Green Tip {Tuesday}

Use a water filter instead of bottled water. Americans drink about 56 billion 16-ounce bottles a year, and fewer than 15 % are recycled. A family of four could save 730 plastic gallon jugs a year, and about $620 dollars!



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Green Tip {Tuesday}

Don't flush your drugs! It was recently reported that trace amounts of pharmaceuticals, including antibiotics and sex hormones, are present in our drinking water. It is time to think about how we dispose of what's in our medicine cabinet, instead of pouring that expired cough syrup down the drain or flushing unused pills, the FDA now asks people to mix drugs in a sealable bag with coffee grounds or kitty litter and then throw them out.

*Note: I realize that this tip endorses the use of a plastic bag, but being green is about balance in our choices, and I would rather use a plastic bag in this case then subject my children to unnecessary pharmaceuticals via drinking water.



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