Top 5 Reasons To Be Green

January 24, 2009

I often have friends and relatives ask me why living a green lifestyle is so important to me. Do you get the same type of questions when people see your compost bin or your pile of cloth napkins instead of paper towels? At first I had trouble coming up with answers that “less green” people would see the point of. After all they don’t want to hear about Al Gore’s movie or the hazards of toxic household products. So what can you say?

1. Being green saves money – Making cleaners is cheaper than buying, cloth napkins only need to be purchased once, composting saves the cost of fertilizer.
2. No more piles of plastic bags lying around – Plastic bags seem to multiply faster than rabbits. And I for one could never remember to take them back to the store for recycling. Reusable bags are study, attractive and large enough to carry a lot of items at one time.
3. Local food tastes fresher – Buying food from a local farm not only helps the economy but provides a family with delicious, fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs, and eggs.
4. Family members won’t get sick as often – It is well documented that household cleaners cause harm to the housewives who use them for long periods of time. Synthetic chemicals in soaps, shampoo, hand wash, lotions, bubble baths, etc have increased the instances of skin irritations in children.
5. Energy costs are lower – Energy-saver light bulbs and appliances use less energy and therefore cost less. Hybrids cars need less gas less often so fuel costs are low.

If these reasons don’t convince your friends or family at least that you’re not out of your mind don’t take it too hard – at least you know you’re doing the right thing.

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