- First reuse, then reduce and lastly recycle
- Turn the lights off in unoccupied rooms
- Save water from the shower, waiting for it to get hot, to water your plants!
- Use biodegradable organic soaps and hair products
- Stop junk mail
- Don’t use toxic chemicals instead make your own!
- Take your canvas bags to the store
- Compost!
- Park your car – walk, ride your bike, skip
- Avoid plastic disposables – use reusable containers for drinks and food
- Buy in bulk – forget individually wrapped items!
- Reduce phantom loads – unplug unused appliances
- Get seasonal, local, organic
- Keep your tire pressure right!
- Get involved in your community – do beach clean up!
- Tread lightly – think of your decisions
- Don’t leave the water running when you are brushing your teeth, shaving or washing the dishes
- Shop vinatge or thrift store, remember its couture!
- If its yellow, keep it mellow
- Shop local – support your neighbors
Simple Steps to a Greener Life!
Posted by nancyastrid in Energy, Facts, Farmer's Markets, Green Living, Organic, Plastic, Sustainable, Waste, Water/Oceans on 05 23rd, 2008 | one comments
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Astrid Design Studio is an Eco Interior Design and Green Consulting firm. We are a boutique studio, focused on residential and commercial interior and exterior design, based on the principals of ecological design.
In the Green Consulting facet of our work, the basis of our projects is on educating our residential and commercial clients on the elements of integrating living and working sustainably and incorporating a richer way of life.
Learn more about Astrid Design Studio415.662.6861
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