Thomas Addaquay of Atlanta, Georgia: Three Eco-Friendly Alternatives for Everyday Items

Thomas Addaquay of Atlanta, Georgia, an entrepreneur and fellow of the University of Liverpool Management School, is passionate about building eco-friendly communities and, in general, helping people make greener choices in their day-to-day lives, such as making a simple switch to a variety of eco-friendly alternatives for common household items, such as the following:

• Try to eliminate one-use items, such as paper towels or bathroom cleaning wipes. Using cotton dishtowels, cloth napkins and cut-up towels for cleaning are much better solutions to buying items that you're simply going to throw away right after use. 
• Buying reusable grocery bags is one of the best ways to cut down on unnecessary plastic. These bags are often beautiful and sturdy, making grocery shopping a little more fun and colorful in the end.
•  Rather than buying bottled water, invest in a good BPA-free reusable water bottle to avoid unnecessary bottle waste, as 91% of water bottles used each year, unfortunately, end up in landfills.

Thomas Addaquay is a fellow at the University of Liverpool School of Management.