There are many choices we all have when it comes to purchasing reusable products as opposed to disposable products. Even if you only do a few of these alternatives, and try to do them all year long, it will have a huge impact!

• Coffee mugs over disposable coffee cups

• Cloth snack bags over plastic baggies

• Cloth shopping bags over paper or plastic

• Cloth handkerchiefs over tissues

• Reusable coffee filters over paper

• Cloth shower curtains over plastic

• Reusable lunch sack over paper

• Real dishes over disposable

• Refillable water bottles over plastic

• Refillable ink cartridges over new

• Food containers over foil, plastic wrap, or wax paper

• Wash cloths over baby wipes

• Recyclable toothbrushes over toss away toothbrushes

• Rechargeable batteries over toss away

• Homemade cleaners in refillable bottles vs. new plastic bottles all year long

• Old cleaning cloths over paper towels and sponges

• Library books over buying new

• Refillable pens over non-refillable

• Reusable razors or electric over plastic

• Refillable liquid hand soap pumps over plastic bottled soap