Cheap Ways To Go Green
Can there ever to be much green to go around. I don’t think so personally. Like many of our community members I am looking to use greener products and buy greener foods for my family. Going green does not mean [...]
Plant it Forward
Can there ever to be much green to go around. I don’t think so personally. Like many of our community members I am looking to use greener products and buy greener foods for my family. Going green does not mean you have to max out your money on products that are more expensive, in fact there are plenty of ways and plenty of items that are cheap ways to save your green.
These ideas come from Kiplinger
Replacing your light bulbs with compact florescent light bulbs (CFLs) can save you 50% on your annual lighting bill. If every U.S. household did this, it would prevent the release of as much greenhouse gas as removing 8 million cars from the road for a year. The nonprofit Energy Federation sells CFLs for less than most retailers, at $3 to $10 each.
Eat fresh. Buy produce from local farmers rather than at the grocery store. These foods are fresher and cleaner then most standard stories. LocalHarvest lets you search for farms and farmers markets by zip code.
Use a programmable thermostat. This is a cheap and easy fix to bring down your energy usage. You can get one for about $30 and it can save you more than $100 a year on your energy bills. There’s no reason to heat or cool and empty house, so set your thermostat to kick on just when you’ll be around. If just one household in 10 did this, the change would prevent more than 17 billion pounds of greenhouse gases, according to the Energy Star Action Guide.
Get off mailing lists. Use the toll-free number on junk mail and ask that your name be removed from listings. Have online retailers email you instead of sending catalogs. Almost half of all catalogs are never opened, but nearly 62 million trees are destroyed and 28 billion gallons of water are used to produce them each year.
Clean greener. Find earth-friendly cleaning products at online retailers such as Mother Nature. Many of the products they sell contain no phosphates, no animal ingredients, no chlorine, and no petroleum and aren’t tested on animals. Kiplinger is right about this, Mother Nature products are good, but if you really want to be cheap you can always make your own.
I like this one. Plant it forward. There are a million ideas of ways to recycle, reuse and otherwise be creative with everyday materials. Check out AbundantForest.org’s list of Plant It Forward suggestions — from cleaning your grill to making cookie racks.
To view the whole list go here.
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