Want to go green but just don't know where to start? As sustainability consultants, we hear this quite often. In our sustainability consulting with individuals, we offer fun challenges to our clients to see how many green things they can do in a day. Here's a list of 17 simple things that you can do today- ranging from work to home to personal care. All designed to bring eco awareness to your daily living and help support living a sustainable lifestyle. See how many you can do today.
- Go paperless for the entire day
- Learn how to put some green in your St. Patrick's Day
- Turn your monitor off when you are away for meetings and shut down your computer and monitor upon exiting the office
- Host a green St. Patrick's Day Party
- Look around your home and office and unplug seldom used appliances
- Subscribe to a green blog
- Volunteer to head the greening of your office and engage your fellow workers in the effort
- Learn ways to recycle your junk
- Eat an organic meal or purchase some fruits and veggies from a local farmer's market and compost your vegetable scraps
- Purchase green office supplies
- Replace chemical cleaning agents with natural, biodegradable, phosphorous free cleaning solutions.
- Use reusable kitchenware in your office kitchen
- Use reusable bags when shopping
- Try an organic personal care product. My newest favorite is Ren's body wash
- Apply the 3 R’s to your closet: reduce by removing clothes you no longer wear, reuse and recycle by donating to a local clothing donation
- Walk, ride your bike, carpool or take public transportation when possible
- Get your friends involved! Ask 5 of your friends or coworkers to join you in building a sustainable lifestyle.
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