To the Mother Nature Network : ” Our grandparents (or great-grandparents) — children of the Great Depression — could teach us a thing or two about going green on a budget. “Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without, (…) “
Their carbon footprint was uber-small — they used less water, less fuel, created less waste and imported fewer goods than we do. They took these actions out of necessity as opposed to our modern-day desire to help the planet (…).
Including those useful tips are kick the bottle, Let it all hang it out, grow local, ‘rain, rain, don’t go away’, brown bag it and buy less. For more, please check out the full article.