It is that time of year when we dig into, what new products and lifestyle changes we have incorporated into our lives, that work and that we like.

The hope is to give you some fun and useful tips as we go into a new year. Remember to start small and simply replace your current products, one at a time, as you run out. Adoption of a sustainable lifestyle is possible one baby step at a time.

“Almost Zero” Waste Lunch:
We have started taking cotton napkins to work to use with our lunches instead of picking up a paper napkin at work or taking a paper towel from home.  It has remarkably cut our consumption of paper towels by a 1/3 of a roll each month. We also switched to Sigg bottles and got rid of all plastic water bottles. We use glass containers for our food instead of the toxic plastic containers (that should never be microwaved). We use a cute/ washable LL Bean canvas lunch tote instead of a paper bag. Finally we use reusable utensils (regular flat ware) or corn based degradable utensils….try it, these are all easy to incorporate. Be the one who talks about it at work and pass the environmentally friendly practice on.

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Recently, I was interviewed for a Social Responsibility panel I was speaking on. The questions they asked were timely and relevant to many conversations I had over the holidays.  I had some very interesting conversations with teachers, the owner of a printing company, commercial realtors, lawyers, mothers, my family and potential investors in our company, who, for the first time ever, all collectively, not only understood what we are trying to accomplish with our little company, but the global imperative for its existence.

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