Creative Ways To Use All Parts of a Lemon and Reduce Food Waste [Video]

@newlifestyleabb

Happy Tuesday! 🍋✨🕺 I love foods like lemons where I can use them around the home after I’m finished with the juice. ❤️ #lemons #sustainability #sustainableliving #foodwaste #ecofriendly #ecofriendlyliving #zerowaste #zerowasteliving #environemntalist #earthday #earthmonth

♬ As It Was – Harry Styles

Lemons are a versatile fruit, loaded with vitamin C, and great for adding a tangy flavor to dishes and drinks. However, when we use lemons, we often forget about their other amazing uses!

Lemon juice is a powerful cleaning agent that is both acidic and antiseptic, making it an effective alternative to harsh chemical cleaners. It can be used to clean a variety of surfaces, including countertops, sinks, showers, and even floors.

To make a DIY natural cleaning solution using lemon, simply slice the lemon and place it into a bowl of water and microwave for 1 minute. Then, use the lemon water to wipe down surfaces. Not only is lemon juice an effective cleaner, but it also leaves a fresh, citrusy scent that can help to naturally deodorize your home.

The next time you’re looking for a natural and effective cleaning solution, consider reaching for a lemon instead of a chemical cleaner for a natural, waste and toxic-free home!

Earthlings For Life Tee by Tiny Rescue: Climate Collection

Related Content:

• Lemons: How They Make You Healthy and Happy!
• How to Grow Your Own Lemons (Not Just for Lemonade)
• Are Meyer Lemons and Regular Lemons Really That Different? Your Question, Answered!
• Lemons are in Season. Get the Squeeze on How to Use Them
• 5 Amazing DIY Beauty Hacks With Lemons (VIDEOS)

Easy Ways to Help the Planet:

• Eat Less Meat: Download Food Monster, the largest plant-based Recipe app on the App Store, to help reduce your environmental footprint, save animals and get healthy. You can also buy a hard or soft copy of our favorite vegan cookbooks.
• Reduce Your Fast Fashion Footprint: Take initiative by standing up against fast fashion Pollution and supporting sustainable and circular brands like Tiny Rescue that raise awareness around important issues through recycled zero-waste clothing designed to be returned and remade over and over again.
• Support Independent Media: Being publicly funded gives us a greater chance to continue providing you with high-quality content. Please consider supporting us by donating!
• Sign a Petition: Your voice matters! Help turn petitions into victories by signing the latest list of must-sign petitions to help people, animals, and the planet.
• Stay Informed: Keep up with the latest news and important stories involving animals, the environment, sustainable living, food, health, and human interest topics by subscribing to our newsletter!
• Do What You Can: Reduce waste, plant trees, eat local, travel responsibly, reuse stuff, say no to single-use plastics, recycle, vote smart, switch to cold water laundry, divest from fossil fuels, save water, shop wisely, Donate if you can, grow your food, volunteer, conserve energy, compost, and don’t forget about the microplastics and microbeads lurking in common household and personal care products!