Simple Green Tips to Kick-Start Your Sustainable Living (Part 2):

• Shopping: Buy only stuff that you need – say no to consumerism.
• Shop at second-hand and op-shops.
• Take reusable shopping bags.
• Utilize your local library instead of buying books and magazines.
• Buy recycled toilet paper.
• Say no to soft drinks and bottled water, refill your bottle instead
• Food: Try to cook homemade meals as often as possible.
• Buy local and produce in season.
• Consume less meat – better for your health, environment and pocket.
• Take your homemade lunches to work (in reusable containers).
• Transpot: Walk, cycle and take public transport whenever possible.
• Car-pool when going to work or picking up kids from school.
• Walk short distances.
• Take the stairs instead of elevators. Burn calories, not electricity!
• Recycling:When it comes to packaging, the approach is refuse-reduce-reuse-recycle.
• Think before printing and if you have to, print double sided.
• Switch to paperless bills.
• Recycle whatever you can in the household and office.
• Choose lamps which do not contain mercury and are recyclable. AZ e-lite LED lights such as AZCEL LED T8 tubes are made of plastic, mercury-free and fully recyclable!
• Garden (a bit more involved): Grow some of your food.
• Plant a herb garden in soil or in the containers.
• Even if you don't have a garden, you can have a few herbs on the window sill or balcony.