Green living basically is making choices about everything while taking into account the welfare of our environment. Green living starts at home and within oneself, there are many ways that we can do to lessen our carbon footprint and this can also help us save money while helping to save planet earth.
We can go green living by following the ways listed below and turning them into daily habits.
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
o Ending the “cradle to grave” cycle of manufactured products and creating new products from used products.
Reduce energy consumption
o Unplugging appliances from the outlet and turning off lights when not in use and using energy-efficient lighting like compact fluorescent light bulbs and appliances can save energy.
Be aware of chemicals in products
o Use non-toxic products to prevent greenhouse gas effect.
Buying products that have minimal packaging
o Packaging that uses biodegradable materials are environment-friendly.
Buying products that are durable and reusable
o Products like canvas shopping bags, salvaged building materials and reconditioned electronics have less or no impact at all in our environment.
Adapting to green technology
o Making use of alternative energy sources such as solar panels to generate electricity.
This list just gives us few ways of many things we can do to go green living it is just a matter of looking for more ways and making those ways part of your daily habit.
