Cover wisely. Instead of covering a dish with plastic wrap before you put it in the refrigerator or microwave, go green by topping it with a ceramic plate instead. It works well and is reusable.
Be mindful of water. Washing dishes by hand can use as much as 2 gallons of water per minute. Instead of keeping the tap running, fill a dirty bowl with soapy water. Wash as many dishes as you can, then rinse them at the same time. If you’re using a dishwasher (new Energy Star dishwashers use about 6 gallons of water per cycle), make sure you’re washing a full load.
Go green at the grocery store. Taking your own bags to the grocery store sounds simple, but if every person in America used a reusable tote for just one shopping trip per week for one year, we could keep about 16 billion bags out of our landfills.
Go Green in the Kitchen
on April 1, 2010
By Spry ContributorFound in: Healthy Home