Six great reasons not to go green: reason five – I don’t have time
December 28, 2008 by Jennifer
I’m going to make this short and sweet. Yeah you do.
Don’t believe me? It takes under five minutes to…
- Unplug an appliance.
- Hang your towel
- Scrape a plate.
- Recycle a toilet paper tube.
- Whip up a kitchen face scrub.
- Pass up toxic cleaners at the store – just keep on walking.
- Switch to a LED light bulb.
- Make an entire batch of homemade ice pops.
- Choose organic milk over conventional.
- Take your own bag to the store.
- Grab a reusable cup.
- Conserve water.
Even if you did all of this above today, your grand total of time spent would be well under an hour.
In my opinion, the bigger green steps don’t always mean as much as the small ones. You can fit a lot more small green steps into your world, then say many huge leaps like starting a community garden or hand building a sustainable home.
Although I do think there can be a green living curve that may take time to learn, overall, being green is not about spending more time at all. Being green is about changing the actions you do in the time you have.
What do you think? Is green zapping your time?
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