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How Green Are You?

As you all know, America has made a huge effort in the last 5-10 years to educate residential homes how to recycle and become greener. There are a lot more places to recycle. Convenience was always a big struggle for me, but local townships and local stores are really doing their part. I’ve noticed just standing in line at libraries, Walgreen’s, grocery stores and office supply stores that they are collecting plastic shopping bags, batteries, printer cartridges, eyeglasses, old cell phones, etc.  As I thought about my clients “greenie” level and how “green” I really am, I started to make a list of all the things I’ve changed in my home personally to conserve and do my part. Now I must say, I’m not really as “green” as I could be, however, this level works for me. And this level works with my time. So here goes.

Amber’s 7 Ways to Going Greener 

1. My husband and I have slowly converted all the light bulbs in our home to LED. Not surprisingly, our electric bill has gone down.

2. I’ve started recycling my office paper and mail. I pitch so much paper that I now drive it down the block to the local school which has a huge newspaper/magazine/mail recycling container. It only takes a few extra minutes.

3. We use plastic refillable and washable water bottles instead of buying disposable water bottles from the grocery store.

4. I print on the back of copy paper if the front side isn’t confidential.

5. I’ve slowly switched all my cleaning products over to Clorox Greenworks products. Now I know I could make my own, but that just wouldn’t happen. I’m too lazy. So I just buy Greenworks.

6. My husband has been my personal gardener all summer. He grows for us: strawberries, brussel sprouts, broccoli, onions, peppers, tomatoes, lettuce, and raspberries.

7. Finally, I started recycling printer cartridges, batteries, eyeglasses, and cell phones for my clients. None of these are very big, but they do add up and make a difference.

What small steps have you taken in your home? I’d love to hear your creative ideas.

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