Green Home
We spend most of our time at home.
Most of the things we buy are at home.
We consume a lot of energy and resources at home.
This section of site is dedicated to help you make sure that your home itself, and your practices at home are eco-friendly.
Green Home Articles:
How to Have a Tree-Free Home
No, No... we are not saying you should not have trees in your yard. We love trees... we encourage you to have trees in your yard. Trees play a very important and necessary role in our world.
We are talking about products inside your home that uses up trees.
So, how do you create a tree-free home?
It's really simple. Just consider your habits and make a few changes. Many of us rely heavily on paper goods as a means to get by. Do not be ashamed, we all do it without even realizing because in many cases it just makes our lives easier. I am talking about napkins, paper towels, toilet paper, and paper plates.
These items really do make our lives easier. They are easy to throw away, take less time to clean up, and reduces the amount of laundry. However, with each one we use and throw away, we are contributing to reducing trees in our world.
All it takes in this area is to suck up the slight bit of extra laundry and use cloth. The great thing about cloth is that it can be washed and then reused again when needed.
When it comes to paper plates, no none of us really enjoy doing dishes; however, you are doing your part to create a tree-free home when you use traditional plates in place of paper plates.
Sometimes we cannot avoid using paper-based products, but we can try to use items created from recycled items. This includes toilet paper, printing paper, and other such items. The goal here is to find those created with the highest amount of recycled items that you can. Of course, with toilet paper and printing paper, make sure that it is bleach free and recycled before you buy.
You could even try using alternative paper such as hemp paper for printing or use once-used type of paper. Consider this for note pads as well. If you have scraps, reuse them and make a notepad from it. You could also reuse them for letters and cards as well.
Instead of jotting down messages or notes for your home on paper, get a message board that can be reused instead.
If you are going to be performing any new construction on your home, instead of using new wood try composite, cob, wood that has been previously used, natural linoleum, bamboo, or straw bale.
When you want to create a tree-free home, it just takes some additional effort on your part. However, it is an effort that is well worth the results in the future.