Green Organizing Made Easy
You can organize your home in a way that doesn’t have a big impact on the environment. Getting organized and helping the environment is a win-win! Use these ideas to help you get started. Green organizing is possible. Read the tips below to get started…
# 1: Use environmentally friendly products. In doing some research, I learned a few interesting facts about bamboo.
• Bamboo is the fasted growing plant on the planet.
• Bamboo grows one third faster than the fastest growing tree.
• Bamboo can be harvested in 3-5 years.
There are some really great organizing products out there made from bamboo. A few examples are kitchen utensil organizers for drawers, recipe boxes, dish racks and tea boxes.
# 2: Use ordinary items that you already have on hand to give belongings a home.
Anything you have that allows you to store belongings together has potential to be a “home.” Shoeboxes, plastic buckets, margarine tubs, plastic fruit trays, large ice cream tubs. Just don’t store too many which will cause more clutter!
# 3: Pass on belongings to someone else who would like to give them a home, keeping them out of landfills.
• Donate items to your favorite charity, it will help the charity and someone will be thrilled to find your “treasure.”
• Use online sites where you can sell or even just give away belongings.
• Ask family and friends who may want items or they may know someone who will.
Organize your home, help the environment and feel good about green organizing!
This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 at 6:22 am and is filed under General. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.