About P&G Everyday Effect
Many people think their everyday actions are ordinary, and that the things they do every day can’t make a difference to help the environment. P&G believes the most effective changes don’t necessarily start with grand acts and can start much closer to home, by changing the way we think about things like waste.
Seemingly ordinary actions – like washing your laundry in lower temperatures, doing the dishes with concentrated products or changing a diaper that uses thinner materials – can be a surprising help to the world we share… allowing us all to reduce waste.
In my family, we do what we can to help the planet. We are lucky enough to live in a town where we can recycle almost everything we use, so we recycle a lot. We buy refills or packaging-free products when possible to elimate needless packaging. And we re-use products around the house when possible.
Most of my kids’ crafts are made from recycled products that we’ve already used. Whether it’s cardboard from one of the many boxes I receive each week, paper or tissue paper that was included in the boxes, or even kitchen packaging like soup cans or fruit cups. I even have a reputation for wrapping Christmas presents (family only!) in boxes from the kitchen, like taco shell boxes or cereal boxes.
It makes no sense to throw away products when they can be reused.
For the P&G Everyday Effect Program, I decided to see if there were even more products that I could use. After all, recycling is great, but if I can reuse a product many times before recycling, I’m going a step further. I’m stopping that product from going into a landfill by recycling, but I’m also not buying and using unnecesary new products when I re-use the one I already have.
I didn’t have to go far to find a great new way to re-use products. One night while surfing Pinterest (of course!), I came upon the idea for this – using bulk food containers for toys. I’ve made at least 1o different craft, play and storage boxes from old wipes boxes, so I have no idea why this didn’t occur to me, but I love it!
We already had a huge container at home for animal crackers and I knew it would be perfect:
I was so excited about the project that I had to start right away. I put the remaining animal crackers in a reusable storage bag and washed out the inside of the container. Then I removed the sticker from the front and wiped the residue off.
And that was it! I had an adorable storage container for toys! Easiest DIY project ever and it re-uses a container I already had.
I had the perfect toys to put inside, too. We got a box of building logs for Christmas that came in a flimsy box. The box has been crushed and ripped too many times to hold the logs any more, so I was thrilled to have a great new home for them.
Check it out:
The logs fit perfectly! Even the big ones.
Isn’t it cute? I’m already envisioning an entire line of bear containers in the playroom. A shelf of bears full of legos, doll clothes, match box cars, and more. All made from products we already own. Love it!
I had a great time finding a fun use for a product in the house and am already looking for more ideas. With the number of stray puzzle pieces, doll accessories, game parts and other toys in this house, I’m sure I’ll be able to use quite a few more fun containers.
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How about you? What do you do in your family to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle?
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Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post for SheSpeaks/P&G. All opinions are my own.
Sherri Lewis says
We recycle everything we can, bring our own shopping bags when we get groceries, and repurpose a lot of things
MonaG says
We recycle and re-use products whenever and however we can. I especially love :
. bulk containers from Sam’s club(currently home to trial/travel size toiletries)
. Tin cookie containers(my daughter’s hair accessories)
. Coffee cans(rubber bands, paper clips…)
. Glass jars(spices)
We also donate books to the library and shop at thrift stores.
Charlene says
I live in a nursing home and have tried over the years to get them to recycle. We asked if we can collect the aluminum cans and was told that it’s against the board of health to have the cans laying around, even though we would wash them out. It really stinks, we could be recycling so much stuff.
Nicole G says
So cute my kiddo would love these