Other reusable stuff

It's always good to not throw away so much and put things into landfills. I take my lunch to work most days to avoid running out and eating fast food. Yes, I will admit, I will eat a fast food item in a pinch, yes, shame on me but over the years, I've done this less and less. Now, if I have to run in a pinch, I spend $5 at the local food cart.

My typical lunch bag will contain a banana, peanut butter, a slice of bread, carrots, hummas, seasonal fruit and cheese -- mostly in plastic bags which I throw away and ends up in the landfills. Almost as bad as eating McDonalds, I would venture to say. This was really sorta saddening until I saw a product called Lunchskins.

Image courtesy of Lunchskins

Again, like the coffee cup, I'm part of the 20 million plastic baggies hitting the landfills each year. So, I went to their website and ordered two of each and have been in love ever since. They brighten up my lunch bag and are so cute they will make you smile big. They are easy to use and washable by hand or in the dishwasher (I prefer to handwash and air dry).

There are a variety of websites out there that sell reusable items for your lunch that I discovered mainly from eco-friendly back to school posts on blogs. Reuseit.com is a great source for items if you need some ideas.

I've recently also done away with paper napkins at our house too. We'll be using cloth washable napkins to save trees starting this week.

Have other tips for me? As always, I would love to hear them.

P.S. I have no affiliation with any of the products/companies/organizations mentioned in this post