Reducing the Amount of Trash You Produce at Your Gainesville, FL, Apartment Home

Producing trash and waste is an unavoidable byproduct of life, but reducing the amount of garbage that you produce can provide significant benefits to the environment. Less trash produced means less waste taking up space in landfills, and also eliminates the need to transport and dispose of that trash, which also reduces carbon emissions. In the end, reducing the volume of waste you produce is one of the simplest ways that you can make a positive impact on the environment.

Best of all, reducing the trash you produce at your Bellamay Grand apartment is a lot easier than you think. Just use these helpful suggestions:

• Never just throw away your old or unwanted books, clothes, or electronics. Instead, donate them to a worthy charity or thrift store. You can also trade in or sell your belongings in good condition. Either way, it gives usable goods a new life and prevents them from being buried in a landfill or destroyed.
• Go paperless whenever possible. That means avoiding printing bank forms, business documents, and other files. Even if you like having a hard copy on hand, by backing up your files in multiple places on your computer and portable hard drives or USB, your documents will be there when you need them with much less waste.
• Similarly, take the time to stop unwanted mail. If the same companies continue to send you junk mail that you routinely throw away, call or email them and ask to be taken off their mailing lists.
• Avoid disposable plates and utensils. Instead, purchase quality ceramic plates, mugs, and stainless steel silverware that will last for a long time.
• Buy a refillable metal water bottle that you can take around with your during exercise or other daily activities, which will help you avoid purchasing disposable water bottles, one of the leading sources of waste in the U.S.
• Use reusable canvas bags while grocery shopping, which helps you avoid wasting multiple plastic or paper bags.
• When possible, buy goods in bulk. Not only is buying in bulk often a better deal (in terms of being less expensive per unit) but you can get a larger amount of goods with less packaging, which cuts down on unnecessary waste.

Even if you only incorporate these simple strategies, you’ll reduce the waste your produce, make your life a little bit easier, and help to protect the Earth all at once. Best of all, you can start reducing your impact right from your Gainesville, FL, apartment home at Bellamay Grand.

If you’re not a resident and would like more information on our available apartment units, please call our leasing office today.