Have You 'Gone Green'?

Hi there, happy to hear your consciousness on nature and environment. I think this idea has run worldwide to make each city green to reduce global warming. In india, this awareness is still running and i m also involve on it. Im going to celebrate 31st birthday on coming 24 dec. I have a plan of a plantation of 31 plants as i have been doing it for last 17 years. Thanks.

I have yet to go green..the most I have done to go green is recycable which I know is a good start but I also know there is mosre that I can be doing. I need to start using recycable bags as well but always forget to get them. I think going green is a great thign I just need to get off my lazy toot and get it going.

I have doing my best to go green, but then again, my family has been recycling things for years, so it is really not that big of a deal to go green. We recycle cans, bottles, aluminum, and paper all of the time.

i have to an extent..i always try to see if something has a second use before i get rid of it.anything i can't use i recycle if it's something they will pick up. i like cloth bags over plastic for reasons even beyond recycling-those plastic bags are flimsy and break before you even get home.

Hi, sahs. I have not went green completely. I do recycle but not as I would like to. I have bought Scotts's tissue and it is green recycled. I think that this helps with cutting costs. So, I bought it. And I have bought notebook paper in the past that has to be recycled as well too.

Reusable bags, turning off electricity when not needed, saving water, switching over to green products - these are all things that many people have started doing. The good thing is that they're catching kids young and awareness pertaining to the environment and green products amongst today's children is very high. I can say with confidence that tomorrow will be a better world because of today's children who will ensure that the environment is not harmed in any way. Waste in the future will be a thing of the past with everything being able to be recycled.

Yes, I live in Canada and we have gone green, too. I use reusable bags or boxes for my groceries, we burn CORN in 2 stoves to heat our home, that is organic and renewable annually, instead of killing trees or using limited supplies of fossil fuel. I feed my lambs organically, no hormones or antibiotics in the feed. And a huge group of people, thousands of us, fought the County here to STOP a Dumpsite that intended to create another LANDFILL. We are advocating incineration, or any other method of disposing of our garbage that will not impact the environment harmfully. They wanted to put the landfill on top of the purest water in the world, the Alliston Aquafer. We stopped it, but it took a lot of us and 16 ppl were even arrested for stopping the trucks from entering the property. The natives helped considerably. A farmer donated some land directly across the road from the main driveway, and the natives set up a Protest Encampment and lived there all summer. It became our centre of operations. All of us blocked the gates at some point or another, round the clock, until our voices of reason were heard by the County Council and they passed a motion to NEVER develop that site as a landfill.

Like you I recycle whatever they will pick up. Right now its only paper and plastic. I use to recycle glass too when I lived in New York. For some reason its not happening here in New Mexico. I also use paper bags instead of plastic bags if the store has them. I use all the new light bulbs in all my light fixtures in the house. I wash clothes only twice a week and have brought the new upfront washer and dryer which uses less energy and water. I use Green works products also.

First of all, i would fully support to save the earth. Therefore, i shall bring my own bag whenever go for grocery shopping. Besides that, i will reduce paper printing and make sure to print only essential documents in office.

I have tried to go green at work. I stopped buying styrofoam cups for the staff and had a supplier give out insulated mugs and cups. Next to go will be the plates. We also recycle at work. At home I use the re-usable bags like you do for shopping. I also recycle and reuse whenever I can. I also donate to local charities instead of throwing things out.

In England we are heavily into 'Going Green'. The buzz words are 'Reducing your carbon footprint' and everyone is obligated to do their bit. We recycle all our rubbish into garden, food, plastic, cardboard, paper, bottles, cans, old clothing, etc. This all goes to be recycled back into the system. Few shops give you plastic bags now - most are the re-usable type often made out of recycled bottles or paper. You are encouraged to turn off everything electronic which you whould have left on 'standby' in the past eg TV, music systems, etc. At the moment many houses are decked in Christmas lights but we always turn these off when we go to bed. If you take a journey by plane you are encouraged to off-set your 'carbon footprint' by using your car less frequently or taking a journey by public transport. Many people have taken to cycling to work or taking public transport where possible. There are lots of programmes on the TV showing you how to grow vegetables and cook from scratch rather than buying heavily packaged processed foods or fastfood. All children are educated in the 'going green' and 'recycling' philosphy. I'm like you, I love the whole idea and have started to be more thrifty and back to basics with cooking and using things around the house. In the long-term the energy bills go down as well!

I live in an apartment complex so I feel that my ability to go green is limited. By this I mean there are certain light fixtures that are so old they don't take energy saving bulbs and there is no composting option at my buliding. I do recycle paper, plastic and glass and use energy saving light bulbs where I can. If I had a house I would do everything to make it eco friendly including using solar power options. Cheers!

Well our country has lots of saying keep our city clean and green but i don't see the progress but some yes their are some progress. But For me am using my own recycle materials for my earning for my future.

Hello friend, i am from india Each staff of my college had planted a tree on the side of the road that connects the main street to the last college where i worked, but the municipal authority cut them all in the name of road expansion, i felt so sad.. i am not going to do any thing..i feel so depressed Thanks for sharing. Welcome always. Cheers. Professor

No, and I won't. What is that going to solve?

YEAH!!! lol last november, we joined a local fun run called "go for green". we ran for 5 kilometers. this was a fundraising project for the environment. it was really fun and we had our chance to support go for green campaigns. happy i've gone green, calyxus

No I have not gone green yet. I do recycle somethings and my husband takes the plastic sack we get from the stores and they use them in the truck as garbage sacks. I have though about buying some of those reusable bags but have not yet.

I noticed that many things are recycled now. Like all the containers and boxes are made from recycled goods. I try to recycle as much as I can. I even recycle the plastic bags the store gives out. I use the CFL bulbs and reusable bags too. Those CFL bulbs look really cool and are pretty bright.

I have been trying to erase a bit of my carbon foot print! I recycle, compost, and walk places in stead of drive. I took the train instead of the gray hound, which is the lowest in fuel emissions. I have a titanium water bottle to protect myself from carcinogens, and the landfills from another plastic bottle. It's so easy to be green! It just takes a couple of life changes. Your benefiting the world, and yourself.

when i heard about this global warming the term Going green came hand in hand so i kinda have actually. i now recycle my cans and take then down to the recycle place and cash them in. other than that i looked at hybrids but found out that they are WAYYYYYYYYY too expensive =[ maybe in the future il get one but not now