Our consumption habits are
one place where we can all make a difference and help
improve the health of our waterways. Personal products such
as face creams, deodorants, prescription medicines, and
household cleaners work their way down into sewers, storm
drains, and eventually enter our watersheds and drinking
water.
Consumers can easily
substitute less chemically potent substances for daily
grooming and cleaning. A growing organic movement has made
available a variety of such selections.
Worldwide population growth
and consumer spending have increased exponentially in the
last few decades, and the amount of money spent at the
household level has increased by a factor of four since
1960. We must be conscious about what we buy, where our
waste goes, and how we protect our watersheds and estuaries.
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Many biodegradable earth
friendly cleaning and personal products can be ordered
online at
www.ethical.org.za .
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Spar and Pick n Pay have
at least one earth friendly brand of household cleaners
-the more we choose these, the sooner the toxic ones
will leave the shelves and stop being
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