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How 'green' are you?
polaris:
--- Quote from: shorthair on May 15, 2007, 01:02:30 am ---That's ironic. Well, recycling is one thing many think of, first off.
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i bought some apples the other day, which were grown in south america, if i chose to put the recyclable waste in a second bin , it doesnt stop my local authority shipping it off to landfill in china. they dont recycle it, barely anything is actually recycled even though its claimed to be. so how do i live a green life when the authorities dont manage things in that fashion
id love to think we can help prolong human life on the planet by living more greenly but its not happening and will not happen. for us to be living a sustainable life ,100% of what we consume should be 100% recyclable, i bet its not even 1% in reality.
shardian:
I don't consider myself green, but I do a few "green" things. I have replaced every light bulb except for the living room with compact flourescent. For some reason, the ceiling fan in the living room won't work with CF.
We recycle cans. We refill 16oz water bottles with filtered water, which greatly cuts down on disposable plastic.
I have a programmable thermostat to save on energy.
We use Tide Cold water detergent.
Now for the bad:
I have an hour round trip commute to work.
All of my cars leak oil badly. (however, I am trading in the worst offender, the ol' tracker, today for a Ford Escape ;D)
The wife tends to leave lights on.
I tend to leave on the computer overnight to, uh, download, uh, important stuff. ;)
ChadTower:
The spiral fluorescent bulbs are cool, I did that years ago. They produce a much better light, too, IMO.
I wish I could do more about my washing machine but we go through a lot of cycles on that thing.
polaris:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on May 15, 2007, 10:43:25 am ---
The spiral fluorescent bulbs are cool, I did that years ago. They produce a much better light, too, IMO.
I wish I could do more about my washing machine but we go through a lot of cycles on that thing.
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you could do it by hand
ChadTower:
That wouldn't save much if any water, I suspect.
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