Lets face facts most of the the waste in American house holds comes out of the kitchen. There are lots of new appliances and new green products to go out and buy, but there are some cheap tips to use in the kitchen too. You can start at the market where you buy your food. The place that you choose to shop at is key. Some are lucky to have farmers markets and organic groceries. Others live in neighborhoods with lots of small family owned stores to shop at. For those who have no choice and have to shop at me
ga stores with fluorescent lights and big air conditioners try to find one with a store brand you can trust. Whole Foods and Trader Joe's are some of the gr
eener supermarkets out there. Some supermarkets in the nation have joined GreenChill and reduced their emissions and are emitting fewer ozone-depleting refrigerants and greenhouse gases than their competitors. Its important to try new places all the time to find the right store for you. At the store there are decisions to make. Do they have a bulk section? Buying things in bulk or in bigger containers means less waste. When you check the packaging there is one or two things to look for. After checking out the Nutrition Facts look further to where the product was manufactured, most of the time one can find a local brand. The less traveling the food does to make it to the shelf the less impact it has on the environment. Then avoid individually packaged items and look for brands that minimize packaging. Look for you favorite foods in one package not two. You can find things that are not bagged and then boxed. If you buy stuff that comes in only one pack
age then you are throwing out less. When at home you can cut down on waste too. Grow your own spices in your window or buy them fresh. Then right before they go bad dry them out in paper bags or hang them in a window to dry. If you saved the last basil container or a small glass jar you can refill your dried spices without throwing anything out. Same goes for bread crumbs, save the tin and when the last two slices or the end Pieces are left toast them and break up into the old bread crumb tin. You can also make your own croutons in the oven. Also if you save your extra pieces of vegetables that you don't use in traditional cooking in the freezer you can boil up some great for everything vegetable stock that will stay good is a glass jar for a week. Food and spices are not the only way to waste not-want not in the kitchen. We all should have stopped buying trash bags long ago and should be using the plastic bags that seem turn up (no matter how hard we try) inside our homes from purchases. There are easy ways to reuse these bags in an 
organized way. (see Plastic Bags Organized under label plastic) Taking paper bags whenever possible is better for the environment and you can save them too. In and around the sink can be taken care of in a green way. If you don't have a double sink make one by using a big bowl or pot for the soapy water. If you think you need all the harsh chemicals to clean you counter, stove, fridge or floor your wrong. You could go out and buy the new green cleaning products. Or by using house hold items like Backing Soda, Salt, Vinegar, Lemon even Water Softener and Toothpaste you can save the earth from all the weird chemicals in cleaners bought from the store.
ga stores with fluorescent lights and big air conditioners try to find one with a store brand you can trust. Whole Foods and Trader Joe's are some of the gr
eener supermarkets out there. Some supermarkets in the nation have joined GreenChill and reduced their emissions and are emitting fewer ozone-depleting refrigerants and greenhouse gases than their competitors. Its important to try new places all the time to find the right store for you. At the store there are decisions to make. Do they have a bulk section? Buying things in bulk or in bigger containers means less waste. When you check the packaging there is one or two things to look for. After checking out the Nutrition Facts look further to where the product was manufactured, most of the time one can find a local brand. The less traveling the food does to make it to the shelf the less impact it has on the environment. Then avoid individually packaged items and look for brands that minimize packaging. Look for you favorite foods in one package not two. You can find things that are not bagged and then boxed. If you buy stuff that comes in only one pack
age then you are throwing out less. When at home you can cut down on waste too. Grow your own spices in your window or buy them fresh. Then right before they go bad dry them out in paper bags or hang them in a window to dry. If you saved the last basil container or a small glass jar you can refill your dried spices without throwing anything out. Same goes for bread crumbs, save the tin and when the last two slices or the end Pieces are left toast them and break up into the old bread crumb tin. You can also make your own croutons in the oven. Also if you save your extra pieces of vegetables that you don't use in traditional cooking in the freezer you can boil up some great for everything vegetable stock that will stay good is a glass jar for a week. Food and spices are not the only way to waste not-want not in the kitchen. We all should have stopped buying trash bags long ago and should be using the plastic bags that seem turn up (no matter how hard we try) inside our homes from purchases. There are easy ways to reuse these bags in an 
organized way. (see Plastic Bags Organized under label plastic) Taking paper bags whenever possible is better for the environment and you can save them too. In and around the sink can be taken care of in a green way. If you don't have a double sink make one by using a big bowl or pot for the soapy water. If you think you need all the harsh chemicals to clean you counter, stove, fridge or floor your wrong. You could go out and buy the new green cleaning products. Or by using house hold items like Backing Soda, Salt, Vinegar, Lemon even Water Softener and Toothpaste you can save the earth from all the weird chemicals in cleaners bought from the store.GreenChill Stores:
http://ecopreneurist.com/2009/04/30/how-green-in-your-grocery-store/
Check out PBS's Cleaning Guru - Haley's Hints
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/01/haleys_cleaning.php
http://feministreview.blogspot.com/2009/05/haleys-hints-green-edition.html
Green Cleaning Tips:
http://home.howstuffworks.com/14-green-kitchen-cleaning-tips.htm
Lots of green Tips check out
Make Your Own Eco-Friendly Dishwasher Detergent
10 Tips for Using Apple Cider Vinegar
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/food-recipes/cooking-tips
http://ecopreneurist.com/2009/04/30/how-green-in-your-grocery-store/
Check out PBS's Cleaning Guru - Haley's Hints
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/01/haleys_cleaning.php
http://feministreview.blogspot.com/2009/05/haleys-hints-green-edition.html
Green Cleaning Tips:
http://home.howstuffworks.com/14-green-kitchen-cleaning-tips.htm
Lots of green Tips check out
Make Your Own Eco-Friendly Dishwasher Detergent
10 Tips for Using Apple Cider Vinegar
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/food-recipes/cooking-tips
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