What are some things that i can do to be more "green" and make things better for the environment?

Question

Please give me full answers with details cuz i really want to help make the environment better =]

Answer 1

- reuse and recycle as much as you can

- use energy star light bulbs

- Wear clothes made of organic fabrics

Answer 2

Promote the use of recycling of human wast for use on golf

courses, Flower beds, and such.

Answer 3

Educate yourself about living green.

Un-plug and turn off elctric stuff.

Walk more.

Buy food directly from small farmers.

Plant seeds every where you go.

Flush less.

Avoid buying things in plactic packaging.

Buy second hand stuff.

Recycle everything you can.

Share your living space with other people.

Be kind to others.

Answer 4

1. Wrap your water heater in a solar blanket (the foil-looking kind)

2. Switch to CFL bulbs in your house (my energy bill went down by $9/mo.!)

3. Recycle EVERYTHING you can.  Check if facilities exist in your area.

4. Buy products with less packaging!!!!  Plastic bags are now outlawed in China - take the hint on this one (each takes over 1000 years to decompose).

5. Buy local produce and foods whenever possible.  Less energy to manufacture, less transportation required, better for everybody.

6. Buy a bag-less vacuum - a lot of those bags are made with things like fiberglass.

7.  RESEARCH: try Conservation.org/CarbonCalculator, or www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ind_...

Answer 5

This is the ultimate idea.  Bring more live potted plants indoors to remove the bad indoor air and replace it with oxygen.  

"Common indoor plants may provide a valuable weapon in the fight against rising levels of indoor air pollution. Those plants in your office or home are not only decorative, but NASA scientists are finding them to be surprisingly useful in absorbing potentially harmful gases and cleaning the air inside modern buildings.

NASA research has consistently shown that living, green and flowering plants can remove several toxic chemicals from the air in building interiors. You can use plants in your home or office to improve the quality of the air to make it a more pleasant place to live and work - where people feel better, perform better, any enjoy life more.



TOP 10 plants most effective in removing:

formaldehyde, benzene, and carbon monoxide from the air.

Common Name  Scientific Name  

Bamboo Palm  Chamaedorea Seifritzii  

Chinese Evergreen  Aglaonema Modestum  

English Ivy  Hedera Helix

Gerbera Daisy  Gerbera Jamesonii

Janet Craig  Dracaena "Janet Craig"  

Marginata  Dracaena Marginata  

Mass cane/Corn Plant  Dracaena Massangeana  

Mother-in-Law's Tongue  Sansevieria Laurentii  

Pot Mum  Chrysantheium morifolium  

Peace Lily  Spathiphyllum "Mauna Loa"  

Warneckii  Dracaena "Warneckii"

Answer 6

Dana

Looks like you have you eyes open. Can’t say that about to many people in society today. Most of us walk around with blinders until a catastrophe hits, then we wake up pretty quick. Unfortunately we go blind again a few months later…

Let me start off by saying we (my family and I) live 100% off of the grid and are completely self-sufficient with a 0% Carbon footprint. I believe this is the first step anyone can make “help the environment”. Once you convert your own life style to a greener more eco friendly route, you can start helping others.

Without getting to in depth here, Using alternative fuels in your vehicles and harnessing your own electricity from the sun, water, earth and wind are the 2 are key elements in making a green transition and erasing your carbon footprint. If you’d like help in making your self sufficient steps, feel free to contact me directly. I’ve written several how-to DIY guides available at http://www.agua-luna.com on the subject. I also offer online and on-site workshops, seminars and internships to help others “help the environment”.

Hope this helped, feel free to contact me personally if you have any questions,

Dan Martin

Retired Boeing Engineer now living 100% Off-the-Grid with my family, using Alternative Energy & loving every minute.

for more info visit agua-luna com

Answer 7

This is my ideas what i think you shud do.

1.plant trees and flowers in all gradens around you

2.if you live in a building take bags of grabage if you see them infront of dors and take the trash out for them,if you cant do anything to make them do it  least you will have a better enviroment.

3.print ''no smoking'' sings or get them some where and put them every where.

4.if you see people that dont thake care of there garden,ask them to do it,if they dont wnt to then ask them if you can do it for them.

5.Buy less energy lightbolls and economic stof.

6.invite your friends and family to help you.

7.make an organization and get more people to join u so u can take care of the enviroment together,there people in your group will probaly have a lot of ideas.

8.give some money to larger organisation for environment

9.do the thing that my biology teacher said that in your life you have to plant al leat 3 trees.Spred the word tho everyone.Invent a story.You know,like those messages that tell you tho send it to 3 difrent people tho have happines and stof like that.

10.Be creative and dont ever give up!

Hope this helped.Wish you luck!

Answer 8

1.  Recycle

2.  Go back and turn off that light in the room you just left.

3.  Ride your bike if you can for errands.

4.   No processed food=less packaging and CARCINOGENS

5.   SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL FARMER!!!!!