Choose to have 2 children or adopt. Nothing else makes makes this much difference.
Use vegetable-based and biodegradeable cleaning products
Use recycled wood chips to keep the weeds down, retain moisture, and prevent erosion.
Don't water your grass.
Borrow seldomly used items such as ladders and chain saws.
Put leaves in a compost heap instead of burning them or throwing them away.
Install water barrels to collect rain water from troughs. Place a small bucket in your sink to collect water when washing produce. Use this water in the garden.
Recycle your plastic bags (or use the reuseable bags) , aluminum, and water bottles.
Make a craft with household items, make a toilet paper roll into a penguin, make an old glass plate into a new one by repainting it.
Switch your water mode- if you are going to be away from your house for a while, switch your water heater to "vacation or away" mode. It keeps your water warm but, will not use the energy it takes to keep a full-tank of boiling water.
Make time for errands- instead of leaving to go straight home, run some errands while your already in the area. It saves gas and it causes less pollution to the environment.
Have 2 children or adopt? What impact does this have? Does having less people matter when the people alive today aren't efficient at their carbon pollution impact?
ReplyDeleteI see some suggestions, such as veggie products and recycles stuff. Okay, cool ideas. But can we get those in Lompoc? Are they more expensive? How can we afford that?
How can you set up a group, maybe online, that lists items people have available to borrow or lend? For example, visit Freecycle.org for similar ideas.
Great ideas so far, what are some new ideas and ways you can take others' ideas and make them your own?