Go Green

Being organized not only means that you have de-cluttered all the unnecessary objects in your home, but that you are efficiently and cost-effectively utilizing the ones you do want and need. Being green means keeping an eye on waste and consumption. Keeping consumption down is good for the mind, body and house! No one can go 100% green in one day, but doing some simple things each day, week, or month is a step in the right direction.

Kitchen Tips

What to do in the kitchen to go green and stay organized:

Buy farmer's market and organic. Eating locally uses less fossil fuel to transport food and organic uses no harmful chemicals and pesticides.
Eat less meat of all kinds. Not only will it possibly make you feel better, but the amount of water used to raise one pound of beef equals six months of showers.
Use green cleaning products. They are not toxic in their production or disposal and they won‘t contaminate your home with harmful chemicals.
Use POST CONSUMER USE half sized paper towels so you don't rip off a big sheet for smaller jobs. Post Consumer use means you aren’t using virgin forest wood to wipe up a juice spill.
Make sure your refrigerator is tight and at least 1/2 full. Turn the temperature setting up to the #2 setting instead of the #5 setting, keep cold water in the fridge so as not to run water needlessly.
Take fruits and vegetables out of bags so you can see what you have and use is so it doesn’t accidentally go bad in the back of your fridge.
Have an accessible recycle container for rinsed out cans, plastic, glass, yogurt containers, plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables, pet food cans... put everything in there that you think may be recycled. Put your paper and cardboard in a separate container to not get contaminated by food (makes it un-recyclable.) Don't send recyclable items into an environmentally harmful landfill. Americans use 2.5 million plastic bottles per hour, only a small portion of which gets recycled.
Wash full loads of dishes with an Energy Star appliance
Use cloth napkins. It avoids paper waste.
Have a paper and pen on the refrigerator to write down the shopping list when items are low or out. Making fewer trips to the grocery store saves gas and time.
Donate/ pass on/ recycle the doubles and triples of things. How many spatulas do you really need?