What a great question/topic! I always add water to soap dispensers, wash out the plastic baggies, and learned from my daughter to be a careful recycler. I also love to go shopping at second hand stores for treasures, some great finds for work cloths over the years, anything designer in my closet has come second hand. Love books and read a lot, so again, second hand stores are great sources for used books. I figure everything in life is second hand sooner and later, the good stuff we keep and it gets worn and used with love. I've gotten some great ideas from reading all the great responses to this question, thanks so much.