Accept The Reuse Challenge

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Two of my three kids eat the lunch provided by the school everyday.  My youngest, however, insists on bringing a lunch from home.  A couple of years ago, I invested in a plastic sandwich holder and a reuseable drink bottle.  I did it because I thought it would save me money by my not having to buy juice boxes and baggies.  I didn't even realize at that time that I was doing my part to save the environment.

Aladdin has a great selection of reuseable containers.  I especially love their Artist Series Bowls.  These would be perfect for the snacks that Brandi takes in her lunchbox.  While I was browsing their site, I read about this thing they are doing called Do The Reuse Challenge.  They want people to make a 30 day commitment to give up disposable paper cups, water bottle, or food containers.

You can stop buying coffe on your way to work, and instead, make some at home and bring it with you in a reuseable insulated cup.  This will not only help the environment; it will also save you money.  Those specialty coffees are expensive!  It can cost about $636 to buy drip coffee at a specialty shop.  If you make your own at home, you will spend about $165.  That is a big difference.

You can also choose to use a refillable water bottle instead of drinking bottled water.  I don't think I even have to tell you how ridiculas it is to spend so much money on bottled water.  In fact, in the United States, 50 billion disposable water bottles are consumed each year.  That's 137,000 per day, or 1,585 per second.

You can also learn from me and use plastic sandwich containers.  Bringing a lunch from home can save you so much money every year.  In fact, if you average that lunch costs you $9 a day, you can save over $2,000 a year by bringing lunch from home.

If these reasons haven't convinced you to make a change, how about this one.  If you accept the Challenge, you will get discounts and free shipping on select Aladin products on their website.  You can also find Aladdin on Facebook.  I know I am going to be accepting this challenge, and I think you should, too.