In honor of Earth Day, here's my list of the easiest ecominded changes to make.
1. Change traditional incandescent light bulbs to compact fluorescent ones.
2. Bring your own reusable bags to the grocery store, mall, farmers market, pet store, take-out restaurant... anywhere you'd normally be given a bag to carry your purchase.
3. Use cloth napkins instead of paper ones.
4. Recycle.
5. Reuse things whenever possible: donate unwanted clothes to charity or have a clothing swap, use empty jam jars to store beauty supplies or buttons, buy used things rather than new ones.
6. Buy in bulk to reduce the amount of packaging required.
7. Lower your thermostat during the winter; raise it during the summer.
8. Only run full dishwasher and clothes washer loads.
9. Walk or use public transportation rather than drive.
10. Use just a little bit less of... everything.
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