Healthy Essentials for Earth Day!

In our kitchen, we have a recycling can right next to the trash can – its easy to just throw things right in there and recycle.

But what about the bathroom?  Those shampoo bottles, body wash bottles and toilet paper rolls are recyclable, too!  Many consumers don’t even realize that most products commonly used in the bathroom can be recycled. The smallest room in your house can make a BIG impact on the planet!

•  7 out of 10 Americans say they consistently recycle. However, only 1 in 5 Americans consistently recycle in the bathroom.
• Each year, Americans throw away enough 15-oz. shampoo bottles to fill 1,164 football fields—that’s more than 18,000 tons of plastic ending up in landfills!
• Most paperboard items are recyclable, including toilet paper rolls, cardboard boxes and cartons for over the counter drugs, lotions, soaps, bandages, etc.
• Plastic bottles marked #1 (PETE) and #2 (HDPE) are recyclable in most communities. This includes shampoo, conditioner, body wash, lotion, baby powder and oils.
• Pill and medicine bottles are usually #1, #2 or #5 plastics, so it’s important to check the bottoms and determine what your municipality accepts

Commit to make in impact this Earth Day by recycling in the bathroom! We did last year and we’ve seen our recycle bin get fuller and our trash bin get smaller. Its wonderful! Get great tips on recycling in the bathroom on the Healthy Essentials site.

Also in honor of Earth Day, Johnson & Johnson has a fabulous Donate A Photo app!   For every photo you share, Johnson & Johnson donates $1 to a cause you want to help – which does things like fix up a public park, get medicine for an infant, or help kids play sports safely. You choose the cause you want to help, Johnson & Johnson makes it happen. What an easy way for you and you family to give!

Here’s my photo – I helped a girl in Liberia! You can donate one photo a day, every day. With a photo a day, you’ll make a difference by raising money and awareness for causes you care about. Share with your friends and you’ll help your causes meet their goals faster.

Be sure to join me for a #Moms4JNJConsumer Twitter Party taking place tomorrow – Thursday, April 17, at 1 p.m. ET (noon CT / 10 a.m. PT). Join us and chat and learn about the amazing work Johnson and Johnson is doing (and win some fabulous products as well)!

This post is part of the Healthy Essentials 2014 program by Johnson & Johnson Family of Consumer Companies and The Motherhood, who sent me a box of products and compensated me for my time. Opinions, experiences and photos shared here are all my own, and I hope you enjoy them.