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Living an Eco-Friendly lifestyle
Modern lifestyles have placed our earth in danger and with waste
from six billion people in the atmosphere and waters, an
eco-friendly lifestyle is a way of improving our health while
protecting the natural resources and reducing waste as much as we
can.
At home It is important
to note that a transition to an eco-friendly lifestyle is a gradual
process. It takes time to change a lifestyle and home is the place
to begin. A bio pot is a superb idea for food waste. Everything
apart from banana skins and meat can go into the bio pot including
coffee granules and tea bags. There are many bio pots that are
available and as long as emptied everyday there is no risk of
infection. Disposal of waste from the bio pot is easy. A local
farmer will always have a compost pile or for the inner city areas,
bag up and find your local allotment area and dispose of safely.
Change all the light bulbs in your home to the energy saving ones.
Turn off all unused sockets and get into the habit of doing this. If
you have hard floors in your home, then a sweep with a broom each
day to keep dust and mites out as opposed to hoovering everyday is a
more eco-friendly option.
Grow your own herbs. Make sure you stick to recycling regimes that
are in operation by your local councils. Curtail those nasty plastic
bags from supermarkets and buy a recycled large shopping bag that is
sturdy and remember to take with you each time you go to the
supermarket.
Small changes as you go along will all help to living a more
eco-friendly lifestyle. Household waste is something that most
people don't think about, it is simply thrown out. Many home
retailers offer cheap solutions as a way of disposing of household
waste, healthily and conveniently and with more and refillable
options becoming available it is quite simple to begin to reduce
waste. Use less electricity by reducing the use of household items
such as washing machines and dishwashers in an orderly fashion and
dispose of household electrical items no longer needed by using
options such as Freecycle and other recycling websites that are now
widely available. Work out how to reduce fuel consumption and
utilise if available, public transport as much as you can. Public
transport will run and why not use it? With oil prices the way they
are, it will be a cheaper option for the family budget.
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