Detergent (Fresh Linen) - 32 Loads - Tru Earth

Dishwasher Detergent Pods, Unscented – Dropps

Things that wouldn't need purchasing would be 

1. cutting up old shirts to make them into new cleaning rags

2. cutting up towels to make them into new wash rags

3. reusing the plastic bags you get in the grocery store for your trash or etc

4. reusing old candle jars and reusing glass jars

5. collecting rainwater to water your plants

6. use laundry lint as a firestarter 

7. start bottle bricking, meaning keep a plastic bottle and put in the rest of the plastic you use to make your trash smaller

8. washing then reusing take-out containers

9. Use your eggshells or banana peel to give nutrients to your plants

10. reuse your old toothbrush as a cleaning tool to get those hard-to-reach places

11. Saving Spaghetti Mason Jars and the lids

12. Go Paperless on your bills and etc

13. Carpool as often as you can

By making these small changes, you are not only more eco-friendly, improving your quality of life but also saving your money. See your hard-working dollars saved and stack up. 

To see what I wouldn't do or recommend to anyone, click on Zero Waste products I couldn't do or would recommend | Personal Take (thelandofneeshee.blogspot.com)