GOING GREEN: Conserve energy in your bathroom!

Some simple suggestions:
*Turn the water off when you're brushing your teeth
*Take shorter showers
*Change your showerhead to a low flow
*Change lightbulbs to energy saver bulbs (after the others have burned out. It's just as wasteful to take them out with life still in them and throw them out to put in the energy saver ones)
*Put a brick (or a tall slim bottle full of pebbles) in the tank of your toilet. This reduces the amount of water you use at each flush.
*Use those plastic shopping bags as bathroom trash bags. And, make sure your trash is FULL before you throw it out!
*Use toilet paper and tissues that have been made with post consumer recycled materials. A great company for this is Marcal.
*WOMEN: There are GREAT eco-friendly feminine products for you to use. Sea sponge tampons and cloth pads save a TON of room in our landfills!
*Use natural cleaners in your bathroom. Vinegar and baking soda are a must if you want to stay natural!
*When you reach the end of a tube of toothpaste and you cannot squeeze out anymore, cut open the end and dip your toothbrush in! You can easily get 3-4 more brushes before having to throw the tube out.
*When your child gets sick, it's recommended that you throw their toothbrush out, to avoid the child getting sick again. If the toothbrush was at the end of it's 3 month life span, toss it. However, if it was fairly new, simply boil it for 2-3 minutes. Boiling kills the germs and saves you from needing a new toothbrush. (I would boil up to 2 months into the toothbrush's lifespan)
*Recycle those nifty little cardboard centers to your toilet paper rolls. If you have small children, they can be used in their crafts. Otherwise, recycle them with your regular paper cardboard. Also ,if you use a toothpaste that comes in a bottle (like Crest), peel off the label and rinse the bottle and recycle it with the rest of your plastics. And don't forget the cardboard boxes your soap comes in or plastic shampoo/conditioner/body wash/bubble bath bottles.
*Unplug things you don't use. Some electrical items pull just as much energy when they're just plugged in as they do when you're using them. So unplug that electric toothbrush and electric shaver, until they start dying. Recharge for a full day, and unplug again.
*DO NOT THROW OUT THOSE LITTLE BITS OF SOAP! Let them dry out and save them in a small plastic container. DO NOT mix different types of soaps. I will blog tomorrow (hopefully with pics) about what to do with those.