Favorite Green Products - Do you purchase organic, natural, sustainable & renewable products?
-Seventh Generation: They are a company that is leading by example.
-Stonyfield Organic: Their products taste amazing! (I love their milk)
Recycles - Do you recycle all of your recyclable paper, plastic, glass, aluminum, CFLs, electronics & batteries?
I make a conscious effort to recycle all the paper, plastic, and cardboard I use. I do recycle most of the time but I need to improve in situations where it's not easy to recycle (where I need to dispose of a product but trash is the only option, I need to hold onto it until I can recycle it.
Buys Recycled - Do you purchase and/or use post-consumer recycled waste products, whenever possible?
I look for label of the products I buy to be made of recycled materials, but cost is usually the most important aspect for me when I purchase something.
Transportation - Do you use public transit, carpool, drive a hybrid and/or use non-motorized transportation?
I do not own a car. It's walking, busing, and biking for me!
Reusable Bags - Do you use reusable bags when shopping to avoid unnecessary plastic bag and paper bag production and waste?
I have reusable bags and find them incredibly useful.
Hibernate Computers - Do you set your computer monitor(s) to hibernate after 5 minutes and your hard drives to shut down after 30 minutes without use. (National authority on this recommendation: U.S. Energy Star)
My monitor does go to sleep withing minutes of not using it but the computer does not shut down due to not using it, it does go to hibernation after 1 hour.
To prevent water waste, do you limit your showers to 3 minutes or less and turn off the faucet when brushing your teeth?
I don't like long showers.
Do you avoid purchasing plastic bottled water and use a reusable water container as often as possible?
I can't stand paying for water, I love my re-usable bottle.
Promotes Progress - Whenever possible, do you choose to support businesses and organizations that are transparent in their environmental actions and have published an eco-profile ... and have you sent requests to companies and organizations asking them to publish their eco-profile?
I just recently learned about eco-profiles. I plan to get involved and help however I can.
Giving - Do you donate and/or volunteer for social and/or environmental betterment organizations?
I love to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity and I am a donating member of Environment Minnesota.
Lighting - Do you turn off lights when you leave the room?
Thanks to my parents, it's now habit to do this.
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