Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Can Green Living Actually Be Simple?

By Phillip Bertland


People frequently feel that it is too tough to adapt their lifestyle to be more eco friendly. Realistically, you can bring down your carbon footprint and help the environment by merely integrating a few simple changes into your life.

An easy way to live green is to be sure that you disconnect all electric devices when you're not using them. Even when you switch something off, it keeps on using small amounts of power and thus energy. Although this can be hard at first, once you are in a routine it will become more painless and will also save you money in the long haul.

When you go to the grocery store and use bags to carry your purchases, try to keep them once the items have been taken out. When you visit the store to shop some more, have those bags with you. This way you will be cutting down the amount of bags that you use on monthly basis which in turn will not only save you money (particularly if you have to pay for the bags each time) but will also mean less trash is being generated that could potentially contribute to pollution. Furthermore, these bags can be utilized for other functions also.

You can additionally decrease your carbon footprint by driving less. Even though there will be times when you need to drive to your job or other places, it's a good idea to carpool with others or walk whenever it is doable. Using your car less often can save you a great deal of money and also reduce pollution. With rising fuel prices, you stand to see a substantial savings by carrying out this one thing.

One way to help or reduce pollution involves all the plastic water bottles that we utilize on a regular basis. The water contained in these bottles made of plastic may be cleaner than tap water but they cause a significant amount of pollution as they are ordinarily thrown away after just being used one time. There's nothing wrong with buying bottled water if that's what you wish to do. It's a great idea, all the same, to recycle the bottles as much as possible. Are you wondering how? You can find a water filter that you can use in your plastic bottles and you can put the bottles in the fridge for the next use. Similar to the other examples given earlier, doing this will save you money while lessening the amount of pollution and impact on the planet.

On the whole, it's not hard to see that making some of these small changes can help you to bring down your expenses--and it makes you more environmentally friendly. Green living, therefore, is not that tough when you take the first step to adjusting your consumer habits.




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