I really want to take better care of our planet.
- After all, we are only given the one planet.
We had better take good care of it. Otherwise, we will be left with nothing. That is why I am very self conscious about the trash that I produce. I buy food from the farmers market as much as I can, I use reusable grocery bags, my babies all used cloth diapers, and I try not to buy anything plastic (especially if it is disposable). Only recently did I discover that I have a choice when it comes to my HVAC air filter. I have been buying disposable air filters for as long as I can remember. The disposable air filters are made of cardboard and metal, mostly. However, they do come with plastic wrapping. They are also pretty indestructible so there might be some fiberglass or something in the fitler part too. Honestly, I don’t really know. But, again, I didn’t see that I had any choice. I would use my air filters for as long as possible. When I needed new ones I would buy a huge package of them so that there would be less plastic wrapping. But I don’t feel like that is enough. I am still producing waste. But recently I discovered reusable air filters. They are plastic but you can use them for decades before they have to be recycled. You just take out the air filter, rinse and dry it off, then put it back. It is that easy. I really like that the reusable air filters will help me to not produce any more trash. I have been using mine for 3 months now and just cleaned it for the first time. I just wish I had found these a lot earlier.