3. Change Your Kitchen Habits
There are many ways to go green in the kitchen. For instance, when you’re cooking and need to check or remove something from the oven, make sure you open and close your oven door right away to prevent heat from spreading throughout the house.
Also, lower your plastic waste by using glass food storage containers and reusable water bottles. And when you go grocery shopping, be sure to use reusable bags instead of the disposable ones.
Want to go big with your green efforts? Purchase eco-friendly appliances like an energy-efficient refrigerator and an electric oven that doubles as a microwave and cooks four times as fast conventional ovens.
Numerous options are out there — just visit your local home center and ask for their recommendations.
4. Get Professional Help
Need help? Speak with a professional sustainability consultant. Sustainability consultants visit your home, do a detailed walk-through of the house and your property, and advise on a customized strategy.
They will look at the structure of your home, your energy use, appliances, and the day-to-day activities of your family.
The result is a custom plan that will help you go green and lower your eco-footprint. You can seek out a local company for a personalized home evaluation.
‘Going green’ may sound like a major change in lifestyle, but there are a variety of ways you can go green in your home without investing too much money or energy.
Tell us how you’re going green in the comments!
