15 Ways To Go Green: Part Six
Posted on 2007 under Mother Earth |1. Pass on the paper towels (same goes for napkins)
2. Fill up your freezer, since the fuller it is, the less energy it uses to keep food frozen
3. Dress sustainably (try designers like Linda Loudermilk, Stewart+Brown, Edun)
4. Buy in bulk to avoid excess packaging
5. Spend more time outdoors
6. Seek out reclaimed wood furniture
7. Weather permitting, take your exercise outdoors
8. Think big picture
9. When traveling, ask your hotel what it’s doing to be greener
10. Start composting
11. Choose reusable instead of disposable products (diapers, razors, cups, pens)
12. Prewash dishes only if you have to
13. Install dimmers or motion sensors for your lights
14. Use organic beauty products
15. Buy Fair Trade
by Uncle B, on April 27 2008 @ 4:35 pm
Buy a pressure canner and can your garden and any bargains the stores have to offer.
Grow your own greens.
Use gray water for your garden.
Sprouting is a a great way to supplement a diet see net for ‘How To’.
Verminators are faster for small loads than composters and smell less.
The liquid from steamed veggies makes great fertilizer when cooled.
Human eyes adapt to lower wattage lighting.
Lower salt levels lowers blood pressure, so does weaker coffee but reduce very gradually, not to notice the difference much.
After my heart attack, a lot of things lost importance, others gained importance, Think this over, life is a matter of perspective!
by Bender, on April 27 2008 @ 4:37 pm
Ok being green is a good things dont get me wrong, but can you perhaps explain how the following help someone “GO GREEN”?
- Pass on the paper towels (same goes for napkins). Most paper products come from renewable sources (yes tree farms), electric hand dryers burn fossil fuels. You decide.
- Spend more time outdoors. Whats wrong with reading a book indoors next to my favorite plant?
- Weather permitting, take your exercise outdoors. How does this make someone green? How does it help the environment? Being outside isnt being green.
- Think big picture. Care to elaborate?
- When traveling, ask your hotel what it’s doing to be greener. How about you think big picture and ask your neighbors and your office what they are doing to be greener.
- Pre was dishes only if you have to. How about you hand wash all your dishes, this ues significantly less water, and less electricity than a dish washer.
Good start and at least your thinking green, but theres a long way to go.
by Joanne, on April 27 2008 @ 9:36 pm
Thanks for the extra tips Uncle B.
Bender…these tips are part 6 of 85 tips in total. Click on “green living” in the tags for the rest. Most of the tips were aimed at those who are just beginning to look at their lifestyles and see what they can do to help the environment. Thanks for stopping by!
by Greg, on April 28 2008 @ 6:38 pm
Bender…
Recycled paper towels are better than non-recycled towels, yes… but not using them at all is even better. I don’t know if this makes me disgusting but after I’ve been to the washroom or eaten I use cold water and soap to wash my hands then just dry them off on my pants.
Spending time indoors reading a book is great. I think the point is addressing those of us that sit in a room whilst watching TV, using a computer and with all the lights and heating on at the same time… maybe.
Taking your exercise outdoors on a bike or jogging for example ensures you don’t use a treadmill or bike in a gym (which I guess takes a bit of energy to run) along with all the other running costs in a gym like lighting, air con, water coolers, pool heating, sauna, steam room etc, I think that gyms probably aren’t very environmentally friendly places. Things like yoga or pilates in your own home are probably a different story though.
Think Big Picture….. yep I’m with you on that one, unless it means consider how your action could affect the environment on a bigger scale? E.g. What are the knock on effects of using a non-biodegradable washing powder?
And I think you’re spot on with your last two points.
I guess Joanne’s probably right with her point about the tips being aimed at those who are just beginning to look at their lifestyle.