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Reduce Your Carbon Footprint And Save Money In Your Budget<\/h2>\n

Swapping to environmentally friendly kitchen products in our home has changed the way we think about our world.<\/p>\n

Low-waste living not only protects our environment it allows consumers to reduce monthly budget expenses<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Have you ever thought about how much kitchen paper towel you throw in the garbage bin?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In our house, it was quite a bit not to mention the costs of buying it at near $18 for a club pack at Costco<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

People want ways to reduce waste in their house and we’re working on changing the way we think about our environment.<\/p>\n

Reduce Costs With Environmentally Friendly Kitchen Products<\/h2>\n

I’m not a zero-waste blogger however we’ve begun reducing our carbon footprint by using environmentally friendly kitchen products.<\/p>\n

Living a no-waste lifestyle<\/strong> would be a great way to go however for many of us baby-steps is important to not get overwhelmed with the process.<\/p>\n

Although the effects of reducing your carbon footprint<\/strong> may seem small if everyone participated just a little, it would help.<\/p>\n

Think about budgeting for a moment and how all of the small expenses can add up to one big expense.<\/p>\n

It’s no different if we take steps to rethink the way companies manufacture products and our purchasing power as consumers for our home and office.<\/p>\n

With conscious consumption, it doesn’t necessarily mean just the kitchen as there are an array of areas in our lives we can reduce, reuse, and recycle.<\/p>\n

When I moved to Canada<\/strong><\/a> I was no stranger to recycling as we practice it in the UK where they are very strict about it.<\/p>\n

Living in Canada is no different an in our city we use recycle bins for organics, recyclables, and garbage.<\/p>\n

This has allowed us to not only teach ourselves about our carbon footprint but also our son.<\/p>\n

Reducing Your Carbon Footprint<\/h2>\n

What is a carbon footprint?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Greenhouse emissions occur on their own but as humans, and our actions contribute to it greatly.<\/p>\n

Your carbon footprint is your impact on the environment and what you are contributing to greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n

Simple actions like driving your car or using electricity and even household products all attribute to your carbon footprint.<\/p>\n

By reducing your carbon footprint by walking to work, monitoring electricity usage, and following a recycling program you can impact the earth’s atmosphere.<\/p>\n

When we recycle it allows us to use products over and over thus lowering the energy for new products and transportation.<\/p>\n

It also limits the amount of space being taken up at the landfill which continues to be a huge concern in Canada.<\/p>\n

In the latest online report that I found from the Conference Board of Canada<\/strong><\/a>;<\/p>\n