20 Changes for a More Eco-Friendly Lifestyle (Post 4)
1. Don’t charge your cell phone overnight. Read your owners manual on how long it takes to charge the battery and set a timer.
2. Find out it your city or town has pledged to meet the Kyoto Protocol emissions targets; if they aren’t contact your city mayor and vote for change.
3. Reuse the plastic baggies that sandwiches are packed in.
4. Keep your shades and blinds down in the summer and pull them up in the winter time.
5. Use a push mower to cut your lawn. If you keep it up, you will never need to use a gas-powered mower again.
6. Purify your indoor air quality with plants instead of with artificial room fresheners.
7. Use clean energy in your own home and office.
8. If you buy products that have been made from recycled goods, you have help support the recycling habit and keep the process going continuously.
9. Decorate your home responsibly by purchasing eco-sensitive goods.
10. If you are moving, use recycle moving boxes.
11. Plant a garden or herb garden. And use what you grow.
12. Use rechargeable batteries instead of one-time-use ones.
13. Bring a lunch to work in reusable containers. You will end up having a no-garbage lunch.
14. Upgrade your toiler to a low-flush-water model.
15. Always fix leaky faucets inside and outside your home.
16. Buy low VOC paint and donate the leftover paint to a local charity or local church.
17. Donate your old cell phone and help save the African Gorilla. Click here to read more.
18. Don’t use paper towels during dinner, use reusable cloth napkins.
19. Fill up your freezer with food. The fuller it is the less energy it will use to keep the food frozen. If you need to fill it up now and can’t place food in it, fill up plastic soda bottles and place them in the freezer to use up the space.
20. Dress sustainable. Wear clothing made from products that are reusable and sustainable.
*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: Recycle your print cartridges for your home printer and your own office printer.
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