Good Green Resolutions
December 31st, 2009 by admin
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- Get a compactable recyclable bag and make a habit of keeping it with you at all times. That little gem at the bottom of a handbag (or manbag) can save over 120 carrier bags per year. If you find a good design, get some spares to give to your friends.
- Plant a tree. Commemorate the end of the noughties by growing a native tree that will take up some carbon dioxide and encourages wildlife.
- Get used to fragrance free. Non toxic or ‘eco friendly’ cleaning products have less fragrance than mainstream brands. Just because you can’t smell the strong lemony fresh fragrance does not mean its not clean. Alternatively, just add natural fragrances like lavender oil.
- Make your lunch and take it to work (in reusable containers). You get a better idea of the fat and calories you are eating and can help reduce food wastage at home. It can also save you well over $100 every month.
- Get into vegetables and try to eat vegetarian for one meal a day (breakfast is cheating!). If you are buying meat, buy organic and free range.
- Avoid unnecessary purchases – only buy if you are sure you need and will use an item. Consider swapping, borrowing and lending. Shop around for pre-loved items from charity shops or through online auctions like eBay and Gumtree.
- One day a week use public transport, bike to work or work from home.
- Get obsessive about standby. Don’t leave TVs, monitors, or even phone chargers on standby. Turn them off….and anyone else’s you see.
- If you haven’t already, learn to love worms. Cultivating a worm farm can reduce your household waste by a third or more.
- Get green fingered. There is nothing better than eating the fruits of your labour. Zucchini, pumpkin and tomatoes are particularly easy to grow and they all benefit from a bit of diluted worm-juice from the worm farm (see item above).
- Save up for an eco treat for your home. Install a water tank, replace an appliance with an eco friendly update, look into solar hot water, solar voltaic panels or a dual flush toilet.
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Thanks for the great ideas here. I would like to offer one more – probably more of a general theme than an individual thing to do – but try using less water in 2010. All the obvious things: shorter time in the shower; turning taps off when you clean your teeth; using the quick flush on the loo, etc. Last year my family agreed to be more careful with our water usage and the difference to our water bills was incredible. Its now a habit and we don’t even notice that we’re being more conservative. I recommend it as a quick and easy thing for everyone to do.