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.
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?
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.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
By: SYHSAVE $ 1,000
If it’s not already taken care of, make sure you get your pet spayed or neutered.
TRASH BAGS
By: SYHTip Provided By: The Green Book If you need to purchase trash-liner bags, look for a brand with 100 percent post-consumer recycled content. Producing trash bags from recycled plastic requires less energy than manufacturing those same bags from virgin plastic. If just one in 10 U.S. households began purchasing trash bags made from 100 percent [...]
THE BORROWS
By: SYHSAVE $ 200 Borrow books from the library instead of buying them from a bookstore. Save up to $200 per year or more for a family of four while conserving the resources—mainly trees, water, chemicals and energy—used to produce and transport new books, reduce air and water pollution from paper mills, and diminish the waste [...]