chapter 4: REBUY

The next step to going green is REBUY. Rebuying means rethinking your purchasing habits, and looking for products that meet your needs but are better for the environment than your current product purchases.

Buy unbleached, recycled paper. This includes printer paper, notebook paper, wrapping paper, envelopes, cards, paper towels, and bathroom tissues.

Buy local. If possible, buy local vegetables, organic milk, and other products and prefer fresh food to processed foods. When buying vegetables, buy in loose weight and gather all the vegetables in your shopping cart instead of taking a separate plastic bag for each type, and dedicate one reusable bag for the vegetables that can washed when you get home.

Buy real Christmas trees instead of plastic ones. Most tree farms will plant another tree for every tree they sell.

Buy biodegradable garbage bags.

Buy loose, unwrapped candy from bulk instead of pre-packaged.

Buy reused books, magazines, CDs, DVDs, and refurbished electronic equipment.

spotlight on Shaklee
Shaklee was founded by Dr. Forrest C. Shaklee in 1956. Since then, Shaklee has been a leading provider of premium quality, natural, environmentally friendly nutrition, personal care, and household products. These products include nutrition products like vitamins and supplements, weight management kits, beauty supplies that aren’t harmful to your skin, household cleaning supplies free of any chemical, and many other products.

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