Green Tips
Here are some tips to help you green up your life! This is just a sampling -- click through to each category to see them all, then submit your own tips for going green!
When you have to use disposables
by Andrea Keirstead
 | I'm a middle-school teacher, and I try to have whole-grain cereal available in my room for starving teenagers. After seeing a kid reach into the container, lick his fingers, and reach in again, I knew I had to have separate serving dishes. Somewhere, I had read a tip from a mother of toddlers about using coffee filters as snack bowls. They work great, are inexpensive, and use a great deal less paper. It's possible to buy them unbleached, too. |
Lights!
by Coley
| Did you know with the new energy efficeint bulbs, you will be saving more then $300? The bulbs last up to 6 year i believe. |
Shop Organic
by Allyson
| If you want to eat green, and pretty much everywhere else is really killer expensive, try going to Trader Joe's, or something like Fresh Market. |
Precious Paper
by Virginia
| Use that piece of paper as though it were the last piece on Earth! Think about it. How wonderful and precious a single piece of paper really is! |
Plastic bags
by Toni Mogensen
| You now the drill:pack you lunch put all your lunch foods each in individual plastic throw-away bags.Well what you should really do is spend an extra buck or so and buy the more expensive and sturdy bags that will last longer. Then when you are at lunch and you are finished with your meal DON'T THROW AWAY YOUR BAGS!!!!Empty out the crumbs and put the bag back into your luch box(make sure you lunch box is reuseable.)when you get home rinse out the plastic bag, and if you think its necissary flip your bag inside-out and pace it over a bottle or can that you are going to recycle to let it dry.Then,once dry, flip the bag right side in again and pack yourself a green lunch to enjoy tomorrow. |
Clothing Reuse
by aem95
| When you wear your jeans or jean shorts don't just throw them in the washer were them AGAIN & if your sweatshirt isn't smelling so fresh hang it up outside to get some fresh air & a fresh scent. |
School Transportation
by Carlisle
| Organize a walk-to-school day. I walk every single day (and get really muddy rain boots while I'm at it). It's a great way to get exercise, and enjoy nature! |
