Baby Steps to Becoming Green
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
While having a conversation with my relatives, I said that it’s really very hard to have no plastic bags at all. They instantaneously charged on me and told me that it’s actually very easy – all you require is lifestyle change. Well, hats off to them as it’s so easy for them. I’m guessing that for some (may be most) people like me we can’t wake up one morning and say that I am going to change my lifestyle and be green. Probably that’s why a vast majority of people in America, where it’s most easy to become green, are still struggling to even recycle. For me, it’s very hard to change my lifestyle in order to become green and so, I have been taking baby steps towards that goal. So, if you are like me I encourage you to start with baby steps towards becoming green. Here is what I did.
I started with recycling just papers. As soon as it became a part of my routine, I started to recycle all that is allowed. As I became comfortable, I got cloth bags and used it only for grocery store and gradually expanded it for all stores. I confess that I do need and use plastic bags for various purposes. So as soon as I run out of plastic bags, I get my grocery in plastic bags. So, I haven’t yet been able to live completely without a single plastic bag. (more…)