Andrew Vera's Eco-Web

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1. Tooth Paste

1.1. Flouride

1.1.1. 3 Months

1.1.1.1. Get a big tube of paste instead of buying a bunch of smaller ones.

2. Money

2.1. Trees

2.1.1. 1 Day

2.1.1.1. Use a debit card instead of money.

3. Water

3.1. Water

3.1.1. 1 Day

3.1.1.1. Drink filtered tap water instead of buying bottles.

4. Cell Phone

4.1. Oil

4.1.1. 2 Years

4.1.1.1. When I want to buy a new one, recycle the cell phone, and the company can use it again.

5. Glass Cup

5.1. Sand

5.1.1. 5 Years

5.1.1.1. Make it into a window.

6. Basketball

6.1. Oil

6.1.1. 3 Years

6.1.1.1. Donate to Toys for Tots.

7. Matress

7.1. Cotton

7.1.1. 10 Years

7.1.1.1. Use for another bed in the house.

8. Kitchen Table

8.1. Trees

8.1.1. 3 Years

8.1.1.1. Take apart and build a dog house.

9. Pencil

9.1. Trees

9.1.1. 1 Week

9.1.1.1. Instead of buying wood pencils, buy lead pencils.

10. Binder

10.1. Oil

10.1.1. 8 Months

10.1.1.1. Get one big binder instead of 7 smaller binders.

11. Gel

11.1. Oil

11.1.1. 1 Year

11.1.1.1. Use small amounts of it.

12. Retainers

12.1. Oil

12.1.1. 50 Years

12.1.1.1. Don't replace them, just wash them off.

13. Paper

13.1. Trees

13.1.1. 1 Day

13.1.1.1. Write on the computer, not on paper.

14. Tooth Brush

14.1. Oil

14.1.1. 4 Months

14.1.1.1. Wash it off more thoroughly each time I brush so it will stay cleaner for longer.

15. Guitar

15.1. Trees

15.1.1. 3 Years

15.1.1.1. Use the guitar as a bird house.

16. Guitar Strings

16.1. Copper

16.1.1. 3 Years

16.1.1.1. Reuse them on another guitar.

17. Counter Top

17.1. Granite

17.1.1. 7 Years

17.1.1.1. Install it into another families house, like my grandparents.

18. Shoes

18.1. Oil

18.1.1. 2 Months

18.1.1.1. Instead of buying new ones when they rip, glue it back together and wait longer to get another pair.

19. Coca Cola Cans

19.1. Aluminum

19.1.1. 1 Day

19.1.1.1. Instead of buying cans, buy liters of sodas.

20. Bed Sheets

20.1. Cotton

20.1.1. 3 Months

20.1.1.1. Use as a blanket for a pet.

21. Wooden Stool

21.1. Trees

21.1.1. 5 Months

21.1.1.1. Use as fire wood instead cutting down trees.

22. Ipod Touch

22.1. Oil

22.1.1. 2 Years

22.1.1.1. Don't waste the battery, and make it last longer than two years.

23. School ID

23.1. Oil

23.1.1. 8 Months

23.1.1.1. Instead of throwing it out, use it as an ID in my wallet.

24. Glasses

24.1. Sand and Iron

24.1.1. 6 Months

24.1.1.1. Instead of changing the lenses everytime I run out of contacts, change it every four time I get now contacts.

25. Ceramic Plate

25.1. Clay

25.1.1. 15 Years

25.1.1.1. Give them to my grandparents so they can use them for a long time too.

26. Books

26.1. Trees

26.1.1. 1 Month

26.1.1.1. Sell at yard sale or donate to a school or library.