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On this page you can find simple ways to reduce your impact on the environment. It will be updated throughout the month of April, in honor of Earth Day. Please feel free to add your own suggestions.
Food
-Buy organic foods. They use natural growing practices that promote sustainable agriculture.
-Grow your own! Herbs, vegetables and fruits can be easy and cheap to grow- without the nasty pesticides! Seeds for your own organic garden can be found at your local gardening, grocery or hardware store.
Energy
-Keep your refrigerator full. Food maintains temperatures better than empty space can.
-Turn off the oven 10-15 minutes before cooking time runs out. Food will continue cooking without using the extra energy.
-Use compact flourescent bulbs. They use 1/3 the power and last ten times as long as regular bulbs.
Holidays
-Wrap presents in recycled paper or newspaper.
- Save boxes for additional use.
Cleaning
-Use reusable and durable cleaning equipment instead of one-use wipes.
-Buy products in concentrated form. They use less packaging.
Laundry
-When whitening whites, skip the harmful chlorine bleach. When bleach goes down the drain and eventually interacts with sewage water, a poisonous combination is created. Why take risks? Instead, use hydrogen peroxide. It'll whiten whites and be kinder to the earth.
-Be smart about soap. Did you know that most liquid detergents in the big, giant bottles are actually watered down? Instead, choose a super-concentrated detergent that only requires a small amount to clean a large load of laundry. It is a greener choice because less packaging is involved to make the product. Less packaging means less waste, which means less fuel is used up to move more bottles to the store shelves. It all addes up.
Source: Trask, Crissy. It's Easy Being Green. Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2006.
Source: "Do Just One Thing" Calendar by Eco-Expert Danny Seo. http://www.dannyseo.com/books.html
Food
-Buy organic foods. They use natural growing practices that promote sustainable agriculture.
-Grow your own! Herbs, vegetables and fruits can be easy and cheap to grow- without the nasty pesticides! Seeds for your own organic garden can be found at your local gardening, grocery or hardware store.
Energy
-Keep your refrigerator full. Food maintains temperatures better than empty space can.
-Turn off the oven 10-15 minutes before cooking time runs out. Food will continue cooking without using the extra energy.
-Use compact flourescent bulbs. They use 1/3 the power and last ten times as long as regular bulbs.
Holidays
-Wrap presents in recycled paper or newspaper.
- Save boxes for additional use.
Cleaning
-Use reusable and durable cleaning equipment instead of one-use wipes.
-Buy products in concentrated form. They use less packaging.
Laundry
-When whitening whites, skip the harmful chlorine bleach. When bleach goes down the drain and eventually interacts with sewage water, a poisonous combination is created. Why take risks? Instead, use hydrogen peroxide. It'll whiten whites and be kinder to the earth.
-Be smart about soap. Did you know that most liquid detergents in the big, giant bottles are actually watered down? Instead, choose a super-concentrated detergent that only requires a small amount to clean a large load of laundry. It is a greener choice because less packaging is involved to make the product. Less packaging means less waste, which means less fuel is used up to move more bottles to the store shelves. It all addes up.
Source: Trask, Crissy. It's Easy Being Green. Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2006.
Source: "Do Just One Thing" Calendar by Eco-Expert Danny Seo. http://www.dannyseo.com/books.html
