Your Greeness

Are you on the fence about recycling? Maybe these incentives will convince you to do it!

In some towns, they’ve  developed different programs to encourage people to recycle . For example, some weigh the recycling bins when they pick them up. The weight of the recycling bin is then calculated each week and added up to a monthly total. At the end of the month, you’re rewarded based on your overall monthly recycling weight!

Some towns have partnered with companies and businesses and will provide gift certificates in exchange for your recycling efforts.

Studies on towns like these have found a 90% increase in recycling! So if this is the little push that you need, inquire about incentives in your own town!

One of the simplest ways to live green is to use and reuse the available resources to us. That includes those given by Mother Nature, like rain! By investing in a rain barrel, or just any container to store rain water as it falls, all of us can reduce our tap water comsumption! Rain water recycling also reduces the chance of run-off and soil erosion because instead of running to the ground, rain ends up in your containers!

Rainwater can be used in a number of ways. We can us it to water our lawns and ardens, and our plants around the house! We can also use rainwater to wash our cars and bikes, and other dirty things stored in the garage!

Who knew that such a simple thing like rain could benefit so many aspects of our lives! So the next time you see dark clouds looming ahead, get your containers ready and recycle!