Shopping Green is Easy
Shopping more green for your household may be a bit confusing. Here are some simple suggestions to help reduce your impact when you shop.
• Always Choose Recycled: This should be no matter what. Remanufactured fibers require as little as 30% of the energy needed to produce first time fibers.
• Always Buy Local: Shipping any product requires petroleum of some kind. And at times it requires quite a lot of petroleum. So buying local is definitely reducing your carbon load and the plus side is, it keeps the money in your own community.
• Don’t Buy Things in Packages: It is hard to avoid this sometimes, but other times it’s not. All the cardboard and even the plastic ends up in the trash when you get home.
• Always Buy in Bulk: Food, fuel and other essentials are often much cheaper in bulk then they are in the regular packaging. And the benefit of bulk is there is less packaging which reduced landfill waste and even reduces your carbon footprint.
• Maintain Your Gear: The main reason is, your gear will last much, much longer that way. If you can keep your gear from falling apart, it will hold out for more and more years and seasons ahead.
• Reduce the Shipping Cost: Make sure when you order something it comes from a company that helps reduce and has efficient distribution centers and that have a smaller carbon footprint than regular shipping methods.
• Never Use Disposable Bags: Use your own tote or even make your own tote bag made of bamboo or even canvas is a great choice. You will end up saving trees and a lot of petroleum.
*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: Shut down everything you your house when you go to leave on a weeklong or longer trip. Turn off all appliances except your refrigerator and if it’s an Energy-Star approved refrigerator you will acquire much less of a carbon footprint while you are gone from your house.
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