Green Creation Care Tips From Your Green Faith Team

Easy Ways to Decrease Your Carbon Footprint

Try Up-cycling.

Up-cycling is reusing with a creative twist, like those tote bags and purses made of recycled materials that were sold at our Gifts of Hope fair a few years ago. Artwork, jewelry, clothing, toys – all kinds of items can be made out of cast-offs. Instead of using up resources and filling up landfills, try making old things new again. Looking for ideas? Here are a few for grownups and kids, too. 

Be an Eco-Wise Consumer.

Do business with companies that commit to protecting the environment. Support sustainability efforts. And remember to shop with our planet in mind.

Bypass chemicals when you can.

Chemical-free products from garden care to personal hygiene items to cleaners are widely available these days. Or make them yourself. Check out these natural DIY cleaners.

Cut Down Consumption.

A surefire way to reduce one’s impact on the environment is simply by curbing one’s consumption. If we don’t really need something and we’re probably going to end up throwing it away anyway – we can just pass it by.