Once again, I’m launching a new category on Edible Facial called Eco-Steps. For a blog largely focused on green topics, it’s time to relate some eco-friendly changes that I’m implementing in my own life.
Aside from sharing my own changes, I’d like to turn this into a guest blog spot for anyone who wishes to write about ONE ECO STEP that they’re taking to go greener right now. I don’t care how big or how small it seems. It all adds up in the sum total of things. So please leave a comment below that you’re interested in inspiring others with a change you’ve made that’s working for you.
Here is ONE SIMPLE WAY that I’ve gone greener this month: Phasing out disposable water bottles and using sturdy reusable ones.
WHY?
Bottles pollute our environment in more ways than one. It’s true that now we’ve got recycling programs, but that problem doesn’t even scratch the surface.
- Manufacturing the bottles uses up precious resources.
- The plastic bottles, while BPA-free, have been shown to leach other nasty chemicals into the water in recent studies.
- Bottled water is not any cleaner than tap water most of the time, so it’s not even pure or cost-effective.
- Bottled water is actually acidic! I’ve tested it and found that even some of the expensive ones are not great for us.
I still resort to disposable bottles for the kids as they go to school, mainly because I’ve sent them with super cute, eco-friendly versions that got lost in the Bermuda Triangle. At least, that’s what they told me. HA! Clever little sailors.
However, after watching the trailer for Tapped and this eight minute tell-all, that was all I needed to be convinced. Not to mention all the info I learned about the water inside them.
With SO many cute bottle options, I don’t miss plastic one bit!
Check these out!
Love Bottles
Love bottles come with messages to channel Masaru Emoto’s work on water. He discovered that words said over water actually change the configuration of the water crystals. If you’re not familiar with his ground-breaking discoveries, watch this video.
Mighty Nest has an amazing selection of stainless steel or glass water bottles, like these from Life Factory. Some have straws while others don’t, so you have loads of options to make drinking your daily dose easier. Shop today (12/2/13) with code “Mighty20” to take $20 off any order of $100 or more. (Ends tonight at midnight.)
Simply Straws sells this awesome set. It holds 2 cups of water and is so great looking. I love that the straws are reusable too and not made of plastic that gets kinda gross over time.
I’d love to hear your eco-steps in the comments!
Read about another eco-friendly initiative on the blog Lass and Lipstick:
OMGoodness Sarita, there are so many ways and every step helps! Definitely the notion of “Zero Waste”, which goes beyond recycling, is the direction we all need to take. In my daughter’s school, the children pack their lunches with that in mind: reusable containers (preferably glass or tiffins) cloth napkins and place mats (sew easy to make!) and no packaged food. Many of the children use small picnic baskets. If there is any packaging, it returns home. Parents are encouraged to send home-made food, not processed/packaged. I like shopping at the farmer’s market because there is NO PACKAGING for the produce. We store produce in sacks and I’m a devotee of milk in bottles.
I’d love to write a guest post as this is a major issue for me!
GROOVY, Lalun Naturals 🙂 I’m so excited to hear about your changes. Check your messages on Etsy because I wrote to you there. Oh! And I checked out your shop and like what I see. A lot 🙂 Thanks for reading, commenting, and inspiring me! XO
My kids lose their refillable water bottles all the time too. I also struggle with the fact that so many water bottles leak! But, for me, my Klean Kanteen stainless bottles serve me well. You know most of the green changes we’ve made in our world, Sarita. My main one is probably my hybrid car, but I don’t think I’d want to guest-blog on that since I’m not a car person (:-)–I don’t keep track of mileage or gas costs. I’m big on public transport and could talk on that topic. Anyway, I like the idea of your new category Eco Steps. Happy new week! cheers & love!
Josie, you’re right about leaky bottles. I had to return two “leak-proof” cups that did not live up to the claim at all. In fact, water got trapped in the outer part of the cup! Luckily, as soon as the store saw it, they didn’t give me a hard time with the return. Love that you drive a hybrid car! If I had my pick, I would too, but so far no minivans in that category. Have a happy week too. XOXO
Love that you called your little ones sailors near the Bermuda Triangle–so funny & so sweet! xo
Thanks for the mention lovely lady! This post is great – the fact that you’ve talked about just one change makes all the difference. I felt like I didn’t know where to start with eco, until i began starting to think about one or two things that i HAD to change. Then it felt more manageable and each change an achievement. I’d love to guest post if you’ll have me, can’t wait for you to guest post for mine 😉 When would u like idea plans and your guest posts by? Leanne x