Keely Arthur examines some ways to spruce up daily habits that will help your wallet and ease the environmental burden.
ON YOUR BOTTOM LINE AND WASTE. >> WAKE COUNTY’S 300 ACRE LANDFILL IN APEX IS ALREADY BURSTING AT THE SEAMS. AND BY 2040, EXPERTS BELIEVE IT WILL REACH MAX CAPACITY. SOMETHING ABOUT SEEING THE VOLUME OF TRASH BEING BURIED IN JUST ONE DAY THAT STATES OF PEOPLE ARE DAILY HABITS LIKE THROWING SOMETHING OUT THAT COULD BE RECYCLED, WHICH I’M NOT GOING TO DO RIGHT NOW. NOT ONLY PUT A BURDEN ON MOTHER EARTH, BUT OUR WALLETS AS WELL. HERE ARE SOME QUICK FIXES. REPLACING YOUR OLD INCANDESCENT BULBS WITH NEW LED LIGHT BULBS. >> YOU CAN MAKE A BIG DENT IN YOUR ELECTRIC BILL. ANOTHER WAY TO TAKE THOSE SAVINGS FURTHER IS TO ACTUALLY REPLACE THEM WITH SMART BULBS. YOU CAN PROGRAM SMART TO AUTOMATICALLY TURN ON AND OFF AT SPECIFIC TIMES OF THE DAY HAVING ALL THOSE LIGHTS JUST TURN OFF AUTOMATICALLY WITH THAT WILL HELP YOU SEEK OUT THOSE EXTRA SAVINGS. SMART CAN BE PRICEY. THIS ONE FROM WISE OFFERS AUTOMATION AT A LOWER COST. >> NEXT UP, IF YOU NEED THAT DAILY DOSE OF SODA OR SELTZER, YOU CAN SAVE MONEY WITH THE SODA MAKER. >> SAY YOU DRINK A LEADER OF SOUTH AND IT COSTS ABOUT $0.90 SWAP THAT FOR THIS $80 SODA STREAM TARA AND IN 4 MONTHS, IT WILL PAY FOR ITSELF. FINALLY, THIS SWAP MIGHT BE TOUGHER. PAPER TOWEL ALTERNATIVES. MY FAMILY NEVER GOING TO CLOSE TO 2 DOZEN ROLLS OF PAPER TOWELS MONTH. >> WE USABLE PAPER TOWELS, OFFER PAPER, FREE ALTERNATIVES. IT’S BETTER FOR THE YEAR AND IT SAVES MONEY. CONSUMER REPORTS PAUL HOPE RECENTLY TRIED SEVERAL OF THEM. THESE FROM MEAL AT HOTELS ARE BIODEGRADABLE ABSORBENT AND OFFER A TEXTURED SURFACE. THAT IS GREAT. FIRST SCRUBBING, TOUGHER MESSES. >> BUT PAUL SAYS YOU DON’T NEED TO SPEND THAT MUCH MONEY TO REDUCE YOUR PAPER WAYS. HE ACTUALLY PREFERS THESE 12 BY 12 REGULAR WASHCLOTHS. THEY’RE VERSATILE ABSORBENT AND BUDGET FRIENDLY. AND WHEN THEY GET TO STAINED INSTEAD OF TOSSING PAUL RE PURPOSES, THE WASH
