» Go Green at a Barbeque!
Thursday, August 13th, 2009
Hello! I figure it’s as good as time as any to share my tips about green living and how to go green while having a barbeque with friends. These are things that actually can save you money because they are items you already have around your apartment. Who says everything that is better for the environment is more expensive for us?! So, here are just a few helpful environmentally safe tips that can save you money. In the grand scheme of things this helps save our earth.
1. Try using electric grills in stead of gas or charcoal. If you must use charcoal, do not use lighter fluid. Try burning some old newspaper and let the embers catch on to the coals. This make take a little longer for the fire to get going, but it decreases the chemicals released in the atmosphere due the lighter fluid burning off.
2. Don’t use plastic cutlery, serving dishes, or cups that are disposable. Go for the good stuff; use your glasses, silverware, or the not so-good china. These items are reusable, washable, and probably a lot sturdier when trying to pack the ribs on that thin white plate that can’t even support its self under the weight of a salad. Just saying.
3. If you must use plastic disposable plates and cups. Try setting a separate trash bag aside specifically for those pieces of recyclable plastic if they can be recycled. There are even biodegradable trash bags now. Go figure right?So now we have all the tools needed in order to be effective recyclers.
Try keepingsome or maybe all of these things in mind at your next bareque, pool party, fish fry, etc. You always feel a small sense of accomplishment for at least trying to do you part to make a change. Let me know your ideas bloggers. Happy Barbequing!
-Jay Collie
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