Most people have thought of living a more environmentally friendly lifestyle at some point in their lives. Trying to live a “greener” life can take time, patience, and learning from your mistakes. What works for one person may not work for another. You need to decide which path of being green will work best for you and your family.
The key to making this lifestyle change is to take it slow. Making too many changes at once can overwhelm you and you might not give being green a chance. Try two ideas a month and once you have acclimated them into your lifestyle, try two more. Studies have shown that it takes 6 weeks to make a repetitive motion a habit.
The best things to do to start your greener life are the simple, free actions in your family and household. Here are five simple ways to living a greener life:
1. Start drying your clothes outdoors. If you are concerned about stiff clothes, use a good grade eco-friendly fabric softener. You can also use white vinager as a fabric softener – it does not smell after the rinse cycle and does a good job.
2. Compost your kitchen scraps and yard debris. You can easily make a nutrient dense additive for your flower beds and vegetable garden.
3. Recycle everything you can. If your municipality recycles – go for it. Many times the money recovered by recycling is used to maintain parks and community activities. If your municipality doesn’t have a recycling program you can still find many non-profit places (churches, mission groups, domestic shelters, etc) that fund their activities through recycling. All it takes is three containers/clean garbage cans (one for aluminum cans, newspaper, and plastic) and a willingness to drop them off once a week or month.
4. Carpool whenever possible. For work and for errands with gas hovering at $4.00 a gallon, it pays to network with friends to make as few trips as possible.
5. TURN OFF what you are not using! Turn off the light when you leave a room. It sounds simple but every little bit can help. Use surge protectors turn off your electronics. You’d be surprised how many household electronics ( televisions, dvd players, computers, etc) use electricity even when they are off!
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Joshua Vadney has always been interested in “being green” and has started his own web page with tips for saving money while having a lower impact on the environment. Visit http://greentipsforyou.com/ to learn about useful ways you can be green.
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