Submitted by Shauna McKain-Storey (not verified) on 18 April, 2008 - 23:56.
Let's see. The most green thing I do is buy most of my clothes and some of my husband's (and some for my dog!) at local thrift stores. I also find things for gifts and art and other projects. We are lucky in Oregon to have lots of green alternatives for groceries like farmer's markets and stores like New Seasons. We have been trying to switch to more organic veggies and more humanely produced meats and other animal products. Neither of us likes to cook, but we try to do it more, anyway. When we do eat out, we mostly go to locals vs. chains. Mainly, though, we have cut way back on buying stuff. We've got too much already.
For the person looking to make apt life greener, you can put a full jar in toilet tanks to save water, install water filters on taps to avoid buying water, do some simple insulating (towels or blankets blocking door and window drafts.) But a lot is personal choices- like controlling climate by what clothes you wear indoors, or taking fewer showers (try sponge baths,)or what cleaning products you use, etc, etc. (But probably you already knew that...)You could also do things like asking your apt management if they're using greener alternatives for grounds maintenance (less toxic herbi- or pesti- cides)and if not, ask that they try them. That's all I can think of right now. (sorry for length of post.)
Let's see. The most green
Let's see. The most green thing I do is buy most of my clothes and some of my husband's (and some for my dog!) at local thrift stores. I also find things for gifts and art and other projects. We are lucky in Oregon to have lots of green alternatives for groceries like farmer's markets and stores like New Seasons. We have been trying to switch to more organic veggies and more humanely produced meats and other animal products. Neither of us likes to cook, but we try to do it more, anyway. When we do eat out, we mostly go to locals vs. chains. Mainly, though, we have cut way back on buying stuff. We've got too much already.
For the person looking to make apt life greener, you can put a full jar in toilet tanks to save water, install water filters on taps to avoid buying water, do some simple insulating (towels or blankets blocking door and window drafts.) But a lot is personal choices- like controlling climate by what clothes you wear indoors, or taking fewer showers (try sponge baths,)or what cleaning products you use, etc, etc. (But probably you already knew that...)You could also do things like asking your apt management if they're using greener alternatives for grounds maintenance (less toxic herbi- or pesti- cides)and if not, ask that they try them. That's all I can think of right now. (sorry for length of post.)