MONTHLY CHALLENGE APRIL: WASTE LESS #earthlove M Fill ice trays with leftover wine to use in future recipes Pick one food and cook with every part of it Turn day-old rice into fried rice Ditch disposable water bottles NOTES Tu W Th Fr Sa/Su Love the earth! BYOB(ag) to the grocery store Unplug appliances you aren’t using Cut brown bananas in half and freeze for smoothies Recycle an old electronic device (1st generation iPod, anyone?) Make a grocery list (and only buy what’s on it) Turn the water off while scrubbing dishes Buy bulk quantities of pantry staples (rice, pasta, nuts) Tupperware: Use it! Break bananas apart Trade paper towels to increase their for a cloth one counter life Recycle Store kitchen scraps Donate what you (raw fruits and don’t want veggies, egg shells) Reduce waste! to compost Don’t mix fruits and Learn the right way vegetables (they to organize your spoil each other) fridge* Swap your paper Buy organic milk (it’s Don’t confuse Traveling? Turn down Reuse jars for coffee cup for a mug flowers or bulk food processed differently “sell by,” “best by,” the thermostat and to last longer) or “use by” with unplug Reuse “toss by” Go paperless for bank statements, bills, etc. Ordering takeout? Say no to utensils and napkins Trade tea bags for loose leaf tea in a tea infuser #greatist