Marcal~Small Steps

                                      

Marcal small steps has been around for 60 years and in 2009 they changed their products to 100% line of recycled bath tissue, napkins, E.T.C. without the usual expensive cost of recycled products witch is good for the earth and your wallet.... The name small steps means how easy it is for you to make a difference...  for over five decades marcal small steps has reduced landfill by making their paper products from recycled paper..  besides who doesn't enjoy the beauty of trees? i know i do especially in the fall... they help give you shade  in the summer and are important for many outdoor activities like hiking, fishing, camping and many more. That is the reason why they are so passionate about saving trees. If you have a family of four in 20 years you can save over 34 trees. If you go on there website to the tree calculator you can adjust it depending on the size of your family. Here are some quick easy tips to stay green, buy fresh fruit instead of frozen it takes 10 times more energy to produce frozen fruit. don't run your dishwasher or laundry machine unless it is full this can save up to 1,000 gallons of water a year and also can save you money by running it less. If you save your left over coffee grounds you can use it as fertilizer. Turning off the lights when you leave the room can save you energy as well as money.  So now that you have these quick easy tips to save the planet and money.....Start cashing in on the savings! 

Recycle Christmas Cards Into Christmas Gifts

If you are anything like my family, you have a stack of Christmas cards from previous years sitting around and collecting dust and not to mention taking up space. Well instead of throwing them out or leaving them to continue to waste space, you can make gifts out of them (which works great for kids to hand out as gifts too)!

Here are several ideas from BHG:

1. Christmas Card Trees

2. Christmas Card Blocks 

3. Christmas Card Pinecone Ornament

4. Framed Christmas Card Silhouettes

5. Christmas Card Bird Decoration For Gift Bags

6. Christmas Gift Card Tags

7. Christmas Card Candle Holder  

How Recycling Works

7th Generation Fun Recycle Facts

Hey did you know if every household in the U.S. replaced one 12 pack of  300 virgin fiber bathroom tissue with our 100% recycled bathroom tissue,we could save: 


**2,000,000 trees 
**720 million gallons of water a years supply for over 5,700 family's of four
5.1 cubic feet of landfill space, equal to over 7,500 full garbage trucks.


If every household would switch to 7th Generation liquid laundry soap 320,000 barrels of oil, to cool and heat 18,400 homes for a year, or  the equivalent of removing 23,000 cars from the road for one year!  
   


If ever household would replace just one 120 count roll of virgin paper towel to 7th Generation with there 100% recycled (90% PCR) product we could save:


Over 1,000,000 trees 
over 360 million gallons of water, a year's supply for over 2,800 families of four, and
2.6 million cubic feet of landfill space, equal to over 3,900 full garbage trucks.


                                              


These are some of the things they do to help the earth stay green...  This is why my family only uses 7th Generation products.  
 
                                                




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