Top Green Tips
A recent contest announced at LighterSaferGreener challenged bloggers to share their top three green living tips.
The more I think about it, the more pleased I am with some of the green changes we’ve successfully adopted into our life.
For instance, as I mentioned in How Green Are We?, using cloth intead of paper throughout the house (instead of paper towels, tp, diapes, etc.) is a huge step forward for greening.
We also now faithfully making our own Better Bread. In addition to helping our insides, this helps the outside (planet) by reducing or eliminating the processing, packaging, and transportation footprint associated with store-bought bread.
My third “top tip” is one that hasn’t gotten any press on the blog yet – the ways we save gas.
We drive less, and we drive better.
- Wolf and Nick both use public transportation for their respective commutes.
- We plan and consolodate errand trips for maximum efficiency.
- By driving at reasonable speeds, avoiding fast stops and starts, etc., we stretch our gas mileage.
- The vehicle is properly maintained, including oil changes and tire pressure.
I guess it shouldn’t be a surprise that the changes have crept up on us slowly.
Everyone knows that a sudden, drastic shift is “easily made, easily broken” – think New Year’s Resolutions.
But something that you grow into slowly, out of thoughtful consideration and conviction, is forever. So it is with our deepening faith, our commitment to modest and feminine dress… and our green living habits.
These are some great tips! I’ve been looking for ways that my family can save money and be good stewards of the earth at the same time.
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I’ve got a great + super simple tip. The next time you’re purchasing a gift card– go for the electronic (and paperless) option, an eGift card. Each year, 75 millions lbs of PVC is dumped into landfills from plastic gift card waste (Plenty Magazine). That’s an astronomical amount of waste for something that can easily and conveniently be sent virtually. PVC is notoriously difficult to recycle and cannot be tossed into the recycling bin along side your other household items. You must send those pesky plastic cards to a PVC recycling plant, the only one I know of is EarthWorks. For a directory of retailers that offer an eGift card, try http://www.giftzip.com …it is the most extensive one I have found to date. Hope that helped.