Change Yourself
Collectively, small lifestyle changes can make a huge impact on the environment–and your life. Looking for happiness and health? What’s good for the environment is also, it turns out, great for you. Here’s a collection of tips from the No Impact community.
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Lights Off
We’re known as the house where nobody’s ever home in the evening. This is because we only turn on a light when we really need to see. And then, it’s only in a room we are in. We have solar lights along the walkway and don’t turn on the outdoor light unless we’re having company (and turn it off when they’ve arrived and then again immediately after they leave. We turn off the lights when we’re watching TV.
I think it helps us wind down at the end of the day. When possible, we dim the lights if they’re on at all.
It saves us money, but it’s also kind of fun to see how long we can go before flipping on a switch.
This post was submitted by Lynn Hasselberger.
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Reduced smoking,and trying to quit.Trying to travel in Tube rail instead of Car.Vegetables I always purchase from small shops and not from the mall.
This post was submitted by mahendra.
Saving water and electrcity as well as money
While waiting for the hot water to travel thru the pipes to the faucet I don’t waste the cold water down the drain, I collect it in a one gallon jug and use it to water my outdoor plants it is amazing how much water you can save that way. Also I recycle my bath water(with the help of a small fountain pump and a length of hose)to wash my clothes. I am currently hooking up a system I learned about from my Granny to recycle the rinse water from from the washer (to be saved in a laundry sink) for use as the wash water for the next load.
I used a lot of AA batteries so I bought a recharge unit I can plug into my car’s cig lighter and recharge my batteries for free while I drive.
I frequent the library and recycle what books I do buy selling them to second hand book shops.
This post was submitted by Jacqueline English.
cloth diapers save money
Reusing cloth diapers for our second child has allowed us to save thousands of dollars in the past couple of years. Besides being economical, cloth diapers are healthier for babies (including less chemicals against our babies’ skin) and produce less waste (in manufacture and disposal). Using cloth diapers has also caused us to be more aware of other areas we can be less wasteful – maybe cloth diapers are a gateway to environmentalism? 
This post was submitted by Heather McNamara.
Grocery shopping
I always bring a reusable bag when I shop for groceries.
This post was submitted by Elaine.