2. Drink water from the tap that could be contaminated so that plastic bottles are not used.
3. Use fingers instead of TP.
4. Move out of house in live in a biodegradealble cardboard box.
5. Use a composting toilet or out-house.
6 No showers or bathing, it uses water.
7 No new clothes, the use resorces and child labor.
1. From an energy used vs. contaminants produced view, yes. %26quot; CFLs contain a very small amount of mercury sealed within the glass tubing - an average of 5 milligrams (roughly equivalent to the tip of a ball-point pen). Mercury is an essential, irreplaceable element in CFLs and is what allows the bulb to be an efficient light source. By comparison, older home thermometers contain 500 milligrams of mercury and many manual thermostats contain up to 3000 milligrams. It would take between 100 and 600 CFLs to equal those amounts.%26quot;
2. %26quot;Brita%26quot; or another brand of filter can take out the impurities and save the plastic. It isn%26#039;t an %26quot;either/or%26quot; choice, since there are third, fourth, and more alternatives.
3. Again, I think your tongue is firmly in your cheek.--Now THERE is a perverse visual. I wouldn%26#039;t, because you%26#039;d have to wash much more diligently for hygiene. I%26#039;d suggest that you do not have to use the entire roll at every flush, though.
4. I suspect you can get by on less house than the McMansions being built in our area without resorting to cardboard. I have trouble believing that a normal person who has a job and sleeps regular hours would suffer much by being in a house of fewer than the 4500 to 10000 square feet currently being touted around here. Who wants to keep that much house clean, any way? Our house could use more storage, so I think 2,000 would be PLENTY for us. We currently live in about 1,700. sq. ft.
5. Nope again. The city is dealing with the sewer in a more efficient and hygienic way than you could do-it-yourself, unless you happen to live on your own little 30 acre spread. Then compost away, dear.
6. Showers of about 5 minutes with a low-flow shower head would be fine. You can save 4 thousand gallons per year by shampooing every other day rather than every day, and it%26#039;s easier on your hair, too.
7. Personally, I draw the line at recycled undies....always new for me. While it may be a bit extreme to go totally vintage, it is possible to live without a brand new outfit every week. Really!
So the answer to your question is a qualified no. That wouldn%26#039;t be the way most people would choose. But then, you seem to be a special case. ;) (GE website for the mercury stuff, common sense and the local paper for the housing; Father was a plumber, and I%26#039; lived with an outhouse in 1979; and a morning TV %26quot;news%26quot; show for the 4,000 gallons per year stat and miscellaneous other %26quot;tips%26quot; for going green.)