20 Changes for a More Eco-Friendly Lifestyle (Post 3)
1. Find some new uses for the old things you are wanting to throw out.
2. Compact your non recyclable within you trashcan, you will end up using fewer trash bags in the long run.
3. Always give your car a tune up so it runs more efficiently.
4. Always spend your money on things that will last instead of things that are a one time use.
5. Invest your money in environmentally conscious mutual funds and money packs. Find one that fits your needs here.
6. Always buy shade-grown coffee no matter what.
7. Take the stuff that is dragging your car down out of the truck. The lighter the car load the less gas your car will want to consume.
8. Seal your house up in the winter and in the summer. Air loss will eat into your wallet and the energy used to produce it.
9. Change your cleaning habits at your own home, by going toxin free in your own house.
10. Use reusable coffee filters or recycled coffee filters in your coffee maker.
11. Always eat what is in season.
12. Start up an eco-conversation wherever you go and spread the word on how important it is.
13. See if your bank offers online banking so that the paper statements stop coming through the mail.
14. Cancel your phone book delivery. Or even if you receive the phone book still, recycle your old one.
15. Install ceiling fans to help improve the air circulation within you home.
16. Get an Energy-Star approved lap top. Desk tops seem to take more energy to function.
17. Replace all your light bulbs in your home with compact fluorescent ones.
18. Join a CSA within your own community (Community Supported Agriculture) Program. Start here.
19. Volunteer your time at local conservation agencies within your own town and neighborhood.
20. Use power strips on almost anything. Electronics (some of them) still use energy even when they are shut off.
*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: If you see litter on the ground no matter where you are, do the right thing and pick it up and place it where it belongs.
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