With an increased emphasis on the way we affect our planet and its climate, many parents are now looking for green back to school ideas that keep their carbon footprint down to a minimum. Although this isn’t always easy where kids are concerned, there are a few things you can do.
Buy As Little As Possible
The best of all the green back to school ideas is simply to buy as little as possible. You won’t be contributing to waste, or buying any environmentally-harmful materials, if you don’t buy anything at all! Although this is easier said than done when it comes to back to school shopping, take some time out to have a long hard think about what you’ve already got that could be re-used, or whether certain items that stores have on sale are actually essential.
When you’re going through what you already have, don’t automatically throw out anything that’s damaged or no longer fits your child. The chances are that a lot of those items can be fixed, or donated to other children to be reused. You could save material from old school clothes to make eco-friendly reusable cloth bags for your grocery shopping. Think outside the box here!
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