10 Ways To a Green & Healthier Home

Today, we all need to be more environmentally conscious than ever before. Our future, our children’s future, our lives depend on us becoming responsible in terms of taking care of the earth. Going green does not have to be as difficult as you might think. Changing the way that we do even the smallest tasks can have a huge impact.

Going green is all about recycling, reusing, and conserving. We have all done it at one time or another. Tossing that plastic soda bottle in the plastics bin, recycling aluminum cans, giving old clothes to the local thrift store are all things that we have done without even thinking about the positive impact they have. A short list of things that each of us can do to go green are as follows:

1. Use non-toxic environmentally safe paint
2. Use CFL light bulbs instead of regular incandescent bulbs
3. Use Energy Star Appliances
4. Make sure to double-pane all doors and windows
5. Use solar heating systems
6. Choose environmentally friendly flooring such as Bamboo or Marmoleun
7. Install solar window film
8. Use FSC wood when building your new deck
9. Install low pressure shower heads and faucets
10. Purchase furniture that is made from environmentally friendly sources

What we learn as children, the basic rules of cleaning up after ourselves, are the basic rules of going green. The list of things that each of us can do is endless.