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Sure, bringing your own canvas totes to the supermarket is one way of cutting down extraneous waste, but that's not the only way we can help spare our overtaxed landfills and resources. Real Simple has some ideas:
1. Skip single-serving items: Frozen foods, as well as lunch and snack items, tend to require more packaging per unit.
2. Just add water: Purchase concentrated forms of laundry detergents, household cleaners, and even certain juices to save on extra packaging and cost.3. Avoid disposable goods: These include razors, lighters, and plastic utensils.
4. Look for multipurpose cleaners: You don't need a different cleaner for every kind of surface in your house. You can even make your own.
5. Close the loop: Purchase products, such as paper towels and toilet paper, made from recycled materials.
Difficulty level: Easy
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