Lil' Green Steps: Use the Whole Thing!

So often we run out to buy a new product because we are almost done with the old one.

Think toothpaste, makeup, that last little bit of barbeque sauce

This is great, because it is good to be prepared. Yet, when the new container comes home and sits so nicely on the bathroom shelf in all its glory- that old, almost empty, seen better days tube of toothpaste gets neglected. Or even worse it gets thrown away!!!

Yep, that's garbage in a river near the Vatican

My point is, finish that product completely to help reduce waste. That is a key step. It's amazing how much longer an item can last you if you try. I had a bottle of lotion that I was going to throw away because it wouldn't pump out anymore last me three more weeks- just by shaking the lotion out.

In a society that wastes things way too easily, take this small step to fight back.