It’s Easy Living Green
Quick tips and tricks to living green
1. One of the best ways to live green, is to reduce all that we use. But, some things we have to have. So the second best thing we can do is recycle. Get as much out of a product as possible. One thing I like to do is split up cleaners. I keep old bottles of dish soap or spray bottles, and when I buy a new bottle, I put half in the old bottle, leave half in the new bottle and fill them both with water. Also, reusing zip lock and bread bags is very easy and rewarding. My kids love to build houses out of empty cereal cartons, food boxes and toilet paper rolls. Another thing I don’t see that much anymore; When I was young we used to cut the bottom off of plastic milk containers, turn them over and use them to catch and throw tennis balls back and forth.
2. Change your light bulbs! You’ve heard it everywhere, but if you haven’t done it yet it obviously bears repeating. Compact fluorescent light bulbs are a must. Qualified bulbs use about 75 percent less energy than standard incandescent bulbs and last up to 10 times longer.
3. Air dry dishes and clothes. If you have room to hang dry some of your clothes, do it. Hand wash your dishes and let them air dry. The air might take a little longer, but you save bundles of energy by reducing the use of your clothes dryer and dishwasher.
