Kids can be wasteful little creatures. I have the biggest problem in terms of wastefulness with my 10-year-old son. For as long as I can remember, if there was body wash in the shower, half would be dumped out. If shampoo was within reach, a hand-sized-amount was used instead of a quarter-sized-amount. I’ve tried various methods – making him purchase his own shampoo (what, then, does one do when it’s all wasted? Have him not wash his hair? Happy boy is the result!), or dispensing the soap in a smaller container before each shower (time consuming and annoying!) And so, I’ve resolved to just keep explaining why it’s not good to be wasteful, and hopefully catch him in the act or make him clean up the aftermath. Of course, toilet antics are another thing entirely and that’s when I call his father in to handle!
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As a plumber, founder of Small Jobs Plumbing – the first female owned and operated plumbing company in Nova Scotia – and mother to an eight-year-old boy, nobody knows clogs better than Tammy Buchanan! And while you might not always think of it, one of her top tips for avoiding plumbing problems is starting with a toilet paper that breaks down quickly in water. This is especially true if you have low-flow toilets or a septic system, own a cottage or RV or simply have a kid who can’t help but put a little too much in the bowl!
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Turn water off in between brushing
One way were are less wasteful is we use washable cloths at the dinner table instead of papertowels.
We have definitely had the “use less TP” talk since my kids have overflowed the toilet more than one! We also take short showers and turn off the water while brushing.
using a cloth instead of paper towels to clean up spills
Using a tea towel to clean up spills instead of paper products!
We’ve talked about lighting and opening curtains instead of turning on a bedroom light for 1 second
I teach them to be less wasteful with the electricity. Turn off lights and electronics when not is use.
Making sure the lights are only on when needed.
To turn the shampoo upside down when it is near the end so you can get the last amount out during the next shower.
I encourage them to use both sides of their paper and not just to cut out a small piece of construction paper and then throw the rest out but to be creative with left over art materials.
We have been camping lots this summer so water conservation is key in the camper so we don’t have to fill/dump very much. We have been teaching our toddler how to use less water.
We teach my daughter to compost and show her how we use it to help our garden.
We are and have been a recycling family for years. If someone is over and they throw something away that should be recycled, we audibly gasp lol
For my daughter, it was shampoo and toothpaste. When she was older, toilet paper. OMG! She could go through a roll quickly. She is much more aware now and uses less.
We always made sure to use up leftovers.
In our house we try & teach the kids to reuses just about anything we can by recycling. If there are products or clothing whatever we donate to the local food stage and shelters. This way if we are not using them someone can.
Show them a dumpsite & say recycle, reuse, reduce to save our earth
no kids, but I’m always telling my husband to turn off the lights!
Always recycle when you can.
I encourage my kids all the time to turn off the lights when a room is not in use as well as to unplug electronics they are not using.
We’ve taught our kids to recycle pretty much anything. Turning of electronics is a big one not to waste the hydro.
they also know all food scraps either go to the chickens or the compost.
we compost but i also try to serve everyone smaller portions so less is wasted overall
use 1 sheet at a time
We only take as much food as we will eat and if there happens to be a little left over, it goes to lunches
We try to be positive role models for them
I don’t have kids but I would teach them to turn the water off while brushing their teeth to save water.
I teach my kids to have quick showers and to put items into the recycle bin
when drawing or doodling they use both sides of the paper. we also melt down broken pieces of crayons and make multicolored crayons.
We support when they watch creative arts and crafts shows, and get kids to recreate using the materials in a recycle bin.
turn the taps off when brushing your teeth
finishing the last morself on their plate
I teach them to recycle, reuse, and reduce when ever they can.
Shower instead of taking a bubble bath.
I don’t have children yet, but I try to be less wasteful myself by using reusable containers instead of disposable ones, and trying to use clothes instead of so many paper towels! Hope to get some more tips here in this comments section 🙂 Thanks for the great giveaway!
We compost and recycle everything we can, and my toddler already knows which bucket things go in! I’ve also taught him to turn lights off when he doesn’t need them.
Turn the lights off when you leave a room and recycle everything you can.
We teach our kids to always turn off taps when brushing, turn off everything when leaving a room and recycle whenever we can.
I was always taught to never take more than you need, of anything.
Turn off the lights when they aren’t in use, and recycle.
I’ve taught them to reuse, and to recycle. To keep the lights off when not in the room (and tv etc) and to turn off the water while brushing their teeth.
No ways yet since he’s only 9 months, but less TP will be high on the list.
We are cautious of turning off lights when not in a room
I taught my daughter to be less wasteful by example. Do as I do!
No lights left on in an empty room, nor gadgets left on standby when not in use and only rechargeable batteries are allowed in the house
Turn off the tv and lights downstairs when you go outside.
They learned from watching us, the recycle, don’t waste water, turn off unused lights and so on
Recycling is huge for our family as well as turning the tap off while brushing teeth
Recycling and picking up litter when we are on our walks.
we try to keep the lights out and recycle
Recycle and reuse items (like create musical instruments with empty tissue boxes)
We us reusable lunch containers so we’re not wasting plastic baggies every day.
i tell them it’s easier to get seconds of drinks, meals etc versus having to throw any food out, I also teach them ways of using left overs
I tell my daughter to save water by keeping her shower time under 10 minutes.
I tell them to never leave taps running
turn off lights when they dont need to be on. turn off water while brushing teeth.
Only to put enough food on the plate that you are going to eat, don’t leave the water running
When my daughter is brushing her teeth, turn the water off
We use containers instead of baggies, we don’t let the water run while brushing are teeth., turn light off when not needed.
We recycle, do litterless lunches, any electronics turned off when not in use, lights off, water off when brushing teeth.
We recycle, use reusable containers and turn lights off when the are not needed
Turn off items when not in use, use reusable containers, recycle and only take what they will eat.
My daughter is 11mo so the most I can do now is lead by example and continue the habits so she will learn as she grows. Shutting off lights when we’re not in the room. Clean up after yourself when you make a mess. Recycle.
I use reusable items and recycle
we have always recycled,,teach to not waste water,turn it off when brushing teeth,take shorter showers,,etc,,and oh,we always eat all the leftovers..haha
I would tell them to recycle always!
We try to teach them by keeping lights off and unplugging things, also by taking quick showers instead of baths and eating all our meals and reusing the leftovers
A couple weeks ago I took my kids to see the mobile aquarium and the people running it were talking about the importance of using less and making less garbage. I have been trying for years to get my kids to think about the amount of garbage they make but after these people telling them about what it does to sea life I think it really stuck. My 6 year-old has been coming up with ways to use less plastic, aka buying less! We’ve talked a lot about convenience food lately and how much packaging it has and we are trying to reduce that
We use reusable water bottles and fill from the tap.
Turn lights off
Shower instead of taking long baths.
By recycling
We talk a lot about not wasting water by turning off the tap when brushing teeth.
We use reuseable bottles rather than buy bottles of water or juice
we never waste food, and we dont run the water when brushing our teeth or doing the dishes
We’re very careful with any type of waste, electrical, water and we always recycle
Turn off lights when we leave a room.
Turning off the lights when she leaves the room and turning off the taps while she’s brushing her teeth.
I tell her to turn the water off as soon as she’s finished with it.
I always taught my kids to use up leftovers even freezing small amounts for later
I teach them how lucky they are to live in a wealthy country like Canada with clean water and air ,plenty of food, and show them the comparison to other countries so they will be appreciative of what they have and be less wasteful.
I get them to count squares sounds weird but it works lol
We taught our daughter about water by stopping up the tub while she had a shower, vs the amount used if she has a bath.
Turn off the water from the faucet when brushing teeth.
Cheers.
I tell my son how important it is not to waste water so not to overuse, especially in the bathtub. Now he is very aware and he tells me “OK mommy it’s time to turn off the water, we don’t want to waste” lol
I try to teach them to turn out lights and not waste food–unfortunately it is falling on deaf ears
Don’t leave the water running when brushing teeth and always turn off the lights
If its yellow, let it mellow. If it’s brown, flush it down. LOL just kidding!
Turn off the water
Getting them to help with recycling shows them the importance of not wasting.
Recycle, and the value of a dollar.
turn off water when brushing teeth and no leaving lights on
By eating all their food and turning off lights.
We recycle – everything that can be!
I insist that we recycle and compost absolutely everything possible. Apparently I’m a bit of a nag about it!
reusable water bottles than plastic
We use water bottles that we can reuse. We do not use plastic bottles.
To use Cold Water for Laundry Washing, Turn off the lights and to recycle
I try to set an example about recycling.
Lead by example and the kids will follow. We tell them to recycle and turn lights off when not in use, they are pretty good at this
I am teaching them recycle and always bring their own water bottle when we go out
Use reuseable water bottles over plastic bottled water
I don’t have children unless you count my cat in which case I try to use biodegradable natural litter in her litterbox.
I teach them the importance of recycling.
Use reusable containers instead of bags
we always have a night of left overs each week so nothing ends up in the trash
Concerning toilet paper, I tell them to be conservative with the amount they use and only use what they really need, not waste it
I teach my kids to turn off water taps when brushing teeth – so important to conserve water, not waste it!
I tell my child to reuse both sides of paper before recycling it!
I have taught my children to unplug things when they are not using them, turn lights off when they leave a room, recycle & instead of turning the heat up all the time, use a blanket
we recycle and reuse objects in crafting !
I Teach them not to litter and to recycle
We reuse as much as we can!
We teach them to recycle bottles , batteries ..bags
Reusable lunch bags / containers are key!
Don’t have kids but I make sure my nephew turns off lights and recycles when I’m with him.
Taught my kids to recycle and not waste food etc…
we recycle as much as possible
I always recycle & re-use
to use reuseable water bottles over plastic bottled water
We only use reusable water bottles
We recycle & reuse. Bring our own bottles and containers
I teach my kids to recycle by getting them to help put each item in the appropriate bag and I tell them why it is important to recycle, my 3 year old thinks it’s a game so it makes it fun for him.
We started a compost bin!
By giving them reusable Tupperware containers for their lunches since the beginning they have never contributed any garbage such as plastic wrap, sandwich baggies, juice boxes etc to the landfills. My oldest takes pride in her no-waste lunches and now especially appreciates how much waste she has saved – for a project at school her class keep all the disposable parts of their lunches for a week to show how much waste is generated with those products, and she had nothing to contribute to the huge amount of garbage they collected.
We recycle.
We recycle and try to reuse as much as we can around the house
We recycle and compost.
to try not to create garbage – try to recycle everything.
no kids either. but we use reusable water jugs, leftover food is frozen til needed, reusable cloth bags are used for shopping…just to name a few things:)
We recycle and use reusable water bottles
biking to school and work
Lead by example.
Do turn the lights on if not needed and also dont let the water run.
My kids use old school work and suck for coloring and note paper
I teach kids to recycle and keep everything clean.
We recycle and use reusable water bottles
I try teaching them the importance of recycling