Friday, March 2, 2012

Going Green


If you were asked what color comes to mind when you think of St. Patrick's Day, I'm pretty sure that color would be green. So, with St. Patrick's Day and Spring being right around the corner, what better time to talk about "going green" than now.

Going green is basically a concept that means living in a way where you control your environmental impact on the earth. More and more people are "going green" everyday. A lot of people will start their going green lifestyle by reducing, reusing and recycling. These are three very easy and initial steps that you can take to start your "going green" life also.

Reducing....Water conservation is one of the most important environmental concerns that comes to mind when I think about going green. Water conservation should not only be practiced inside your home, but outside as well. Along with reducing the amount of water you use, you should also think about reducing the amount of cleaning products and personal products, etc. that you use as well. With many of these products, you can easily use less and get the same results.

Reusing....You should also be reusing as many other household items as you can. Plastic bags and containers are common items and easy to reuse for various purposes. I like to reuse those sheets of paper that come out of the printer with one line at the top that I'm not going to need. I take these and use them for scratch paper or sometimes I cut them up and make little note pads. Once you get into the habit and become constantly aware of going green you will come up with all kinds of creative solutions for many things.

Recycling....Recycling has been around forever and is probably one of the most effective ways we can help our planet. I remember my first recollection of recycling came from my dad. He would save his daily newspapers until he had a truck load of them and then he would take them down to our local recycling center in town. He also recycled glass and aluminum cans. Aluminum cans are my favorite recycling item because after all, who can resist a good cause that provides a little pocket change as a bonus.

Reducing, reusing and recycling are all so easy to do and everyone should do any or all of these in saving our planet. We need to teach our children so that they can teach their children. We need to do it for all future generations. Choose one thing today that you can easily do and get started. Once you get use to these simple changes in your life you'll be ready to branch out and go green in many more ways, some of which you can discover by clicking the link below or giving us a call.

Click here to visit the Going Green At Home website for more information.

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