Mardi Boettcher's Blog

We don’t have a Whole Foods store here and we have curbside recycling, but I thought you might find it interesting to know how the yogurt and cottage cheese containers are used.  Very interesting!  Always great information from the California Association of Realtors:

“If your city doesn’t have curbside recycling, then recycling #5 plastics (cottage cheese, prescription drug, and yogurt containers) can be cumbersome.  One option is to drop your #5 plastic containers off at designated Whole Foods locations.  These containers can be remade into items such as razors, toothbrushes, cutlery, and mixing bowls — all of which are fully recyclable.”

To learn how water-intensive your lifestyle is and how to lessen your “water footprint,” visit www.waterfootprint.org                  

This is especially timely this year as we are rationing water in the Ukiah Valley.  I anticipate that soon the various water agencies will be able to work together to increase the storage capacity for our valley and yet, we can do our part by reducing our “water footprint.”

Enjoy!