Mahatma Gandhi said, Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed. What better way is there to be respectful to our responsibility to our only home by safeguarding it with our actions today? Here are 30 everyday actions that can help.
1. Start a compost bin for kitchen scraps, grass clippings, leaves, and paper.
2. Use motion sensor attachments on your lights to make sure they are off when not in use.
3. Put an egg timer next to your shower and limit your time to only 4-5 minutes.
4. Take showers instead of baths.
5. Use vinegar and baking soda to clean your house.
6. Make sure your next appliance purchase is Energy Star approved to conserve energy.
7. Use a natural liquid soap to wash your car.
8. Wash your car on the lawn in the summer to water the grass.
9. Politely refuse flyers that are being handed out on the street.
10. Send online greeting cards and invitations to save paper.
11. When hosting a birthday party, request donations to your local animal shelter instead of gifts.
12. Collect rainwater to water indoor plants.
13. Collect and use gray water from your shower and washing machine too.
14. Buy rechargeable batteries whenever you can and dispose of non-rechargeable batteries appropriately.
15. Save paper and do not print emails. If you need to save an email take a screen shot and save it to your computer as a picture file.
16. Reconsider having the newspaper delivered to your home everyday and see if you can read it online instead.
17. Subscribe to magazines that offer digital subscriptions and read your favorite magazines online.
18. Ditch the dryer sheets and use homemade pouches of dried lavender.
19. Check the air pressure in your car tires frequently to make sure your car is running as efficiently as possible.
20. Fill empty milk jugs with water and put them in your toilet’s reservoir to save water.
21. Use glass jars, food storage containers, baby bottles, and beverage containers to reduce the amount of plastic in your home.
22. When looking for new clothes try hosting swap party with friends and neighbors to see if you can exchange clothing instead of buying new.
23. Color your hair with natural colorants such as coffee grounds, lemons, beets, cinnamon, and tea.
24. When making your grocery list use a piece of scrap paper, the back of a junk mail flyer, or the back of a used envelope.
25. Buy dental care products that do not contain fluoride.
26. Grow your own food.
27. Wear T-shirts with environmental slogans and promote social consciousness.
28. Invest in sturdy canvas or nylon reusable shopping bags.
29. Make your own baby food.
30. Ride a bike to do errands if you can.
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at 5:48 amGreat article… and don’t forget the benefits that planting a tree will have on the environment. Each one will soak up 20kgs of CO2 every year and put enough Oxygen back in the atmosphere to support 2 people.
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