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!

Organic food does not have to break the budget and the bank. You can actually find some affordable ones if you know where t look. Don’t know where? Let us give you a heads up!

1.Grow your own- if you have a patch of land, growing vegetables may not be as difficult as you think! If you have limited space, you can grow your own herbs!

2.Consider growing sprouted seeds- these are easy to grow because they’ve partially sprouted, and they can add lots of nutrients to your meal!

3.Take part in an organic box scheme- A box scheme is when someone who produces organic food delivers an array of goodies in a box each week.

4.Shop at farm shops- Organic farm shop’s goods will most likely come out cheaper compared to the grocery or the supermarket.

5.Take advantage of farmer’s markets- there are usually ones on the weekends. Get your organic fill from there!

6.Buy a lot!- If you buy in bulk, you will get wholesale prices, which come out significantly cheaper than the normal prices out there.

1. When watering your lawn, make sure to do it early in the morning. This time is good because the water doesn’t evaporate as quickly, therefore you‘ll need less!

2.Treat your weeds with natural remedies, not harsh chemicals. Vinegar works quite well. You can spray some on some weeds and they’ll be gone!

3.Did you know that normal glass clippings can act as natural fertilizer? So you don’t always have to rake them up! Just leave them!

4.Also, when mowing or raking, avoid using machines and try to do these tasks automatically!

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!

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!

1.    Why not look into community car sharing? You and a number of people can purchase a car together and contribute for fees.
2.    Fly less- try out local vacations!
3.    Encourage schools in your area to reduce emissions by maybe providing better and wider school bus routes
4.    Support charities that aim to protect and conserve our forests!
5.    Look into the environmental impact your investments make.

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!