Hubs and I have slowly been going greener. We are not extremely green, but I'm of the mindset that every little bit helps.
1) We downsized from an SUV that got about 18 mpg at best to a small car rated for 35 mpg on the highway.
2) We try to combine trips for errands into one day. Unfortunately with therapy once a week and doctors appointments this is the most difficult to do.
3) We switched to cloth diapers.
4) We have a HE Front Loading Washing Machine, and a HE dishwasher. All of our appliances are energy star.
5) We dry our clothes outside from spring to fall. This year is an exception. THE RAIN!!! It started raining last night and is expected to rain through Thursday. I tried drying my diapers on a rack in the kitchen and it's just too humid.
6) We are starting to compost and we recycle everything. Actually we live in a county where you send all your trash to one place and the pull the recycling out. It's nice.
7) We try to buy very little to reduce waste. We avoid things that are overpackaged and we try to use reusable containers for our leftovers.
8) I am trying to make my own detergent, but with a front loading washing machine and extremely hard water, this is proving difficult.
If anyone has another going green tips, I'd love to hear them!
Hey I just found your blog through the bump! Love this post about going green. We try to do little things here and there. How has using cloth diapers worked out for you? I've been considering making the switch.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Melissa
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Melissa
ReplyDeleteCloth diapers are so easy! I actually regret waiting this long to switch. The most difficult part is finding a detergent (we have hard water and an HE front loader) and wash combination that works.
Our house is less smelly, poopy disposables in a garbage can really stink up the house. We swish poopy diapers in the toilet then spray them off and there is virtually no stink.
I do a load of wash about every 3 days.
The hardest part about making the switch was jumping in head first. It was a little overwhelming to think about, however, once we started it just fell into place.