Green is the new black, there’s no doubt about that, but can you say you’re truly “in fashion” and solidly riding the eco-friendly bandwagon? If you feel like you could be doing more, but have no time and no idea where to start, check out this list of 25 easy ways you can start living a greener life today.
- Wash your clothes in cold or warm water instead of hot
- Start drinking more tap water
- Reduce junk mail by going to catalogchoice.org
- Fix leaky faucets (1 drip can waste up to 20 gallons per day!)
- Keep bugs away from stored clothes with rosemary or pine sachets instead of toxic mothballs
- Start taking showers instead of baths
- Better yet, start showering with your partner
- Use a reusable coffee cup at work
- Go to a professional car wash instead of doing it yourself in the driveway
- Download software instead of buying discs
- Buy e-tickets for flying
- Find a reusable shopping bag you like and USE IT
- Use a lint brush to freshen up clothes instead of sticky tape rollers
- Get a cloth (or PVC-free) shower curtain
- Use cotton swabs with a paper-based spindle
- Use rechargeable batteries
- Pay bills online
- Stop paper bank statements and bank online
- Use cruise control to improve fuel efficiency
- Turn your thermostat up 1 degree in the summer and down 1 degree in the winter
- Only grab one napkin at a time from the restaurant dispenser
- Skip rinsing dishes before putting them in the dishwasher
- Instead of opening the door, look through the oven window to check on food
- Don’t linger with the refrigerator door open
- Plant a tree (everybody says it but how many actually do it?)
(Photo courtesy of Pink Sherbert Photography)
i’m already doing 13 of these! go me! lol