5 Simple Steps to Start Greening Your Life
There are very simple steps you can take to start turning your life green. I will try to break some of those simple steps below.
- Start recycling - This may seem like a no-brainer but I am always amazed at how many people say they are interested in being green but don’t know where to start. Start with recycling at home and then carry it to your office and onward.
- Grow some vegetables - When you grow your own vegetables you cut down on the carbon emissions from harvesters, packing plants and trucks shipping the veggies to the store. I have a 20′x10′ garden that produces a few cucumbers, a few zucchini, 10 or so tomatoes and peppers each week.
- Get a 55 gallon drum to store rain water for your garden - You can find drums for as low as $20 on ebay or other shopping sites (will be available on GreenHomesGalore.com shortly) which you can put a valve on which will allow you to run a hose to your garden.
- Get a few cloth bags for groceries - I found several free bags at convention/seminars and other sources like promotions which I use to haul my groceries in. Once I bring them inside I set the bags by the door for me to remember to put back in my vehicle. Even if you are using paper bags to cut down plastic you still have one more step to go as paper bags still need to be produced (emissions thing again) and then recycled (emissions thing again) which could be completely eliminated.
- Donate unused or unwanted clothing - Not only are you helping others by donating old clothes but you are keeping the clothes out of the landfill.
Now these are by no means the only way to start greening your lifestyle but they are 5 easy steps to introduce the practice of implementing green practice in your life.