Everything But The Weed

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Linda Maze, a Wedding photography Gainesville FL in Gainesville Florida

“Green living”  seems to be popular buzz words these days. It seems like a lot of people are trying  to “go green” in different ways – even if it’s just buying Energy Star appliances, recycling,  or making use of re-useable grocery bags at the store.  There are  many  critics  around  that just don’t want to spend time  to “go green” and it could be it’s because they have the wrong idea about protecting the environment .  Maybe you are one of those critics who think protecting the environment will use up a lot of your free time; I mean looking through trash for recyclingmay not be your idea of a Saturday project.  Youmay alsobe concerned that being green is too expensive – at least it seems like a lot of the green products for sale cost more than the non-green products.  Take light bulbs for example. The energy efficient bulbs cost more, but they also have some great benefits – they last quite a bit longer than regular bulbs and they are great for our environment. Even if you may not be a hard-core Earth lover, there are still some easy things you can do each day to be environmentally conscious yet not burden your life in a major way.;

Here’s some tips on how to “go green” each day  :

1. Toss out the take-out bag, the brown bag from your house , and the doggie bag and carry your lunch to work in an insulated, re-useable lunch tote.
2. Next time you go food shopping , take along a reuseable grocery tote bag rather than using the plastic bags the store provides.  You can even personalize your shopping bag with a custom monogram.
3. Bring an insulated coffee cup with you to Starbucks next time you buy a cup of coffee.  You will waste less by not using one of their cups.
4. Instead of purchasing an unopened bottle of water, bring your own in a steel water bottle.  
5. Consider purchasing a travel set of utensils to take with you on your next dinner out. It’s silly to use a set of plastic utensils for eating and then just toss them out. You may even find a colorful set, and purchase one set for every member of the family.
6. Instead of using disposable paper napkins, think about switching to fabric napkins for meals in your home .  You can easily make napkins from old  fabric scraps or purchase  a set to use and launder on your usual laundry day.
7. Think about buying food locally as oftenas possible.  In my town I frequent the Farmer’s Market every summer for my fresh veggies.  Each  time you can buy locally, you are cutting down on the amount of resources needed to move and preserve the produce.
8. Launder your clothes in cold water and you will save around 85% of the energy that hot water would typically take to launder a load of clothes.
9. Instead of using your  car to run an errand, consider walking to your destination instead.  Think of the exercise you will get and the gas savings !

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