Friday, May 13, 2011

Going Green - Yes, You Can Do It

By Mark Freeman


With global warming getting worse yearly, lots of people are wanting to start doing their part to help save the planet. The problem is that most people suppose that it is overly time consuming or even pricy to begin living green. Keep reading to discover several quick things you can do to get started on the path to living green.

The best thing that people can do is to recycle. Even though it doesn't appear like this would be extremely difficult to accomplish, a lot of people still routinely put glass jars and aluminum drink cans in their regular garbage. In the US, it's not difficult to find a trash service that has glass and aluminum recycling choices. People still continue to toss these items even though recycling bins are easy to find. If you take a few seconds to rinse out the cans and bottles and place them in the recycle bin, you will be on the path to helping the planet.

Another big waste product is newspapers. Most people will simply take their daily paper and throw it in the trash when they are done with it. However, you will find it amazing how many different ways you can reuse an old newsprint. For example, newspapers make terrific material for cleaning up windows. You can keep your windows spotless using newspapers instead of paper towels and window cleaner for a streak-free shine. Also, a lot of towns and villages in addition boy scout and girl scout troops do paper drives. All you have to do is to compile your papers together and they may even come and take them.

Walking rather driving the car is one other simple way to integrate green living into your routine. A lot of people regularly drive short distances just to purchase one thing at their local mini store. You can do so much more toward saving our planet if you make the choice to walk instead of taking your car.

Car pool whenever you can and mow your lawn less frequently to save even more gasoline. Although you may opt to keep your lawn neatly trimmed down, letting it go for an extra week between mows shouldn't change the appearance that much. If you're a loyal fan of green living, see if you can obtain a mechanical push mower. Lots of hardware shops still carry this sort of mower.

There actually are a lot of means by which people can begin living green, they simply have to make some changes in their lifestyle and they can begin helping the environment instead of polluting it. Look around on the Internet and you will get a wealth of great information on this subject.




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