Mar 26, 2009 14:16
I just found out that in my area we can use a regular garbage bin or wooden bushel basket for our yard waste (leaves, grass clippings, green waste) instead of having to buy those paper yard waste bags. The bags aren't that expensive, I usually find them for around $2.99 - $3.99 for a pkg of 4-6 bags. But I started thinking about it, and I probably end up buying three packs or more a year. I've got three of them sitting out at the road right now, just from raking up the front yard of our new house, and the backyard is still looming. It seems like I might have a lot of savings to look forward to if I get myself a designated bin for our yard waste.
It got me to thinking, what other things could I save money on by simply using the re-usable counterpart of the more popular toss away products? We already use cloth diapers.
Does anyone have any ideas?