Tips for a more "Earth Friendly" Kitchen

With landfills filling up more and more and our natural resources depleting, have you thought about how you can help to make your kitchen less wasteful and more earth-friendly? Reports show that Americans generate between 250 and 400 million tons of garbage each year! All of this garbage has to go somewhere and it requires landfill space. Our landfills take up space on our Earth and also contributes to the release of harmful gases into the atmosphere. Our affordable lines of cabinets at the Lake of the Ozarks are semi-custom and with a little planning, you can actually customize them to cater to a zero waste kitchen! Check out these creative solutions to make your kitchen more Earth Friendly.


Recycle, Recycle, Recycle!   

One of the best ways to make your kitchen more earth-friendly is to recycle everything you can. Recycle plastic bottles, cardboard, plastic wrapping, and aluminum cans. With our semi-custom cabinets at the Lake of the Ozarks, we can design your kitchen in a way that makes your recyclables out of sight out mind. Install a recycling station with our pullout cabinets. We can install these pull out cabinets to have multiple trash cans for easy separation. 

Know Your Inventory! 

Food waste is another huge problem in the US. On average, each American Citizen throws out 1,200 pounds of waste each year. Part of the food waste problem is not knowing what you have in your cabinets. Not knowing the food you already have cause you to purchase food that is unnecessary. This contributes to waste because the surplus of certain food items go bad before it can be consumed.  Organization is key when it comes to knowing what is in your panty. Incorporate a pull-put pantry to easily know what you have in your kitchen. Not only will this help save the planet, it will also save you money. Ragan Cabinets offers some great pull out cabinet solutions for your kitchen.


Use Reusable Containers 

Purchasing reusable glass containers may seem like an upfront investment, but when you add up how much you spend on plastic bags, you would be surprised how cost effective reusable glass containers are. Plus, you will be reducing waste in the landfills while you're at it. However, having reusable containers will require extra storage in your cabinets. When you have the best cabinet company at the Lake of the Ozarks install new cabinets in your home, we can create cabinets that maximize storage and allow you to have plenty of space for your reusable containers. 


Our Cabinets are Built to LAST! 

One way Ragan Cabinets contributes to less waste is ensuring our cabinets are built to last! When you install new cabinets the Lake of the Ozarks with Ragan Cabinets, we can ensure that you won't have to replace your cabinets anytime soon. Installing quilty cabinets will reduce waste because you will not have to replace them down the road. These are only a few ways to make your kitchen more earth-friendly, but trust us, even taking these simple steps will help to reduce the waste in our landfills contributing to a better Earth! After you design your kitchen to be a zero-waste kitchen, share with your friends the steps you are taking to help the environment and maybe you will even start a trend!  


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