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How to start being eco friendly?
By admin | June 26, 2009
Topics: Other - Home & Garden | 3 Comments »
melaniecampbell asked:
I would like to know how I can jump start being more eco friendly as a family. I am already known by friends and family as a “treehugger” because I make an effort to be environmentally friendly.
What I do so far is this- I use cloth grocery bags.
I recycle all plastic glass and metals.(we use cardboard and paper as firestarters in our firepit).
I have a compost bin in our yard so I don’t fill bags with compostable stuff.
We closely watch our heating and cooling settings.
We use biodegradable cat litter.
I use eco friendly cleaning products.
I walk everywhere in town I can walk.
I would like to know how I can jump start being more eco friendly as a family. I am already known by friends and family as a “treehugger” because I make an effort to be environmentally friendly.
What I do so far is this- I use cloth grocery bags.
I recycle all plastic glass and metals.(we use cardboard and paper as firestarters in our firepit).
I have a compost bin in our yard so I don’t fill bags with compostable stuff.
We closely watch our heating and cooling settings.
We use biodegradable cat litter.
I use eco friendly cleaning products.
I walk everywhere in town I can walk.
Im 7 months pregnant, trying to figure out more ways to be eco friendly, how to have an eco friendly baby- I will be using reuseable diapers (www.gdiapers.com), making my own baby food, nursing not formula feeding, using natural baby products.
I am looking for more ideas on little things to do around the house to reuse, recycle, and be even more eco minded. Tips appreciated! On a small budget!
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You’ve got a good heart! Just do what feels right for you, and do it because you want to, not because you think you are helping. The same people making the Eco friendly rules, still have houses with 7 bathrooms, still fly five personal planes, including a Boeing 707. Still buy up 1000′s of acres of pristine land so they and their friends can ride their four wheelers. Still use Limousines. So do it because you want to.
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Good for you!!! It sounds like you are on the right track! What are reusable diapers? When my kids were babies I used cloth diapers and hung them outside on the line to dry – and bleach. Are they now called reusable? I still hang my clothes on the clothesline to dry. I seldom use my dryer and the clothes smell fresh and the sun brightens the whites without having to use much bleach. One more idea that I’ve just started doing.. I turn my computer off after using, but I also remember to turn off my monitor.
Congratulations to you and your eco-friendly family!