The Three R's: Reducing part 2

More ideas to get you thinking about reducing:


1) If possible, buy clothes and other durable goods second hand (Goodwill, garage sales, consignment stores)
2) Grow your own fruits and vegetables.
3) Raise your own chickens for eggs and animals for meat if possible.
4) Read magazines, newspapers and other items online.
5) Buy bagged versus boxed cereal.
6) Purchase reusable vegetable bags and use them to bring your produce home vs. plastic bags in store.
7) Check out books, music, CD's, DVD's, etc from library vs. buying them new.
8) Receive and pay bills online.
9) Make foods from scratch vs. buying convenience foods.
10) Make homemade gifts and cards.

Next post, we will talk about reusing. Share some of your ideas about reducing items.