Help the environment, one room at a time, part 3: your whole house

The final installation for greening your home one room at a time.

- change all light bulbs to compact fluorescent light bulbs. 

- turn off the lights and appliances when you leave a room!

- switch to rechargeable batteries. one rechargeable battery can replace 300 single-use batteries

- stop smoking. as if the health benefits/warnings weren’t enough, over 11.6 million kilograms of pesticides are used each year to keep tobacco pest-free. cigarette butts have also been found in the stomachs of birds, fish, and other marine creatures who mistake them for food.

- and the ultimate: switch to green power! bullfrog power is one of many canadian companies offering 100% carbon free electricity

Green cleaning:

- use old t-shirts as rags. Our increasing dependence on disposable wipes, dusters, and mops is clogging our landfills

- “clean” doesn’t have to smell like pine, lemon, or orange chemicals. there are a host of companies making environmentally friendly products, like seventh generation and nature clean

  

- mix one part vinegar with one part warm water and you’ve got yourself a green, all-purpose cleaner.