More products being made to help our environment

I spent a couple hours today cutting out fabric. I'll be making sets that include a lunch sack, a sandwich bag, a snack bag and a utensil holder. I can't wait to start sewing!! I think they are going to be pretty awesome!

Let's keep plastic utensils out of our landfills

  I just finished making 7 utensil holders. 5 large and 2 small. At the last craft boutique we did in October we sold out of the large and sold quite a few of the small. That gets me pretty excited thinking about how much plastic wear will be kept out of the environment with just those that were sold.
  I've been using mine for quite some time now and I always think about the difference it is making. I work two nights a week and use at least three or four utensils because I eat two meals (it's a twelve hour shift). So, using 4 a night is 8 a week, times 52 weeks is 416 pieces of plastic that just one person can keep out of our landfills!! I made one with flames for my husband and he is using it too. He works three nights a week, so we are really making a difference. Another added bonus is that you are using real utensils. They are so much nicer to eat with. For the small one for kids you still use plastic but at least it can be reused instead of thrown away.

  All the utensil holders are made with cotton fabric and lined with ripstop nylon. They have dividers sewn in to separate the utensils and have a velcro closure and are machine washable. Think of the difference you and your family could make using these!

I'm back and ready to make a go of this :)

    It's been months and months since I have blogged. I got stuck. My goal of not using trash bags in my kitchen can got a glitch put in it. The dumpsters that I use at my condo  put up a sign that said all trash must be securely bagged. That makes no sense to me. If its tied up tight in a bag, what are the chances that it will ever break down? I stopped using my bags for household trash for the time being, but now I'm ready to see what I can do to change things.
   I've also gone to the recycle center multiple times since then, making more money to put in the grandkids accounts and keeping tons of cans and bottles out of the environment.
   And, I've made new bags! I'll post in a couple days with pictures and stories.
   Lets all work in our own ways to be green :)

I'm really liking this trash can idea!!

  It's really working! I haven't used a plastic trash bag since the beginning of August. My husband has used one. What a difference this could make if it caught on. Think about the possibilities. I'm loving this and my head is spinning with more ideas. You will hear about them soon.

Off to the recycle center!!!

   This is how pretty your trunk can look storing up bags for the recycle center. I have used and washed these bags over and over again and they are holding up great!!! I've saved the environment from a multitude of plastic bags that will never break down. My husband hated it when I had my trunk full of white plastic bags, but he doesn't mind this at all.
   This trip to the recycle center I got $9.22 to put in the grand kids savings accounts and I saved 190 glass, aluminum and plastics items from the land fills!!!

The trash can adventure still continues

   What I have discovered is that if I empty the trash I can put a recycl-a-bag back in and put the old one in the wash. If my husband empties the trash he puts a white plastic bag back in. Yikes!!!! How am I going to get him on board?

1.    I think my trash looks so much better!!! And I continue to keep plastic out of the environment :)

My husbands trash

My Trash

The trash can adventure continues....

  It's working!!!! So far I have emptied the trash bag into my dumpster 3 times. That has saved 3 plastic bags from becoming part of our environment!! I am sooooo excited!!!! I'm posting pics so you can see how cool our trash/recyclables can look. This is just so awesome. I really think this could make a huge difference.

Recycl-a-bags ready to leave the can

Look how pretty trash, cans and bottles can be!

Ready to go again!

  Next time I have my car trunk full of recycl-a-bags for the recycle center I'll show you that too. My husband is much more tolerant of my recycling when I make it pretty.