We try our best in our home to reduce our carbon foot print. Having said that I think there is more we can do as a family, making these choices not only helps the environment but also is healthier for our family.
So far we...
1. Use cloth grocery bags
2. Have energy star appliances
3. About 50% of the food we eat is organic
4. Our cleaning supplies are organic
5. Use reusable travel mugs
6. We compost
7. Use low energy light bulbs
8. We recycle
9. We grow our own vegetable garden in the summer and do not use any chemicals in our gardens or on our lawn.
Our newest attempt at becoming greener includes;
1. No longer using paper towels - it has been 3 weeks and not one paper towel has been used
2. We are attempting to unplug some of our small appliances when not in use
We are open to any other suggestions on making our lives more green....I have even gone as far as suggesting the switch to cloth diapers but I do not Jason on board yet.....
2 comments:
cloth diapers would not be helping you go green....maybe yellow and brown.... green only if you eat a lot of peas or brocoli. Maybe even "bue" as you would not be a happy camper rinsing these things, waiting for the "diaper guy" ....ugh !Dont do it baby!
President's choice has come out with a new 'green' version of disposable diapers. They aren't overly expensive and use more sustainable products (chlorine free as well) to produce them. I've been trying them with Izzy and so far, so good. Would recommend them.
Cloth is good - but you're still using chemicals to clean them (if you do a diaper service) and you're using a lot of water/energy washing them. Just less waste in the landfill - which i'm not sure I agree as being more green...
Great work - we're doing our best to become more green too.
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