Tip 3 Keep the Clover in your Lawn

       Helga loves clover. Not only does she find it tasty but Helga is also a scientist. She is aware that clover is capable of nitrogen fixation. In other words, clover can take nitrogen from the air and convert it into a form that plants can use. This means lawns containing clover require little or no added fertilizer.  Fertilizer requires energy to make and transport.  It also can run off into lakes and streams leading to excess algae.  (Excess algae looks like green slime and is gross to swim through.)  The excess algae leads to dead zones: areas with little or no oxygen.  This kills fish and other critters who swim through the area. Why? Bacteria breaks down algae when it dies and uses up the oxygen in the water.  So, KEEP THE CLOVER!!

Helga's Second Tip: Getting ice cream

                                     
Helga says:   Get the ice cream cone, not the cup.  The cone is not only delicious but you prevent a disposable cup and spoon from being trashed. If you must have ice cream in a cup, please bring your own cup and spoon.  BYOC&S (Bring your own cup & spoon)

Meet Helga

This is Helga, the zero waste mascot.

                                     

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Helga's First Tip ---- BYOC

This is my first post on my Zero Waste blog. I will post tips on how to live a Zero Waste lifestyle. Zero Waste is living like your grandparents and great-grandparents lived---only more modern---everything is reused, almost nothing is thrown away.

                                                                      Tip 1 
BYOC

Bring

Your

Own

Container

                                                                      Why?

When you go out to eat, bring your own container for leftovers. This means one less disposable container headed to the landfill or incinerator. Protect your health: Styrofoam containers (#6 plastic also called polystyrene) is considered a carcinogen according to the United States Department of Health and Human Services. In landfills, it takes about 500 years for Styrofoam containers to decompose.

                                 
                                                                   Video 
To check out a video and article about Styrofoam and cancer risk, go to this link.
Styrofoam Video and Article about Cancer Risk