Say Good Bye to Plastic Bags People!

When you are out doing your grocery or Christmas shopping this year, take something into consideration. Consider boycotting plastic bags. A lot of grocery stores and even department stores have started selling cloth bags. Start buying one or two here and there and build up your supply. Use a big cloth bag for your shopping instead of lugging around all of those plastic or paper bags.

I did a lot of my Christmas shopping at the mall the other day, and I did this. I have a huge cloth bag that I bought from Kohl's for $1.99. It is really cute, and really big. Plus it folds up to a small size, so I keep mine in the car. I fit all of my stuff into that bag on that shopping trip. It was great. I knew I was making a difference by not using harmful plastics, and it was much easier to carry one big bag, rather than a ton of smaller bags. I felt a little weird at first, but I got so many compliments. I had at least 2 people ask me where I got it from. We now use cloth bags for all of our shopping.

So keep it in mind, and join me on boycotting plastic bags this holiday season. Make it a habit, and start the New Year by making good decisions for our environment!

Happy shopping and Happy Holidays!!
Peace and Love......

Healthy cleaning

I found an all natural abrasive cleaner that works! It is amazing. It smells great, and it cleans great. My stainless steel sink has never been so shiny. It also worked on my countertop at getting out all of the little stains that I couldn’t get out before.

It is called Abrasive Cleaner Simple.Pure.Clean. The company that makes it is Seaside Naturals. The ingredients are all natural. The ingredients are Pumice, Baking soda, Filtered water, vegetable based surfactant, a blend of pure essential oils, Xanthan gum (derived from corn sugar).

It is in the form of a grainual powder. You scoop out a little and sprinkle it on the surface to be cleaned. Scrub with a wet washcloth and whola! It is grainy, so it takes a couple rinses to get all of the granules up. It works kind of like soft scrub. It says that it can scratch certain surfaces, but I haven’t experienced that yet.

You can make a big difference by slowly switching all of your cleaning supplies over to products that are safer on the environment.

I found it on a website called Greenercountry.com.

Here is to healthy cleaning!

Peace and Love.....

BioBags

I know I have talked about biodegradable trash bags a little bit, but I didn’t let you in on what I use. I use BioBags. They are 100% biodegradable and 100% compostable. They are made from the material, Mater-Bi. They are based on starch, vegetable oil and other renewable resources. They are great for throwing away food waste for composting, or for biodegradable diapers. Plus they are polyethylene free. BioBags are certified for use in organic agriculture.
BioBags biodegrade quickly leaving no harmful residues behind.

I have tried a biodegradable bag that was made out of corn products, but they were so weak compared to these. They would leak if there was any moisture in them. And if the bag got too heavy they would bust so easy. There are very strong and don’t leak. Even with soggy dirty diapers they hold the smell well, and they don’t leak.

If you do a Google search of BioBags, you can find a lot of websites that sell them. I can’t remember which one I bought them from last. I always search around to find the best deal. A lot of websites offer free samples; all you have to do is pay a small shipping charge.

Even if you don’t have a compost pile, you are still making a difference by not putting your garbage in a plastic garbage bag. Your food waste will have the opportunity to decompose faster, and you won’t be polluting the earth with a huge plastic garbage bag that takes at least 100 years to decompose. Plus think about all of the harmful chemicals that come from plastics that will leak into the ground from that one stinkin’ garbage bag! Studies show that 100,000 marine animals and 2 million birds die every year from ingesting or being caught up in plastic debris.


Be careful if you are looking at biodegradable bags and make sure that they meet the ASTM D6400 standard for biodegradable and compostable plastics, which is considered the gold standard for compostable plastic. Just look on the box, or read carefully if shopping online.
Be kind to the environment!
Peace and Love…..