101 Ways ro Green Your Life!
1. Buy organic food
2. By local products
3.Use reusable containers to bring lunch to work
4. Buy fair trade coffee, chocolate and other products
5. Compost your food scraps
6. Skip the bottled water
7. Eat less meat
8. Adjust your refrigerator and freezer temperatures
9. Bring your own grocery bag to the supermarket
10. Buy unpackaged produce instead of prepackaged
11. Grill corn in its husk instead of aluminum foil
12. Use reusable coffee filters
13. Avoid the drive-through
14. Only buy sustainable, environmentally friendly seafood
15. Keep your refrigerator and freezer full
16. Grow your own food
17. Allow food to cool down to room temperature before putting them in the fridge or freezer
18. Buy FSC certified wood products
19. Recycle! Bottles, cans, paper, etc.
20. Donate used items in good condition instead of throwing
them out (sidenote by Reggie: Have a garage sale! or a swapping party with friends and neighbors)
21. Bamboo
22. Install a low-flow shower head
23. Install a low-flow toilet
24. Invest in a front-loading washing machine
25. Wash clothes with cold instead of hot or warm water
26. Hang your clothes out to dry instead of using your dryer
27. Harvest your rainwater
28. Make sure none of your water fixtures are dripping
29. Insulate your hot water heater
30. Have your furnace or boiler cleaned
31. Harvest your greywater
32. Get a home energy audit
33. Replace your lightbulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs
(CFL’s) [Sidenote by Reggie: Only do this if your community has recycling set up for these types of bulbs as they do contain a small amount of mercury)
34. Make sure to turn appliances off completely (with a power
strip, or unplug them)
35. Winterize your house
36. Buy energy-efficient appliances
37. Install renewable energy
38. Install a solar hot water heater
39. Buy rechargeable batteries
40. Use recycled paper to wrap gifts
41. Use geothermal heat
42. Turn your thermostat down
43. Close your curtains or drapes at night during the winter
44. Close your curtains or drapes during the day in summer
45. Turn your hot water heater down to 120 degrees Fahrenheit
46. Buy clothes made from organic or recycled material
47. Use petroleum-free products
48. Don’t buy products tested on animals
49. Make your own cleaning supplies
50. Use your library
51. Recycle your batteries
52. Recycle your ink cartridges
53. Buy organic and all-natural beauty and personal care
products
54. Buy organic undies!
55. Make your own soap
56. Get your kids in the habit of being green
57. Use only low- or no-VOC paints
58. Use salvaged architectural materials
59. Donate items taken out of your house during a remodeling job
60. Clean your furnace’s air filter monthly while in use
61. Use ceiling fans instead of air conditioners
62. Reduce your use of plastic
63. Buy an insulated reusable coffee mug instead of using paper or styrofoam ones
64. Buy in bulk
65. Minimize use of disposable products
66. Use solar powered outdoor lights
67. Take a shower instead of a bath
68. Use tree-free holiday cards
69. Avoid toys made with PVC
70. Donate unwanted books and magazines
71. Find a drycleaner that doesn’t use perc
72. Buy paper products made with post-consumer recycled
material
73. Optimize your computer’s energy settings
74. Convince your boss to let you telecommute at least part of the time
75. Buy a laptop instead of a desktop
76. Get off junk mail lists
77. Use unbleached paper
78. Opt for an LCD computer monitor
79. Communicate digitally when possible
80. Use a fax modem or an e-faxing service instead of a fax
machine
81. Stop using chemical fertilizer in your garden (flower or vegetable)
82. Use a reel lawn mower instead of a gas mower
83. Plant native flowers and shrubs
84. Buy organic cut flowers
85. Plant a tree
86. Buy a hybrid
87. Use the carwash instead of washing your car at home
88. Buy a new diesel car
89. Use biodiesel (sidenote by Reggie: I don%26#039;t really know about this one. I think food sohuld be food and oil should be oil. Time will tell)
90. Carpool
91. Take public transportation
92. Walk or bike whenever possible
93. Reduce your number of trips by car
94. Avoid air travel if possible
95. Keep your car in good running order
96. Buy carbon or renewable energy credits (Sidenote by Reggie: I don%26#039;t know if I believe in carbon credits. Why? Because it doesn%26#039;t change one%26#039;s lifestyle it merely lets you keep doing what you%26#039;re doing. It%26#039;s like a tax on bad behavior IMO and only a few are getting any wealth from it.)
97. Donate money to an environmental or social charity (Sidenote by Reggie: I%26#039;d rather see people donate to an organization like kiva.org Why? It helps people by giving them a hand up as opposed to a hand out)
98. Donate time to a charity (sidenote by Reggie: Habitat for Humanity is a good place to start)
99. Write your congressperson about issues that matter to you
100. Consider socially and environmentally responsible investing
101. Switch to an ethical bank
Hopefully you can find some things that make sense to your lifestyle and simply do them. Have fun with it. It really is quite easy! 0% 0 Votes
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Recycle paper, cardboard, newsprint and magazines.
Recycle aluminum cans.
Recycle all batteries.
Recycle and reuse. Roughly 50% of the average person%26#039;s trash can be recycled. Don%26#039;t forget that hazardous waste like batteries, your printer%26#039;s ink cartridges, and cell phones can be recycled too! Find out how and where to recycle in your area. Always buy recycled paper. Just 1 ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees.
Just because your community doesn%26#039;t pick up all recyclables on the curb, it doesn%26#039;t mean there are not viable alternatives nearby. Check with dry cleaners, supermarkets, manufacturers, your local public works department and civic organizations to find out where recycled goods can be dropped off, at a location near you.
Did you know that just in 1995 alone, recycled toner cartridges kept over 21,000 tons of trash out of landfills? Believe it or not, now you can recycle your printer%26#039;s toner cartridges! Every year, Americans throw out enough printer cartridges to stretch from Los Angeles to New York City and back again. Toner cartridges can be recycled, having just as good a performance as an unrecycled cartridge. To recycle your toner cartridges, find a local business that does printer cartridge recycling, or contact the manufacturer of your current toner cartridge and ask about a cartridge recycling program.