Baby steps into living green?

[Kalynn W]

K. i'd like some tips, steps, and advice to living more green.
and trust me i am talking baby steps (i just started recyling last week for the first time in my life - grew up in the country so we just burned our garbage) what do you all recomend. i am not ready to jump on any band wagon just yet. but i wouldn't mind trying a few things first. and also is it worth buying organic if there is no real way to be sure it is in canada?

 

[rkered]

Get a reusable plastic or metal water bottle if you drink a lot of water. I know people that go through 3-4 bottles a day and just toss the empty bottles when theyre done. Call it 3 bottles a day, thats a ton of wasted plastic in a dump somewhere.

Use real plates, cups and silverware and steer clear of glass and plastic. It will cut down on a lot of trash that, for the most part, isnt recycleable.

Read your news online and cancel your newspaper subscription if you have one. Just about all the news thats in print, is also online. I know paper is recycleable, but still, it takes energy to recycle stuff.

Go easy on your gas pedal when you drive. Quick starts and fast acceleration release more exhaust than if you drive more slowly. Not to mention its safer and you will have less chance of being pulled over or in an accident.

If you smoke, stop. For health reasons and environmental reasons. All that smoke just goes into the atmosphere and builds up.

Theres a few simple steps you can try. The water bottle is the easiest way to start. I did that and spent like $15 on an awesome metal water bottle at dicks, but its paid for itselve dozens of times, and im not throwing away water bottles anymore.

 

[Hilary☮]

You could use reusable shopping bags, that's pretty easy.

Remembering to turn off lights, water, and don't leave things that don't need to be plugged in all the time plugged in.