• Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • Linkedin

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

Your neighborhood. Your News.

newsMilwaukee NNSMilwaukee NNSSearch
Subscribe to NNS today!
Advertisement
  • Home
  • News
    • Arts and Recreation
    • Community
    • Economic Development
    • Education
    • Health and Wellness
    • Housing
    • Public Safety
    • NNS Spotlight
    • Special Report
  • Posts From Community
    • Submit a Story
  • Community Voices
  • How To
  • Multimedia
    • NNS Local Video
    • Photos
    • NNS on Lake Effect
    • NNS WGLB 1560 Radio
  • Subscribe
  • Donate
  • About
    • Staff
    • Partners
    • News 414
    • The neighborhoods we cover
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

Diederich College of Communication, Marquette University

You are here: Home / "How To" articles / Take a vacation from waste this summer

Take a vacation from waste this summer

July 13, 2016 by Recyclebank Leave a Comment

Share this...
Share on Facebook
Facebook
Pin on Pinterest
Pinterest
Tweet about this on Twitter
Twitter
Share on LinkedIn
Linkedin
Reduce, reuse and recycle during the warmer weather.

Reduce, reuse and recycle during the warmer weather.

Follow these 10 tips from Recyclebank to keep your carbon footprint to a minimum during the hot summer months.

1. Ditch the school supplies. But don¹t just stick them in the trash: Inspect all those books, pencils and backpacks and decide what can be saved (a few tests and pieces of artwork), reused (barely-used notebooks) and restored (backpacks — even those with some wear and tear can be fixed up with a vacuuming and some patches!). Of course, some school supplies should just be recycled (like worksheets, and even some books).

2. Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes!  Enjoy the season¹s delicious produce! Visit the farmers market, check out the vegetables and herbs available, and then stretch your purchase by using the produce wisely. Use fresh ingredients in multiple meals and drinks, and store produce so that it lasts as long as possible. Leafy herbs, for example, do best trimmed and stored in a jar filled with an inch or so of water.

3. Keep cool with homemade popsicles. Something as simple as freezing a basket of berries gives you something to snack on and creates a fun alternative to ice cubes. The homemade treats can save on packaging waste, and you¹ll be able to make them as healthy (or not!) as you want.

4. Stay hydrated with a reusable water bottle. Keep cool in style with your own reusable water bottle and you¹ll save countless plastic ones this year and save money by refilling it everywhere you go instead of buying new ones.

5. Recycle and reuse in the outdoors. It’s as important to recycle while you’re out as it is to recycle at home. If your outdoor destination doesn¹t have recycling bins, be sure to pack up your waste and bring it back home so that it gets disposed of properly. Of course, you can also use fewer disposable items in the first place.

6. Choose natural repellents. Look into natural repellants that will save you the bottles and bottles of bug spray. Get plants, like marigolds, that are natural repellents, burn citronella candles, or make your own repellant with essential oils. A simple electric fan can be very effective at keeping pests like mosquitos away.

7. Take to the water like a natural. Be it the beach, the pool, or the backyard, enjoying water usually requires a lot of things with limited lifespans. Choose green bathing suits and hang-drying towels. Keeping cool in the yard can be as simple as a hose and a colander to help “make it rain” and with water toys straight from the kitchen, you can ditch the plastic water toys going forward.

8.  Play equipment-less outdoor games. When boredom strikes, don’t let the shopping bug (or kids’ begging and pleading) get to you. From tag to Red Rover, there are a plethora of outdoor games that don¹t require equipment.

9. Get crafty. Combat boredom by crafting some awesome (and useful) things using items you were bound to toss anyway. Turn empty glass pickle jars into garden lanterns or terrariums. (The bonus to reusing glass jars: Upcycling glass can be even better for the environment than recycling glass.)

10. Make your own souvenirs. Instead of buying disposable souvenirs from vacations, start a scrapbook or keep a map for a memento that¹s more meaningful and less likely to be trashed.

Share this...
Share on Facebook
Facebook
Pin on Pinterest
Pinterest
Tweet about this on Twitter
Twitter
Share on LinkedIn
Linkedin

Filed Under: "How To" articles

Avatar

About Recyclebank

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Advertisement

Top Stories

Advertisement

How To …

How residents 65 and older can register for a coronavirus vaccine

Vaccines will be available for those 65 and older as part of Phase 1B of the distribution plan.

More "How To" articles

Advertisement

Recommended Reading

A Vaccine Reality Check

The Atlantic

UWM study on the state of Black Milwaukee describes the city as ‘the epitome of a 21st century racial regime’

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Videos Show How Federal Officers Escalated Violence in Portland

The New York Times

These mayors want to fight Covid-19 and the recession with one big idea: A guaranteed income

Vox

The World John Lewis Helped Create

The Atlantic

News

  • Arts and Recreation
  • Economic Development
  • Education
  • Health and Wellness
  • Housing
  • Public Safety
  • NNS Spotlight
  • Special Reports
  • Multimedia
    • NNS Videos
    • Photos
    • NNS on Lake Effect Radio

Engage with us

  • Posts from Community
  • Community Voices
  • Submit a Story

About NNS

  • Staff
  • Partners
  • News414
  • The neighborhoods we cover
  • Internship opportunities
  • Careers
  • Terms of use
  • Advertise

Connect with us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn
  • RSS feed

Communities

Contact

mailing address
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Diederich College of Communication
Marquette University
1131 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Johnston Hall 430
Milwaukee, WI 53233

email
info@milwaukeenns.org

phone & fax
PHONE: 414.604.6397 FAX: 414.288.6494

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service is a project of Diederich College of Communication and Marquette University.
© 2020 Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service. Terms of use.
1131 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee WI 53233 • info@milwaukeenns.org

Copyright © 2021 · News Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in