What’s Missing from the 12 Items You Should Always Buy Green List?
Remember the post 12 Items You Should Always Buy Green - well, I was looking for your ideas about what got left off the list. Here’s what people said…
Marye - “Meat and dairy… commercially produced meat of all kinds is unethical, unhealthy, bad for the earth, and downright nasty. Genetic manipulation, hormones, antibiotics, canabalism, unethical treatment…the list of why not goes on and on..AND not only that but the studies that show commercially produced sanimal products have a much higher proportion of Bad Fats than those raised in stress free conditions.”
Rachel - “Cleaning products!”
dh - “I always buy organic dairy too. I like to buy organic plants and seeds. I’d like my veggies to be mostly organic. I buy my mother organic flowers for Mother’s day or her birthday”
Susan - “How about organic diapers? The cloth and non-cloth choices that are available now weren’t around when my babies (25 and 26 years old) were in diapers.”
Tammy - “I want to say makeup/body care products. There are so many options that are very affordable, and you put these chemicals on your body, so that makes it extra important.”
These are all really good - diapers were in fact already on the list; but only cloth. If you do buy disposable, you should buy the more biodegradable types. Meat and dairy is also huge. These are two of the most dangerious foods you buy conventionally. Buying organic is so much better. Plants, seeds, flowers, and body care are also excellent additions. These are items we use daily for the most part, or things that are around us daily; it’s important to be green about items that we frequently use first.
What my ideas were:
One of my ideas was what Rachel said, “Cleaning supplies” - the population uses them in such an abundance that it seems wacky not to have them on the list. It’s one way people can make a difference every single day.
My second idea was housing. Green built housing is still not very green (housing and structures by nature, just aren’t all that eco-friendly). That said, green building practices help save untold amounts of resources. Not to mention green building practices include things like structure deconstruction vs. demolition, reuse building supplies, and proper trash disposal and recycling. Buildings are one of the biggest man-made issues, and new ones go up daily, so it makes sense to buy green.
My problem is, what would I take off the list? I guess this is not a case of taking stuff off, but adding on. Maybe Co-op America didn’t want to overwhelm people. I mean, if you had to take something off, to add something, what would it be? I can’t think of one.
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