Make your day a little greener
Some green tips that we can practice daily (from GreenPeace), let’s see have many of it I’m practising…
Water
1.Fix any leaky water pipes. Even a small drip can add up to a lot of water over time. (It saves our water bill as well)
2.Wash your car the natural way – wait till it rains. (This is what i practice normally, the main reason is I’m too lazy to wash my car. But who knows that it actually saved water in the natural way…)
Energy
1.Use compact fluorescent light bulbs. (This is what i do and i keep on mentioning this on this blog as well)
2.Avoid using cars – walk, cycle or use public transportation whenever possible. (As i mentioned in my previous post on 5 simplest ways to reduce Global Warming, plan your journey ahead will also help to save energy.)
3.Avoid anything battery operated (or use rechargeable or solar rechargeable if batteries are unavoidable). (I think AA and AAA batteries are the most widely use in our household, rechargeable batteries will help in this case)
Toxics
1.Avoid the use of polyvinyl chloride (also known as PVC or vinyl) in your home. The entire life cycle of products made from PVC pollutes the environment and your home. PVC items include shower curtains, flooring, even some children’s toys. (I have stopped by those economic rice stores and durian stores that use PVC. Alternatively i eat there instead of take away.)
Waste
1.Take your own bags to the grocery store. If you take plastic bags, use them until they are worn out. (Not many hypermarket in our country are encouraging this, except IKEA Singapore. I think what we can do is not to request more plastic bag that we need.)
2.Avoid excess packaging. (I seldom do packaging, gifts and present are normally give to friends and relatives without any packaging…yes I’m too lazy to do that…)
3.Always use reusable mugs, lunch containers, batteries, pens, razors, etc. (Shall we always carry our own dinning sets?)
Visit GreenPeace for a full list. Are you practising it?
Technorti Tags: greenpeace
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Installing eco friendly flooring and other house stuff can save our planet. You don’t have to buy that synthetic carpet even if carpet prices have gone down. We have to act sensibly to allow this planet to breath. Next time you want to wash your dirty floor mat, go for bio degradable detergent instead of earth polluting normal ones.
- Environmental | Time: 1:59 am (UTC+8)
Another great way to save water and money is to use a 1.5 gallons per minute high-pressure, low-flow showerhead, like the kind they sell at http://www.jet-streamshowerhead.net.
-Sue Jenkins,
Luckychair.com
Comment by Sue Jenkins — November 27, 2007 @ 2:16 pm