How can larger families reduce their "footprint" and ways to "go green?"?
I feel that it seems way much easier for single people and couples to "go green."
I on the other hand am interested but have a larger family. Our trash waste is about the same, but we recycle as much as we can.
Hand washing dishes and line drying is certianly out of the question for a family as large as mine, even with help. We do however own an energy efficient washer/dryer (although however efficient it is like I always have it on). And when we go grocery shopping, we come home with enough plastic bags to stuff a 13g trashbag and we resuse as many of these as possible and recycle them much as possible.
And because of the size of the family we have two cars, and we live in one of those cities were you have to have a car to get anywhere!
Besides recycling and energy effient washer/dryer what are other ways a large family to to help contribute to the "going green" effort.
PS. for those who are going to suggest using paper bags from the grocery store, it isn’t offered at any of the locations to shop available in my area.
Do you go green and protect the environment?
Do you recycle paper, plastic bottles, and aluminum cans? Do you reuse paper bags? Do you turn off the water when you brush your teeth? Do you take shorter showers? Do you know what food you want to get out of the refrigerator before you open it so you don’t keep the refrigerator open for a long time to save energy? We should all go green and help protect the environment.
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