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 50 Ways to Go Green at Home - And save money, be healthier and feel good along the way. You know you want to! And if you cannot do all these things at once, start with a few easy changes and go a shade greener. You will find that each new habit makes you feel like part of the solution. And the next one will be even easier.
1. Buy kitchen cloths: no more paper towels. 2. Buy bathroom glasses: ditch the paper bathroom cups. 3. Use borax instead of bleach. 4. See how little you can use of everything: use the very least dish soap, shampoo, conditioner, laundry soap.  5. Buy the largest size to cut down on packaging. 6. Reuse containers. 7. Buy recycled paper goods. 8. Use both sides of computer paper for rough drafts. 9. Use the “economy” and “gray tones” setting of your printer to stretch your cartridges. 10.Buy strong shopping bags to replace throwaway bags from supermarkets. 11.Share your newspapers and magazines with friends and neighbors. Or recycle at your library. 12.Inform charitable organizations and catalogue companies that you don’t want your name shared. 13.Register so you don’t get direct mail. Send your name, address, and zip code, to Mail Preference Service (DMA), P.O. Box 9008, Farmingdale, NY 11735-9008. 14.Tell telemarketers to take your name and address off their call and mailing lists. 15.Replace incandescent bulbs with long lasting, energy saving compact fluorescent bulbs. If you think you may not like the light, start with basement, closets and outdoor fixtures. 16.Turn out lights, television, radio and IPod dock when you leave the room. 17.Put entertainment and computer centers on power strips and turn off the strips when they are not in use. 18.Unplug the phone charger when it is not in use. 19.Reuse plastic bags for doggie cleanup. 20.Switch to NiMH rechargeable batteries. 21.Defrost in the refrigerator instead of the microwave. 22.Instead of buying throwaway bottled water, put a water filter on your kitchen faucet. 23.Buy organic. 24.Buy local. 25.Install motion detectors in your outdoor lights. 26.Replace plastic wrap and plastic bags with glass and plastic kitchen storage containers. 27.Use online banking to reduce paper and mailings. 28.Instead of an ordinary gift, give eye surgery for a person in Nepal, through seva.org. 29.Install compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs), which last 6 to 10 times longer than conventional ones and are more energy efficient. 30.Use the energy-saver setting on your dishwasher. 31.Wash clothes in cold water. 32.Turn off running water while brushing your teeth. 33.Step into the shower as soon as it is warm enough. 34.Reduce trash: give away or donate used clothes, books and household items. 35.Save and reuse mailing bubble, wrap and boxes. 36.Try baking soda and white vinegar for household cleaning. 37.Send email instead of snail mail. 38.Recycle printer cartridges and old cell phones. 39.Donate or recycle computers and peripherals. 40.Turn down the heat when you leave the house for the day and when you sleep. 41.Wrap your water heater for more efficient heating. 42.Investigate signing up for units of wind power from your electric company. 43.Think about walking or biking to work occasionally. 44.Start to read product labels and learn which ingredients in cosmetics, shampoos, and household cleaners are dangerous to your health and to the environment. 45.Look for products that are labeled “no animal testing.” 46.Contact your legislators to support green legislation. 47.If you have seldom-used appliances, like an extra refrigerator, unplug it when it is not being used. 48.Use power strips to turn off TVs and stereos to save the energy equivalent of a 100-watt light bulb that’s always on. 49.Switch to NiMH rechargeable batteries for alarm clocks, remotes, and small appliances. 50.Unplug chargers (think cell phones and IPods)when not in use. Only 5% of the power drawn by a cell phone charger is used to charge the phone. The other 95% is wasted when it is left plugged into the wall. |
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