Easy ways your family can go green

There are easy ways your family can go green. Mother Earth is worth saving as She is our abode. Make a conscious effort to saving Earth’s resources and preserve our land and what better place to educate the next generation than at home. You will probably be amazed, years after you first start making the effort to go green, how your home is transformed into a lean and clean abode. You will also notice a positive change in your attitude towards materials, possesion and life.

What are easy ways your family can go green? The first way will probably be to throw the wastebasket out of the individual rooms in your house and implement a fine on those who mess up their rooms and the common areas in the home. Keep the rooms neat and clutter free. It has been shown that clutters in the home trap heat and prevent good ventilation. If you live in the tropics, you will feel the effect even more and it is likely that you would use the fan or air-conditioner more frequently. Open the windows wide instead to ensure that the house is well-ventilated the natural way. Sunlight is also good for the home as it gets the damp feeling out of the house.

A common disposal area will also educate the family on the ‘rubbish’ that can actually be recycled. Have empty clean milk and cereal cartoons placed next to the waste basket to contain paper waste. You will be surprised at the number of cartoons you can fill with brochures, pamphlets, notices and small pieces of paper, at the end of the month. If you have children who cannot differentiate the various ‘wastes’, designate a basin for them to put containers in. You can then do the sorting.

Buy organic food – send a clear signal to farmers that food grown on chemicals are not welcome! Buy food in bulk. You will save time on shopping trips and money on petrol. Add less condiments to your food – enjoy the fresh and natural taste of food and save your heart!

Take the mass transport systems where possible, cycle or walk – save years of your life by keeping healthy and conserve petrol. You will also be able to smell fresh air everyday.

Reuse, reduce, recycle: Paper milk and drink cartons can be recycled by cutting off the top flap and rinsing the carton. Let them air dry and they make great containers for crafts items such as crayons, odds and ends and stationery. Naturally, they make great materials for kids crafts too! The cartons can be used to hold used paper and envelopes into neatly. Chances are only one side of the paper is used,