RE-GAME
By: SYHBuy used video games instead of new ones. Save up to $350 per year or more compared to buying two new games per month.
DISPOSE OF DISPOSABLE
By: SYHSAVE $25 Use washable dishes, glasses and silverware instead of disposable plastic plates, cups and cutlery. You can save up to $25 or more per year. Using glass or ceramic dinnerware, which you likely already own, saves the resources used to manufacture the disposable varieties, as well as reduces plastic waste.
PET TOYS
By: SYHTip Provided By: The Green Book Choose pet toys made from recycled materials. If all pet toys purchased each year boasted 100 percent recycled content, the virgin materials saved could make a Frisbee nearly 2.5 miles in diameter.
GO FISHING FOR WATER
By: SYHWhen cleaning your aquarium, use the old water to feed your plants instead of pouring it down the drain.
TAKE A WALK
By: SYHSAVE $1,800
If you’re paying someone to walk your dog a few times a week, why not do it yourself?
TOY STORY
By: SYHSAVE $200
You know how babies love to play with keys more than any other expensive toy made just for them? Pets are the same way.
FUN FROM SCRATCH
By: SYH SAVE $40
Buy a scratching pad made from recycled materials that resemble a tree trunk.
SLEEP WELL
By: SYHSAVE $35
Buy a pet bed made with polyester spun from recycled plastic bottles instead of a standard pet bed with a cotton or suede cover and virgin polyester fill.
PET FOOD
By: SYHConsider a vegetarian diet for your pets, or at least consider feeding them less meat, poultry, and fish
THANK YOU I’M CRATEFUL
By: SYHBuy used aquariums, terrariums, crates and cages for your pets. You can save up to $300 or more depending on size and type.
