I stumbled upon a discussion on LE about making greener choices. You know - changing all you incandescents to fluorescents, checking your vehicles' tire pressure, or running the thermostat a couple of notches up or down - in order to save fossil fuels. I would have to consider myself somewhat conservative already by many standards, but am not too naive or cocky to admit I can always make greener choices for some of my everyday activities. So here's a list of things I have adjusted recently. Other things like recycling, choosing products with less packaging, or using both sides of a piece of paper before disposing of it are all things I have been doing for years so aren't included here. This is just new stuff.... :)
*Biobubble - I use bubble wrap just about every day to protect my little glass beads. I've been searching for more eco-friendly shipping options that won't break the piggy bank and make each and every package weigh more. Up until I found some recyclable bubble wrap I had not found anything that seemed to work. Ah, bubble wrap that won't be around forever and a decade! I am also testing out using poly mailers over bubble mailers, but am unsure of those still. They take up a lot less room and therefore I assume use alot less resources but I'd love to find more pros and cons about these 2 choices. So from now on if you bubble wrap from me is blue, its recyclable!
*New energy efficient refrigerator - This one didn't happen so much by choice, but it is still a welcome addition to my kitchen.....can't wait for delivery day!!!
*power strips for TVs - I still have one TV to go (its in a weird spot and I need a longer cord) , but now all TVs are on a power strip that can be turned off when the television is not in use.
There are several more things that I am working on, but I think I will leave those for another day. So, what changes have you made recently?
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