8 Simple Ways to Go Green at Home
A common misconception is that it’s too costly and too much trouble to go green at home. But that’s not exactly true: While there are definitely some complicated, time-consuming and expensive projects to make your home green, there are several simple, low-cost things you can do to go green at home. Though they’re small changes, they can make a big difference.
If you’d like to go green at home, take a look at these 8 simple ways to start making progress.
- Only run your washing machine when you have a full load. This helps to make sure energy and water are put to good use.
- Related to the above, try to avoid using hot water when you’re doing laundry unless it’s absolutely necessary.
- Instead of using a dryer to dry clothes, hang them up outside to line-dry them.
- Replace light bulbs with efficient compact fluorescent bulbs.
- Get a programmable thermostat. This will allow you to set heating and cooling schedules for when you know you will and won’t be home.
- Unplug electronics when you’re not using them. Televisions, videogame systems and chargers can still use energy even when they’re not on!
- Make sure you don’t have any faucets that are dripping. Though a drip doesn’t seem like much water, think about how much it adds up over time.
Being a green bedding retailer, we just have to mention just one more simple way to go green at home: organic bedding! Soft, comfy and free of harmful chemicals and dyes, organic bedding is an environmentally-friendly choice you can make at home that will likely have a very noticeable, positive effect on your comfort, since you’ll be spending roughly 1/3 of each day using it. Organic bedding has countless benefits, one of which being that it won’t irritate the skin or aggravate allergies.
These are just a few of so, so many ways to go green at home. We hope you’ll take the time to make your home more green in any way you can, as it can have a tremendous effect on the planet.