I am looking for simple things that I can change or buy for my home/car/office or even me, that will make a difference to the environment and save money in the long run.
2007-02-22 09:43:37 · 7 answers · asked by jazzy 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Aside from the obvious answers, if you get wood flooring, make sure that you get Bamboo flooring instead of regular wood flooring. Bamboo grows much faster than wood and can be harvested in only 4 or 5 years. Trees typically take at least 10 years to harvest.
2007-02-22 09:49:01 · answer #1 · answered by froalskiner 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Change to CFL lights bulbs (Compact Fluorescent Lamps) for home lighting, especially outside security lights. In the car, keep tires inflated to the right pressure (tire store can help you there) and drive gently... no rabbit starts at the green light, etc, accelerate smoothly. Plant a tree in the yard, use half the laundry detergent amount the bottle calls for. Wash in cool or cold when possible, line dry when you can instead of the dryer. Lots of little changes can make a big difference!
2007-02-22 09:48:38 · answer #2 · answered by barefoot_always 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I plugged all my pc equipment into a power strip. I can turn it off with a single flick of one switch when I'm not using the machine and that turns off all the little "light draw" transformers for the speakers, the printer, and so on.
I use bio-degradable soaps for everything!
To kill mosquitoes -and I get them pretty heavy in the summer- I use a non-toxic spray made from Eucalyptus oil. It kills right now on contact but won't harm me -you can actually eat it!- or my little dogs.
I have also planted a small garden and grow stuff in it. It's fun and I don't have as much waste on rotted veggies -I give stuff away. But plant ONLY what you'll use! Oh yeah ... the water from my clothes washer is pumped into the big sink and reused to water my plants. I'm NEVER out of plant water!!
Most of my standard screw-based lamps are using fluorescent bulbs.
The list is endless!!
2007-02-22 10:02:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Use all natural household products. You can buy it in the eco-friendly section of Whole Foods Supermarkets. Buy recycled toilet tissue and paper towel. Buy organic foods.
2007-02-22 09:53:43 · answer #4 · answered by MISS KNIGHT 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Use your urine as a mouth wash(urine is sterile and the ammonia in it is going to help whiten your tooth) additionally you are able to shop your urine and create your individual ammonia for cleansing. Use airborne dirt and dirt for shampoo a clay soil is ultimate, no harsh chemical compounds. devour uncooked nutrition as much as a threat, you will use no power to cook dinner it, yet once you're going organic and organic be careful through fact organic and organic farmer use animal dung to fertilize their plant life and animal dung is the administrative source of e coli an infection. Use a field of sand to bathe your dishes incredibly of water and dish detergent. All of those concepts sound as though i'm joking or trolling, yet google it(whoops sorry Yahoo it) in case you haven't got faith me.
2016-10-16 06:45:27 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey jazzy sing us some jazz. !
- eat once a day
- don´t buy toilet paper
- eat your cereal with water instead of milk
- get to bet at 6:00 pm that way you´ll never turn on the lights
- get a bike
2007-02-22 09:57:05 · answer #6 · answered by whothatBE 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
fluorescent light bulbs, look to buy products made from recyclables, always get paper instead of plastic at the grocery store, buy gas with ethanol in it, recycle whatever you can, plant trees in your yard, stuff like that
2007-02-22 09:48:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋