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Top 50 Tips to Save Green, Live Green — Submitted By You!

Learn how to save money and be as green as you can be with top tips from SHOP.COM shoppers.

Shoppers’ Favorite Save Green, Live Green Tips

  1. Replace old appliances with Energy Star.
  2. Replace all light bulbs with CFLs.
  3. Produce twice the volume of recyclables as non-recyclable garbage waste.
  4. Wash your car no more than once a month and on the grass to water the yard.
  5. Shop at your local farmer’s market .
  6. Take canvas bags to the market and to the store. Skip the paper and plastic.
  7. Use town shuttle, bus or bike to get around.
  8. Grow your own fruits, vegetables and herbs.
  9. Install a water- saving commode.
  10. Install a 90% energy saving furnace.
  11. Install solar panels.
  12. Drive a hybrid car.
  13. Turn off appliances at night.
  14. Clean with baking soda and vinegar instead of harsh chemicals.
  15. Compost all organic material .
  16. Grown your own food.
  17. Prepare your food from scratch and in its purest, truest form. Avoid packaged foods altogether.
  18. Pay bills online.
  19. Always turn off lights and car when waiting over a minute or leaving a room.
  20. Wait until you have a full load of laundry to wash.
  21. Use both sides of the paper.
  22. Insulate your home by taping down windows to use less heat in the winter.
  23. Turn off the water while brushing teeth or shampooing hair.
  24. Use a water purifier instead of buying bottled water.
  25. Use a fan instead of running the air conditioner.
  26. Carpool.
  27. Take shorter showers.
  28. Make sure your tires are properly inflated. Underinflated tires waste gas.
  29. Collect rainwater to water your lawn.
  30. Wash dishes once a day and do laundry once a month.
  31. Consolidate all your errands in one trip.
  32. Use cloth diapers.
  33. Breastfeed your baby.
  34. Drive less. Work from home if possible.
  35. Line dry clothes.
  36. Wash clothes in cold water.
  37. Clip coupons.
  38. If you don’t need it, don’t buy it.
  39. Use cloth towels and linen napkins instead of paper.
  40. Don’t use paper cups, plates or plastic utensils.
  41. Wash dishes by hand.
  42. Turn it off, if you’re not using it.
  43. Refill water in stainless steel water bottles.
  44. Keep the lights off during the day.
  45. Unsubscribe to paper catalogs.
  46. Skip the receipt at the ATM.
  47. Shop online.
  48. Don’t eat fast food.
  49. Turn off dishwasher before the heat cycle comes on and hand dry dishes.
  50. Use a stainless steel canteen instead of a plastic water bottle
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8 Comments

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  • 1 Debbie // Jul 29, 2008 at 12:46 am

    These are all great ideas, but WE have to follow them & try to be positive role models to teach other people the importance of conserving our resources. Maybe if we write articles for our local papers re: local fresh grown food co-ops, the best time to water plants, the best time of the day to do laundry, safe bicycle routes, etc. we would have more informed communities. Maybe the people would start to pull together. Charity begins at home.
    Also, anyone who owns more than one share of any stock, has probably seen the massive books that they send out about their companies on a quarterly, or a yearly basis. If you own more than 100 shares (or some sort of #) they send you 2 books & so on , & so on. You can call the company & ask them to stop sending you their earning reports, that you can read them online & that you’d rather keep some trees for shade! I could go on & on, but I will end with this last HUGE IDEA: when you’re walking your dog, when you pick up after your dog it never hurts, to pick other items laying around & disposing and/or recycling them. THIS WOULDN’T BE NECESSARY IF PEOPLE WOULD STOP THROWING THINGS OUT OF CAR WINDOWS, OR DROPPING THINGS WHEN THEY ARE WALKING> ALWAYS KEEP A BAG W/ YOU & ONE IN THE CAR . You can always find a fast food place, or a park, or a rest areas that has garbage cans. May God bless us and our children, who have to inherit our mess.

  • 2 ss_shopgirl // Jul 29, 2008 at 5:10 pm

    Thanks so much Debbie for these great green ideas — you’re right, it’s really not that difficult to help make the planet more environmentally friendly.

  • 3 katarina // Nov 11, 2008 at 9:19 pm

    Some of these look like they were written from Boulder (the arm pit of Colorado); spoken from a native. I’m sorry but what gross human being is only going to do laundry once a month? Also, who has time to grow their own food? That’s why we have farmers and they need to stay in business. When the price of hybrids come down I’ll consider trading in my Hummer for one !!! My biggest gripe of all is being forced to pay to recycle. I throw away a ton of stuff every week because I won’t pay. Perhaps going “green” shouldn’t cost extra & more people would do it.
    I to0 would like a “greener” planet but I also have a mortgage to pay etc..–oh yes & my Hummer’s gas .

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  • 5 laurence // Mar 23, 2009 at 1:16 pm

    How about things you can do at the office? I’m always amazed by the amount of paper wasted. I try to print on both sides of paper whenever possible. And I bring my own coffee cup to keep away from the styrofoam. Other ideas? Green living doesn’t stop at home…

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