Being Green – Made Easy

Our environment is something that’s very important to me. We’re nearing a point of no return. We either step up and do something or we do nothing and die with everything else. Granted, none of us really know for sure what we can do. Scientists keep changing their minds about what actually works and they’re always arguing about whether it’s global warming or climate change.  Who cares what it’s called, the fact is something is happening.

I think the key is moderation. We don’t have to over complicate things.  If everybody on the planet were to do something simple everyday, like unplugging their cell phone charger when they’re not using it, the impact would be amazing.

So here are just a few simple things that everybody can do:

Use canvas shopping bags instead of plastic or paper. Plastic takes 1000 years to decompose and 14 million trees are killed every year for those paper bags.

Read ebooks instead of tree books – same reason as the paper bags. Got to save the trees people.

Don’t use paper napkins – use the cloth ones instead.

Use energy efficient light bulbs.

If you’re not in a room, switch off the light.

Don’t run the dishwasher until it’s completely full.

Use the same mug over and over.

Unplug your cell phone charger when you’re not using it.

Don’t fill the kettle up every time you boil it. Only use the amount of water that you need.

If you think of any easy tips I haven’ got here, please let me know and I’ll add them. Hopefully you’ll find these helpful.