Green Living!

#greenliving 

Does “going green” mean you have to stop showering, stop shaving, sell your car, read by candlelight and chain yourself to a tree to protest logging in the Northwest?

Maybe not. Here's a definition to try on for size. If you have another ~ please post it here. What does green living mean to you?

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A phrase referring to individual action that a person can consciously take to curb harmful effects on the environment through consumer habits, behavior, and lifestyle.

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While that's probably a good definition, that may not be the primary reason families are 'going green'. As it turns out, going green saves money!

Green homes are more energy efficient than traditional homes. Heating and cooling bills are reduced. Reduced water usage means lower water bills. Efficient cars go further on a gallon of gasoline - and reduces our dependence on foreign oil, too, keeping more money in America and less to the middle east. That's a good thing. Saving money is a good thing. Protecting the environment is a good thing, Being efficient is a good thing. All these good things makes one feel good. And that's another good thing.

Recycling makes you feel good too. It takes almost no effort with single stream recycling, and that's what Green Village Recycling specializes in. As more of us begin to do this, guess what? We all reduce our consumption costs. That includes everything from the containers our food comes in to the magazines and newspapers we read. If you've been going to the grocery store lately, you know we need to do something to keep the ever rising prices at bay.

And, we help the environment. Working together produces amazing results! That's a good thing.