How to live Green

In this article i will explain you how to live green by sharing some green living tips.
Not only read this but try to follow them as i do.

1. In Home -
          There are many things to be taken care in home to live green.
    For example:

• Turn Off the electric appliances like TV, Fan, Electric Bulbs, AC etc.. when not in use.
• Plastic usage should be minimized, store the food items in the ceramic containers rather than in the plastics bags.
• Do not dry the wet clothes under the fan, let them dry naturally.
• Consistently recycle the papers, plastics and other waste materials.
• Use water wisely, close the tap while brushing the teeth, the water which flows from the outlet of the aqua guard can be stored and can be used to water the house plants.
• Minimize the wastage of papers, you can send the love letter in the form of soft copy than a hard one.
• Close the lids of the vessels while cooking, it helps in less usage of the electricity in case of electric stoves.
• Use solar energy which not only helps in reducing your electricity bill but you will also get some discount on your electric usage bill( depends on your electricity supply company).                 

2. In Garden -
          Many of us may not have garden in our  home but we can at least have some pots to grow plants.

• Always use Sprinkler to water the plants, helps in effective usage of water and reduces the soil erosion.
• If you have enough place for the garden then try to make it lively by planting fruit, flower plants from which the birds get attracted.
• Maintain cleanliness in your garden, remove all the fallen leaves present below the plants, it helps in good soil fertility and effective water usage.
• Always try to water the garden in early morning or late in the evening, it helps in less water loss due to evaporation.
• Water the plants only till the soil becomes moist, don't water heavily.

3. At the Workplace and Shopping -
          Most of us spend our maximum time in office than in home, so below are some tips for them.

• It is a very good habit of turning off the lights and monitors of the PC while going for the lunch or the meeting.
• Remember, usage of electricity always causes global warming, so switch off the PC and lights at the end of the day.
• Any water leakage in the restrooms should be reported to the maintainers.  
• Use the printer wisely, chances of wasting the papers are more while using the printers.
• Try to shop online, it not only helps in saving time but also helps in reducing the fuel consumption.
• If for a product there exists an alternate solar product then buy that instead. Like calculator, instead of choosing the battery powered calculator choose the solar powered.
• Purchase products which have rechargeable battery.

Recycle and Contribute to be green as much you can. To follow these tips only one thing is needed in us and that is Pro activeness. So have it, after all we live here so we should take care of it, we cant wait for an alien to come and act on it. These tips may look very small and inefficient for some people but in the day to day life if everybody follows it then you can imagine how effective it will be.
If I have missed some tips then please share them via comments.