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Trying to be Green

It seems that no matter what you do and how hard you try, you can always be greener.

Sometimes I feel I don't do enough to be green. Mostly I think I'm okay but in reality there are many many more things I can do to help out.

Here is some of the things I do, I've started doing recently or I want to do more of in the future. I'm going to centre on Reduce, Re-use, Recycle and public transport.

Reduce

This is the area I can probably do most in. Not that I'm bad but I feel I can do a lot more mainly by buying less! It's that simple. My main problem is food since I eat out a lot. I really should buy in more and eat at home more (but that's no fun).

Re-Use

Recently I got reusable shopping bags. Erm, can't think of anything else. Oh, I re-use water bottles instead of buying a new one all the time. I really should use my proper bottle.

Recycling

I recycle paper, glass and metals every week (thanks to the council picking them up). I took my old computers to Wellington's eDay recently and I usually give old clothes to various charities for re-use or re-sell.

Transport

I walked to school everyday from the age of 9 to 18. At university I always took public transport. I have always used public transport to work (except on the odd occassion I take the car).

I love trains, have a love-hate relationship with buses and wish Wellington would get proper trams (those silly old trolly-buses don't count).

My car doesn't guzzle gas, I despise the people around town who have 4x4's for no good reason and I really should get peddle cycle.

I will be moving closer to work at some stage in the future, for both the environment and so I get more hours in the day. Then, I'll feel like cooking at home in the evening and I might even be able to go home at lunchtime - which I did do for a while and it certainly means I eat healthier, cheaper and create less waste.

So, that's about it for me. But finally... this article was written because today is Blog Action Day.

Labels: green, wellington, blog-action-day

Inserted: 2007-10-15 22:50 (4 years, 3 months ago)