Cloth napkins in the kitchen, cloth diapers on the baby, cloth hankies for our noses, cloth rags for cleaning. Cloth is better. It is washable and reusable, better on my wallet and healthier for my family. Wool Dryer Balls reduce dryer time and replace fabric softener. Line drying is better, but I don’t always have time to do that. I switched to natural laundry detergent for all our clothes: borax and super washing soda. It is super cheap and cleans our clothes well. You only need two tablespoons per load. Next, how to get rid of trash bags… the answer: cutting down on trash. I have started with a bin for paper and a plastic ice cream bucket for food scraps in the kitchen… We have a dog, so she can eat a lot of the food scraps, which cuts down on buying dog food. We are starting a compost bin this year, and much of our paper trash can be composted. We can recycle cans, but there are no other recycling facilities in our area or within 50 miles, so we will have to find other ways… Any reusable containers can be saved, even bread bags can be reused as sandwich bags for lunches.
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