Jose Bardelas Environmentally Friendly Living

Environmentally Friendly Living - How to Do It

Jose Bardelas Environmentally Friendly Living By Lynne Mueller

Environmentally friendly living is not as difficult as you may think. All it takes is some small adjustments in how you live, and you will soon be on your way to helping the planet become more sustainable. Most people today care about the environment, but do not really know what they can do to help it. Here are some practical tips to help you reduce your environmental impact, save money, and live a happy, healthier life.

1. Recycle! This is a pretty basic one, but so many people still ignore it. Plastic, glass, and aluminum can all be recycled by most cities with recycling programs, as can paper. If your city offers a recycling program, be sure to take advantage of it. If there is no program, ask your city commission to start one, and in the meantime, find a private recycling plant nearby that will take your recyclable goods.

2. Use compost in your garden. Commercial fertilizers can harm the environment. You can buy your own composting bin and create luscious, nutritious food for all the plants in your yard with completely natural ingredients. It helps you save money on fertilizer, too.

3. Buy organic cotton clothing and products. This will cut down on the amount of toxic pesticides being used in the environment and support organic farmers.

4. Purchase toxin free cleaning products or make your own. You will be making a huge difference for the environment, as well as your family, since you will be using materials that help and do not harm.

5. Shop at local farmer markets to support your local food growers, as well as cut down on transportation emissions for those foods to be transported across the country. Local farmer markets have organic produce that you can buy. Buying locally grown produce helps the local farmers and the local economy.

6. Install solar panels on your home. This will enable you to avoid paying an electric bill in many cases, and will be a clean, toxin free form of energy that will reduce the use of fossil fuels. You can also install a wind turbine and power your home with the wind.

7. Turn your thermostat down in the winter and up in the summer to save on your electric bill.

8. Use compact fluorescent light bulbs when your incandescent bulbs burn out.

9. Unplug your electronic equipment when it is not in use. You can also install a smart power strip that senses when appliances are off and cuts phantom energy use.

10. Wash your clothes in cold water. The majority of the energy being used to wash your clothes comes from having to heat the water. Try to hang your clothes on a clothes line if possible to reduce your energy costs even further.

11. Purify your tap water with a water filter instead of buying bottled water. Plastic water bottles are filling up our landfills. You can also use an aluminum reusable water bottle.

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