10 Ways To Be Greener ♥

Here are 10 ways you can be greener:

1. Do Not Idle Your Vehicle for More Than 1 minute

Don't let your car idle, turn it off! Idling uses twice as much gas as driving.

2. Bike, Walk or Car-pool

The more people that take the bus, walk or car-pool means there are less cars on the road.

3. Don't Buy Products in Plastic Packaging

Bottled water for example, consumes roughly 17 million barrels of oil every year, not including transportation. Three gallons of water is required to produce one gallon of bottled water. The longer your water is stored in plastic bottles, the higher the concentration of the harmful chemical BPA you drink. We are dumping 40 million plastic water bottles per day. Plastic does not break down and releases harmful chemicals in the environment.

4. Conserve Energy

Use energy efficient light bulbs and appliances, wash clothes in cold water and lower the thermostat. There are many renewable energy options for homes today to help save the environment and your wallet.

5. Conserve Water

Leaking toilets are the most common cause of high water bills, toilet flushing is the largest single use of water in a home, followed by showering and bathing. Do not leave water hoses or taps running. Use water-efficient appliances and taps in your home.

Lawn watering tips: Apply one inch of water once a week, only if watering is needed. Water early in the morning or late in the evening. Experts say lawns don’t need watering at all, as grass will go dormant during extended periods of dry weather and will return to normal once dry weather stops.

6. Recycle, Reuse and Reduce

Bring re-usable bags when you shop!

7. Compost at Home

8. Plant Trees

Trees lower the atmospheres temperature, give you shade creating less energy costs to heat or cool your home and they purify our air! Not to mention they look beautiful.

9. Buy Locally

Support locally when possible. When the average person sits down for a meal, each ingredient has typically traveled at least 2,500 km!

10. Stop Using Harmful Pesticides and Cleaners.

Common cleaning products and pesticides cause cancer and are unfriendlty to the environment. Use environmentaly friendly products.