Just to be sure that you’re keeping up I thought we’d go over our small steps. I know that some readers have taken small steps to heart like tree hugging friend Peggy. Other people have created their own small steps which is equally fabulous.
Here are some of the small green steps you can try with your family this year:
Use Cloth Napkins
Remove Plastic Beverage Lids
Smart Paint Disposal
Refillable Liquid Hand Soap
Silicone Baking Cups
Ditch the Air Fresheners

We also do a fair amount of tree hugging around here. So far, we’ve hugged many different trees:

Cedar
Heirloom Peach Tree
Almond
Autumn Trees
Lemon
The Pumpkin Tree
Binary Tree
The Chocolate Tree
Sugar Maple
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Refillable liquid hand soap is a tiny step that everyone can take to reduce plastic waste. If you have the basic family home you may have two bathrooms; each with liquid soap dispenser. Most folks keep one in the kitchen as well. Now consider a family of four and how much hand soap gets used each day (or how much should be used each day). That’s a ton of soap and a lot of dispensers.
If you aren’t already using refillable dispensers it’s time to start. You can buy refillable containers everywhere. You can buy hand soap in bulk bottles or …read more