Go Green tips for September 22nd

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Here Sarah's groovy green tips for Wednesday, September 22nd:

• This might be one of the last weekends in which we’ll see several garage sales. Warm temperatures always inspire our inner retail clerk. So don’t just walk, ride or drive by, stop take a look at the selection and you might find that treasure you would have otherwise, had to buy new. Get it used, tried, true and cheap!
• Speaking of being ready for garage sales this weekend. Make sure the shopping bags are in the car ready to go bargain hunting with you!!!!

This past summer, my family took a vacation which involved what our vacations usually involve and that’s going down to Florida to see my family. We stayed this time, with my parents, who have turned their garage into a guest cottage. They love to make their guests feel as if they’re staying in an exclusive inn. So you walk into the cottage and there are mints on the pillows, a current TV schedule on top of the TV—which gets cable. There’s a refridgerator, full of frozen bagels and beer, they like to stock up; and in the bathroom there’s lots of different varieties of hotel sized shampoos, conditioners, soaps, lotions and toothpastes. My parents have traveled a bit and have collected these from various hotels. Lord only knows how old these smelly little bottles and bars are. I’ve often asked my Mom why she takes them. She has her own shampoo and stuff with her. Her answer? They’re free. I know, It’s tempting to scoop up all those little shampoo bottles and wrapped soaps. After all housekeeping just replaces them with new ones, right? Well, what seem like freebies to my Mom, exact a cost on the planet: Producing them requires resources and emits pollution, transporting them burns fossil fuels, and their packaging is likely to end up in a landfill. And it’s a fact that while most people take them home, many never use them…just like my parents. I do approve of the mints, though, they can keep those coming! Minty fresh on the Go Green Ride at Five on 92.1 WVTK!