Thread: Happy Earth Day. What do you do to reduce consumption and waste?

* I turn out the lights and electronics when I'm not using them, though the computer has to stay on for business purposes.
* Keep the AC or heater on only what it needs to be- I'm a big fan of stripping down when it's too hot or bundling up when it's too cold.
* I don't litter.
* I used to recycle, but then I found out that most of it goes to the landfill anyway, so it was just a waste of my time (here at least).
* Refuse straws as well, but not for the environment

I don't do a whole lot for the environment, but more for my wallet:
- Use CF light everywhere in the house
- Carpool into work
- Use cloth bags when we remember (a lot of stores here give you a small credit)
- Don't use a gas lawn mower, and refurbished the electric one that was left at the house instead of buying new
- Straight razor shave / soaps, etc.
- Recycle when possible (not just when convenient)
- Subscribe to a CSA share (community supported agriculture - you buy a "share" in a local organic farm, and each week you get fresh picked produce from the farm).

That's about it - more than I though, and again, not really for the environment but for the cost savings.

Until large corporations, and countries like India and China clean up their act (not just the people, but their coal burning plants and their zero environmental regulations that allow multinational corporations dump toxic waste into the air, water, and land), then doing "my part" isn't going to make one iota of difference.

Just my un-asked $0.02.

Mark

in general, I try to limit my use of disposable products as much as I can, and minimize my usage of petroleum and electricity.

That Said(tm), I am really doing this to save money, not because I care much for the environment. I work in the defense industry, and based on what I see every day, I could live to be a thousand years old and never damage the environment the way this facility does in one day :-P

I kind of go the other way,I gassed up the Viper and went out and did a bunch of 0-60 3.5 second runs.I am an avid consumer,and dont care about my carbon footprint size(what a selfish F*** I am)Best Regards Gary

Originally Posted by Traveller

I kind of go the other way,I gassed up the Viper and went out and did a bunch of 0-60 3.5 second runs.I am an avid consumer,and dont care about my carbon footprint size(what a selfish F*** I am)Best Regards Gary

I called in a favour I was owed by a friend in the US Department of Motor Vehicles. Gary's Viper is being impounded as we speak....

James.

James,"From my cold dead fingers"Best Regards Gary

Originally Posted by Traveller

James,"From my cold dead fingers"Best Regards Gary

LOL!

James.