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Me and Paul decided it would be nice to include this list of green and sustainable tips for this blog. We tried to make it precise and easy to remember. Each tip links to a blog entry or an article related to that particular green tip.
- DESIGN SQUISH GREEN GUIDE:
- Grow your own food
- Use castile soap Join a community garden
- Choose biodegradable detergents
- Recycle, even when it is not convenient
- Make your own eco-friendly laundry detergent
- Educate yourself
- Buy organic fabric clothes, pillows, sheets and blankets.
- Reuse fabrics
- Make Your Own Green Skin Care Treatments
- Try to use green paints for home improvement
- Plant trees in your backyard
- If you do not need a big house, choose smaller sturdier houses.
- Pay bills online instead of through the mail to save paper
- Don't litter
- Buy used books
- Bring your own cloth grocery shopping bags
- Reuse
- Vote
- Look for products with minimal packaging
- Save plastic bags
- Donate old clothes to salvation army or other thrift stores instead of throwing them away
- Drink tap water or filtered water, not bottled
- Recycle batteries or better, buy rechargeable batteries
- Love trees
- Turn off unused lights
- Buy a solar powered lamp.
- Avoid/properly dispose aerosol cans
- Remove yourself from junk mailing lists
- Don't use disposable plates/utensils
- Reuse water bottles instead of buying bottled water
- Bike
- Carry a mug for drinks you buy to go
- Know how your electricity is generated, and make the greenest choice
- Use reusable containers instead of aluminum foil
- Start a compost
- Reuse bows and gift bags
- Use a towel around the house instead paper towels
- Support local farmers & business owners
- Mend/repair your old clothing instead of throwing it out.
- Drive a hybrid, EV or LEV
- Buy a solar panel to charge your cell phone or batteries
- Take train instead of driving if possible
- Invest in electric car or algae fuel
- Use recycled toilet paper
- Install energy efficient bulbs
- Turn off your air conditioner when you go out
- Eat less meat or no meat
- Walk to supermarket
- Enjoy the outdoor sports.
- Enjoy the outdoors
- Fix a dripping faucet
- Grow locally appropriate plants that are hardy and do not need a lot of water
- Reuse,fix and redesign old furniture
- Buy furniture out of reclaimed materials
- Organic food is good for you and environment
- Look for furniture, clothes and products that are long lasting and fixable
- Look for products that are made out of low-toxic and natural materials.
- Buy vintage
- Buy from small businesses and craftspeople
- Find out where the wood of the object you want to buy comes from
- Recycle electronics
- Buy used
*For more elaborate green tips and green guide go to:GO GREEN by Treehugger. Treehugger's "How To Go Green" guide concentrates separately on each aspect of life and how to make it more green: greener cars, greener school day, garden and even greener gym exercise!