![]() ![]() Also check out our new podcast The Texas Green Report, available on your favorite podcast app.Be sensible about your water intake. Stay up to date on everything green in North Texas, including the latest news and events! Sign up for the weekly Green Source DFW Newsletter ! Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. See more of our 50th Anniversary of Earth Day coverage. Carpool! When shopping for a new car, consider an all-electric or a hybrid. Make each trip count when you do take your car. Build your own rain barrel or buy one and use it to water your garden.Ģ0. Bring your own shopping bags. Reusable bags are not just for the grocery store. Take them wherever you shop. Keep them by the front door, in your purse or backpack and in your car.ġ9. Shop local. Visit the farmer’s market, support small organic farms and food producers.ġ8. Buy less stuff! Before you buy something, ask yourself - do I really need this?ġ7. Donate that old couch, stacks of nifty paper, nice clothes, tools.ġ6. Read about how the Fort Worth Botanic Garden set a zero waste goal.ġ5. Help your school or place of business start a recycling program. Terracycle accepts items like toothpaste tubes. Home Depot and Lowes will take batteries and light bulbs. For example, plastic bags can be recycled at most grocery stores. Ramp up your recycling efforts. Look for specialty recycling outlets for items not accepted in recycle bins. The Fort Worth Botanic Garden green team helped install recycling bins around the park. Here's our list of eco-friendly products for the new year!ġ3. Choose quality over convenience. When you need conventional products, choose items that are built to last, made from sustainable materials, have minimal packaging and are energy smart. Avoid products that will likely just fill up landfill space when their end life is over.ġ2. Choose products made from natural, biodegradable or recyclable materials. Cook your own organic food. It's more sustainable and better for you than eating pre-packaged food.ġ1. Install a programmable thermostat, LED light bulbs and better insulation.ġ0. Local author Carol Adams has tips for going vegan in middle age but it applies to all ages.ħ. Consume less meat! A plant-based diet is recommended by the UN as the most environmentally friendly, climate-friendly diet.) Not only are you saving animals but a plant-based diet is healthier for you. Plant an organic garden even if it’s just a few herbs on your patio.Ħ. Plant a pollinator garden to provide food for bees and monarch butterflies! Read about North Texans stepping up aid for monarchs.ĥ. Replace your lawn with native plants. They don’t need as much water and they support native wildlife. The pollinator garden at the Southwest Branch library in Fort Worth was installed by the North Central Texas Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas. Create your own compost pile or use one of these local compost services. Compost kitchen waste to save landfill space. Make your own eco-friendly cleaning products: Watch how to make eco-friendly dryer sheets and how to make reusable sweeper pads and how to make a all-natural cleaner with grapefruit and salt. See our guide to green cleaning products.ģ. Stop using plastic coffee pods! Use compostable coffee pods or a reusable single cup coffee system, including cotton coffee filters.Ģ. Here's a list of things you can do that will lighten your environmental footprint and green up your life!ġ. ![]()
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