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Sustainable Living Traits To Pass On To Your Children

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Recycling is a simple and obvious practice that children can easily understand. Teach them how to recycle household items like plastic bottles, aluminum cans, paper, etc. You can even let them manage the responsibility in your household and reward with them with the earnings from recycling cans and bottles at local recycle centers.

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Being Environmentally Friendly Saves Money

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Many appliances are still using 10-15% power when in standby, so if you are not using it unplug it. With eBay, Craigslist, Amazon, Gum Tree and more similar sites, if you look around you are more than likely able to find exactly what you need for much less. Learn to reduce, reuse recycle everything.