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Is your family environmentally conscious? What are some of the things you do to be green?
Asked by Work It, Mom! Team, 18th Dec 07 Answer this now »
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Buffy 6th Feb
Blair 5th Jan
I
have
started
using
all
natural
cleaning
products,
for
my
kids
safety
and
for
my
own.
We
also
do
use
either
the
"I'm
Not
a
Plastic
Bag"
bags
or
the
Whole
foods
bags
while
shopping
to
avoid
wasting
grocery
bags.
We
recycle
whenever
possible,
and
own
a
hybrid.
Mary Jane 20th Dec 07
One
day
I
saw
a
sign
"Mom's
helping
Mom's"
and
called...it
changed
my
life.
My
garbage
company
supplies
large
recycle
dumpsters
so
like
a
good
girl
I
throw
in
my
paper,
plastic
and
glass.
It's
easy
and
convenient.
I
also
bring
electronic's
and
old
paint
to
the
proper
drop
off
places.
But
it
wasn't
until
recently
that
I
started
to
worry
about
the
items
I
bring
home
weekly
in
my
grocery
bag.
Are you using safe alternatives to the national store bought brands.... I am and I love it.
GeekyCyberMom 20th Dec 07
I
totally
suck
at
being
green
and
I
truly
need
to
get
better.
The
only
way
I
am
honestly
doing
my
part
is
by
using
blackle.com
and
as
much
as
I
am
on
the
web,
believe
me
that
little
bit
counts.
biomom 20th Dec 07
It's
not
easy
being
green
in
Augusta,
GA.
We
try...
use fabric grocery bags use cloth diapers (when we used diapers) avoid toxic cleaners use CFL bulbs turned down the water heater and thermostat buy used whenever possible shop locally (rather from big national retailers) recycle cans, bottles, plastics compost our waste Goal for 2008: buy a clothesline (Forbidden in our "subdivision", but who cares? Let them prosecute me for trying to save electricity!)
Flea 20th Dec 07
We
recycle,
which
is
saying
a
lot
here
in
Tulsa.
We
took
it
for
granted,
part
of
the
norm,
in
Florida.
But
I
don't
go
much
further
than
that.
Well,
we
garden
in
spring
and
summer.
Hmm,
and
my
favorite
grocery
store
doesn't
bag,
so
I
pile
it
all
into
my
van
and
let
the
kids
unload.
Quite
inconvenient,
but
no
bags.
And
what
plastic
bags
do
come
into
the
house
become
receptacles
for
used
cat
litter.
We're
not
very
green.
Brooke 19th Dec 07
I
went
green
...
I
no
longer
buy
expensive
caustic
cleaners
from
chain
stores,
and
I
do
not
by
so
called
green
products
that
do
not
work
very
well.
I
buy
products
that
are
not
only
effective,
but
are
shipping
in
consentrated
form,
thus
further
decreasing
waste
to
land
fill
and
fuel
usage
etc.
I
also
buy
local
every
chance
I
can,
I
take
public
transit
most
of
the
time,
I
use
recycled
paper
products,
and
use
them
sparingly
etc.
I have taken being green a step further in that part of my business is to introduce people to green alterntaives and help them get enviromentally conscious and responsible products into their home often at greatly discounted rates... so it becomes a win-win situation :)
Four Point Mom 19th Dec 07
My
family
and
I
had
never
given
much
thought
to
fact
of
going
green,
until
I
did
some
research
and
found
out
just
how
toxic
the
products
I
had
in
my
home
were.
I
stopped
buying
those
products
and
now
purchase
everything
such
as
cleaners,
personal
care
products
and
many
other
things
on-line.
Better
yet
they
are
delivered
to
my
door
which
saves
on
gas
and
I
don't
go
to
the
store
to
get
them
and
up
spending
more
on
other
items
I
do
not
need!!!
The
products
I
use
are
safe
for
the
environment
and
things
such
as
the
laundry
detergent
and
dish
soap
do
not
require
hot
water
to
work
effectively
that
makes
them
energy
efficient!!
Jenni 19th Dec 07
We
aren't
particularly
green.
I
recently
bought
some
fabric
bags
from
my
grocery
store
to
use
instead
of
getting
plastic
bags.
They
amuse
me
because
they
have
the
stores
name
on
them
but
I
have
taken
them
to
the
other
two
grocery
stores
that
I
visit.
Plus
at
2
of
my
stores
I
save
5
cents
per
bag!
Anyways,
I
have
also
all
of
my
newspaper
and
the
kid's
school
papers
piled
up,
but
haven't
quite
gotten
them
to
the
recycling
center.
Nataly 19th Dec 07
This
is
one
of
my
resolutions
for
2008
--
we
need
to
think
about
it
much
more.
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