http://www.shrutigupta.com/index.php/2009/04/29/baby-steps-to-becoming-green/ Shruti writes about topics including meditation, being a mother, recommended books and so on. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:29:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.shrutigupta.com/index.php/2009/04/29/baby-steps-to-becoming-green/comment-page-1/#comment-43851 Roan Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:09:47 +0000 http://www.shrutigupta.com/?p=470#comment-43851 Hi Shruti, I am taking baby steps to becoming green too. I have started using cloth bags for my weekly trip to Kroger. I plan to take the cloth bags when I do my monthy Walmart shopping too. One tip: I keep the cloth bags in my van. That way when I am at the store, I can just take the bags inside. When I kept them inside the house, I would always forget to take them to the store! We use the plastic bags for trash and kitty litter. My next baby step is to recycle our water bottles. Since we don't have curbside recycling out here in the country, I need to find out where I can drop off the plastic bottles in town. Have a joyful day! Hi Shruti,
I am taking baby steps to becoming green too. I have started using cloth bags for my weekly trip to Kroger. I plan to take the cloth bags when I do my monthy Walmart shopping too. One tip: I keep the cloth bags in my van. That way when I am at the store, I can just take the bags inside. When I kept them inside the house, I would always forget to take them to the store!
We use the plastic bags for trash and kitty litter.
My next baby step is to recycle our water bottles. Since we don’t have curbside recycling out here in the country, I need to find out where I can drop off the plastic bottles in town.
Have a joyful day!

]]> http://www.shrutigupta.com/index.php/2009/04/29/baby-steps-to-becoming-green/comment-page-1/#comment-42539 sonja Thu, 14 May 2009 18:47:45 +0000 http://www.shrutigupta.com/?p=470#comment-42539 Dear Shruti, I applaud your greening effort, and am glad that you are sharing it with your friends...to raise our consciousness. I keep plastic bags because I don't know how else to bag the garbage. When I've used paper bags, I noticed that the squirrels jump inside the street trash can (which my landlord doesn't cover) and make a mess all over the sidewalk. My landlord also doesn't provide us with paper recycling information, so I am now taking my papers to a client's bins, as she lives in a big complex which separates all the papers for recycling. However, I will be more aware of wasting electricity. I live in a one-bedroom apt. and navigate from room to room frequently, so I must admit, I keep one lamp going in each room. As Sahaja Yogis we must also be careful to use recyclable plates and cups when we have large gatherings, and at the ashram, we usually are. We had a self-realization on Earth Day at Grand Central Station. A huge crowd showed up during the two days we were there, so they will hopefully remember our association with the Greening of America displays. Love, Rama (aka sonja) Dear Shruti,
I applaud your greening effort, and am glad that you are sharing it with your friends…to raise our consciousness.
I keep plastic bags because I don’t know how else to bag the garbage. When I’ve used paper bags, I noticed that the squirrels jump inside the street trash can (which my landlord doesn’t cover) and make a mess all over the sidewalk. My landlord also doesn’t provide us with paper recycling information, so I am now taking my papers to a client’s bins, as she lives in a big complex which separates all the papers for recycling.
However, I will be more aware of wasting electricity. I live in a one-bedroom apt. and navigate from room to room frequently, so I must admit, I keep one lamp going in each room.
As Sahaja Yogis we must also be careful to use recyclable plates and cups when we have large gatherings, and at the ashram, we usually are.
We had a self-realization on Earth Day at Grand Central Station. A huge crowd showed up during the two days we were there, so they will hopefully remember our association with the Greening of America displays.
Love,
Rama (aka sonja)

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