greenliving

Today, I was thinking of the top 10 things we do at home to save energy and be a bit more green. Here they are:

1. We recycle everything - glass, aluminium, paper and other metals

2. We’ve unplugged all appliances that are not being used on a daily basis, like certain lamps and food processing equipment.

3. We buy at least 70% of our food from local organic farmers.

4. All our cleaning products are  biodegradable and environmentally friendly.

5. All our bath/body products are made with natural, organic materials and are parabens free.

6. All my new cosmetics and creams are organic/mineral/made with natural products.

7. We take only cloth bags to the stores and shops so we cut down on plastic bag usage.

8. My husband takes public transport at least 3 times a week to work.

9. We all have stainless steel bottles for our water and a stainless steel thermos for coffee/tea, which we make at home and fill up and take with us on trips.

10. We have got rid of most of the plastic in our house-plastic storage containers have been replaced by metal or glass ones, plates are also melamine or metal as are cups, trays, spoons and ladles. We do have plastic- some of the kids toys, parts of their backpack etc. But we hope to gradually replace most of the existing plastic with more environmentally friendly material.

What are the top 10 things you’re doing?

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