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 over 25 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
- Watch this video on recycling and see how these recycling tips can make a big difference in saving our environment while creating green jobs in the process. Click here for the video.
- Turn your monitor off when you are away for meetings and shut down your computer and monitor upon exiting the office
- Check out fun Online Games That Challenge Your Eco-socio-political Skills
- 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
- Subscribe to your daily dose of bite-size ideas for light-green living with IdealBite
- For moms with babies, switch from using disposable diapers to cloth diapers
- 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
- Reduce junk mail with GreenDimes
- Replace chemical cleaning agents with natural, biodegradable, phosphorous free cleaning solutions.
- Switch to 100% recycled toilet paper
- Use reusable kitchenware in your office kitchen
- Use reusable bags when shopping
- Instead of the treadmill, take your workout outdoors; Or if you are in to yoga, Use an eco friendly yoga mat
- Try an organic personal care product. My newest favorite is Ren's body wash
- Check out the latest green gossip on celebrities at Ecocrazzi for inspiration
- Plan an all green Valentine’s Day
- 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
- Discover how Big Business is going green
- 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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