Eco Friendly
Posted on Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 at 10:20 am
Eco-Friendly?
My parents aren’t very eco friendly at all and they aren’t too bothered about the environment. However, due to much more awareness nowadays, I’d rather be more eco friendly. What little things can I do to make a difference?
Also we recycle because we are given recyling bags but the bags say not to put in waxed cartons and I know my parents still do.
One thing you can do is to turn off your computer at night. Turning it off opposed to putting it in hibernate mode will save lots of energy. Riding your bike or taking public transportation will help. Can you encourage your parents to purchase local organic food? Not knowing how old you are makes this a little more difficult to answer. You can ask your parents to purchase only organic personal care items. There is also another really neat item you can get if you use a dish washer called Bag E Wash. This little devices fit into your dishwasher and you can put your used baggies onto the device to re-wash your baggies. Millions of baggies end up in the land-fill every year. Good Luck!
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