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Features4 WAYS TO REDUCE YOUR CARBONFOOTPRINT ON A BUDGETBeing environmentally cautious can be pricey, but fortunatelythere are a few ways that you can helpBy Abri WilsonStaff WriterThe health and wellbeing of the planet is a current hot topic that has people asking what they can do to make a difference. But ifyou’re on a budget, doing this can be difficult. Below is a list of four things you can do to reduce your carbon footprint. Just doingone of these can make an environmental difference.RECYCLING AND REUSINGRecycling doesn’t make as big of a difference as people think,as it doesn’t do much for reducing waste. However, when yousave and reuse objects, as well as give unwanted items a newlife, then it makes a bigger difference than recycling does by itself.For example, objects such as jars and old shirts can be usedfor things like storing food or making shirts into a shopping bagand reusable makeup wipes.SHARING / RENTINGShare clothes, movies, games and other things with yourfriends and family, or even rent them. This way you can savemoney while also reducing the amount of plastic products youbuy. You have a pair of shoes that just sit in your closet, let yourfriend that has a party to go to borrow them, now they are gettingsome use out for them and saving your friend from buyinga new pair.THRIFTINGBuy things used, doing this can save you money and saveplastic products from making its way into landfills earlier thanneeded. Join groups like BuyNothing on Facebook and postyour unneeded things for others to have and ask for thing youneed. People tend to have things laying around that they don’tneed and giving them to others save it from being thrown out.BUY REUSABLE REPLACEMENTSSave up to replace your one use plastic products, replace yourrazor with a safety razor and replace Saran Wrap with bees waxcloth and use solid soaps in place of bottled soap. Find ways toreduce your everyday plastic waste and after paying for a reusableproduce you’ll eventually save money by not having to buyone use plastic products.If you can not do some of these things do not beat yourself up for it, everyone has different circumstances that may contribute tonot being able to meet their minimal waste goals. Even just supporting companies and elected officials that want to make a differencehelps. Do what you can with what you have, future generations will thank you for it.Abri Wilson/ Staff Illustrator08 / piercepioneernews.comNovember. 2019 / Vol. 53, Issue 2
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