i would categorize myself as a rational ecologist i dont like being wasteful , but i try not to be ocd about it. i reuse plastic grocery bags, use public transportation, but i do flush my toilet. ive read that some people dont flush their toilets for number one just so they can save water. i dont care about saving water THAT much.
i dont know or care whether or not there is global warming. i do think that its best to use cleaning products with the least toxic ingredients. in the past ive felt like i was being asphyxiated while cleaning my bathroom. the cleaning fluids smelled that lethal.
i eat meat, but i try not to waste meat or chicken that i have prepared. if i cant eat it all up at one meal i freeze it for later.
i donate my old clothing to charity or thrift shops. i often read library books and donate any books i have bought and no longer desire.
i recently bought a seltzer maker so i dont have to buy bottled seltzer. the machine comes with durable plastic bottles and is cheaper than buying seltzer. it also reduces alot of schlepping of seltzer bottles. i know that straight water is the best thirst quencher , but sometimes i need another taste. by having a seltzer maker there are less bottles to recycle.
i went to an eco-fest near grand central station in nyc around earth day. they had alot of interesting innovations. they showed how you could make bottle caps into magnets , wine corks into trivets and magazine paper into stationary. beside not being wasteful, it can help one become frugal.
im including a photo of a woman at the eco-fest who dressed up as mother earth.
