Your Greeness

1.Avoid Coffee Stirrers- If you really need to stir your coffee, use a piece of uncooked pasta instead. What you can also do is when you are making your own cuppa joe is to add the sugar and creamer first, so that it dissolves as the hot liquid goes into the cup!

2.During winter time, please do not use chemical deicers that can be hazardous to animals and plants. Look for an animal and pet friendly deicer at your local pet shop.

3.Look for q tips with paper spindles. There are two kinds of q-tips- those that come with a paper spindle or middle part, and those that come with a plastic spindle. Always buy the ones with paper spindles because they can be recycled!

4.One way to avoid using more paper than necessary is to adapt the practice of paying bills online. You can save statements via email and not use up paper!

5.Another way to save up on paper consumption would be to tell your bank to stop sending you monthly paper statements. Some banks will even give you back a dollar if you do this!

1.Give, give, give- Before throwing something away, stop for a moment! Think if there is anybody that could still use it. If there is, then do not hesitate to give it away!
2. Have a car wash wash your car- A professional car wash will usually be more efficient with how much water they use. You’ll be able to save water than when you wash your car on your own and ore often than not, leave the hose running.

3. Use an e-ticket when flying- When you fly nowadays, you don’t need an actual paper ticket. An e-ticket will do, plus it costs much less for the airline to process compared to a paper ticket.

4.Download software. Do you notice how software packaging uses so much paper, plastic and cardboard? You could save all of those materials if you just buy and download your software from online!

5.Don’t get an answering machine! Or stop using yours! Answering machines use so much energy because they are always on. Opt for the voice mail feature on your phones instead!

1.Why not try to work from home? Ask your employer if there could be a possible arrangement for you to work from home some days during the week. This can save you fuel, and save the company some energy expenses too!

2.In the cold seasons, always remember to keep your fireplace damper closed. Doing so will mean you use up less heat to warm the room up.

3. Cut back on junk mail- Say no to receiving those catalogues and pamphlets when you no you won’t really use them. Don’t subscribe to them just because!

4. Matches over lighters- matches are made up of recyclable material, while lighters are mostly made out of plastic. It’s better to use matches. Also, remember to choose cardboard matches over wood ones!

5.Do you really still use your paper phonebook? If you find that the telephone numbers that you need can be accessed online, tell your phone company to stop giving you a paper phone book an use the online version instead.

1.Make sure you have your coffee cup at work, so you don’t need to use up disposable cups. In fact, why not make disposable cups non-existent at work. Have everyone bring their own cup or else!

2.Schedule errands- Write down all the errands you need to accomplish in a week and do them in one big go. You’ll save trips to and from town, the grocery store, etc., etc.

3.When at the beach or a picnic, keep track of which cup belongs to who with a magic marker. It will save you from getting a new cup each time you need a drink!

4.Did you know that many old cellular phones end up in landfills? Do your share and recycle cellular phones when you can. Donate your old ones to people who wouldn’t mind using them!

5.Recycle Old Wire Hangers- If you don’t know what to do with these, why not give them to the dry cleaners?  Lot of recycling programs do not accept wire hangers because they’re made of steel, so the best option would be to donate them to your favorite dry cleaner!

Here are some ways to help and ease the burden off our suffering planet!

1.This should appeal to lovers- shower together! It’s a great way to save up on some water and amp up on some intimacy and sexy time!

2.If you don’t have anyone to shower with, you can take shorter showers! Try to cut back 1-2 minutes!

3.Get some plants, or plant some trees! Mor eplants mean more of them using up the carbon dioxide and creating oxygen!

4.Use the cruise control button of your car- you can get up to 15% better mileage so that means you save up on gas!

5.Don’t scoff at second hand- Consider buying items from the second hand store. It’s your way of reusing and recycling!

1.    Use both sides of the paper. Teach kids to always use both sides!
2.    Recycling your newspaper can add up and can save about half a million trees per week!
3.    Reuse gift bags, wrapping paper, old maps, old cloth and utilize these as creative wrapping solutions.
4.Say No to bottled water!- Only 10% of these bottles are recycled, the 90% clog our landfills Jus use a reusable container instead.
5.Once a month have a no bath week, and just take showers instead. You will literally save barrels of water!

1.Read diaper labels carefully. Opt for biodegradable ones, or take a sacrifice and try using cloth ones!

2.A clothesline can save you so much energy. Put one up even in your shower!

3.Go vegetarian- even if it is only 1 time a week. It will help your diet too!

4.When washing clothes in the machine, use the warm to cold cyle instead if the hot-hot cycle!

5.Try to do with using less paper napkins. Using one less each time can really add up!

Going green can be a daunting task to many. Here at yourgreeness.com, we’re here to show you that it’s not at all! There are many simple ways to help! And we’ll be showing you how!

1.Turn off your computers at night. You’ll be sleeping anyway so it saves you a lot of energy.

2.Skip rinsing dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. You’ll save water.

3. Do not pre-heat the oven  unless baking is involved. Just turn it on as you are about to use it.

4.When cooking things inside the oven, look through the window to see if it is ready. Avoid opening it up as heat escapes.

5.Very important: recycle glass! It can reduce air pollution and water pollution!

1.Aim to have your city join the cool city list of the US. Cool cities help prevent global warming by passing creative and innovative laws on transportation and legislation that aims to save up on energy.

2.Write to your congressman and encourage them to support the laws that limit carbon dioxide emissions.

3.Use email instead of paper for announcements, invites and for generally disseminating information.

4.Share this list with co-workers, family and friends!

More simple tips for home, shopping and your general lifestyle that could really help combat global warming!

1.    Make it a habit to buy fresh food instead of frozen ones. Frozen food cots about 10 times more energy to make and produce.
2.    Seek out your local farmers and support them!
3.    Don’t leave an empty roof rack in your vehicle- the weight of the roof rack increases fuel consumption and co2 emissions by up to 10%
4.    Always make sure your vehicles are tuned up.
5.    Drive carefully and refrain from gas pedal abuse!