1) Paint. Look for low or ideally, no-VOC paint.
2) Paper. Look for paper products with a high post-consumer recycled content.
3) Transportation. Try carpooling and using public transportation (or bike!).
4) Light bulbs. Buy Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs (CFL's)
5) Showerheads. Buy low-flow showerheads or faucet aerators.
6) Appliances. Buy appliances with the Energy Star label.
7) Energy. Ask your electric company to switch you to green energy! (It took Raychelle a few minutes to switch to green energy -- online -- with her electric company!)
8) Batteries. Buy rechargeable batteries.
9) Clothes. Buy clothes that aren't sewn together by grossly underpaid workers and children in sweatshops, buy clothes made by a Fair Trade or Green business or where workers are protected by Unions.
10) Diapers. Try cloth diapers.
11) Fruits and vegetables. Buy organic, local, in-season produce. Especially apples, bell peppers, celery, cherries, grapes, nectarines, peaches, pears, potatoes, raspberries, spinach and strawberries because they absorb most of the pesticide residue.
12) Coffee. Buy fair-trade certified coffee!
About cloth diapers- a good way to transition from plastic to cloth would be to use g diapers. www.gdiapers.com
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