Buy in Bulk
Big Green Head loves to buy in bulk. Not only does it save him money and provide lots of yummy snacks for his pantry, but it uses less packaging. Typical packaging materials consist of plastic, paper and aluminum and packaging represents about 65% of household trash.
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DID YOU KNOW?
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DID YOU KNOW?
- About one-third of an average dump is made up of packaging material.
- Out of every $10 spent buying things, $1 (10%) goes for packaging that is thrown away
- Packaging represents about 65% of household trash.
- The U.S. is the #1 trash-producing-country in the world at 1,609 pounds per person per year. This means that 5% of the world's people generate 40% of the world's waste.
Expense: Since buying in bulk typically costs less per item you’ll be saving money in the long run.
Reduce/Reuse/Recycle - REDUCE the amount of products you buy that are not recyclable and use a lot of packaging. REUSE the large bulk item containers. RECYCLE any packaging that you can.
Reduce/Reuse/Recycle - REDUCE the amount of products you buy that are not recyclable and use a lot of packaging. REUSE the large bulk item containers. RECYCLE any packaging that you can.
