How to Make Your Home More Eco-Friendly

People from all over the world have been making the switch to go green to make a positive impact on the planet. Whether you're making the switch from plastic bags to reusable ones or switching out chemical products with natural products, every small change can make a big difference.

There are so many new products and ways that you can live a sustainable life while being helpful to the world. Here are just a few ways you can make your house more eco-friendly:

1. Get a Water Filter

Water filters can help reduce fossil fuel consumption by limiting the amount of plastic we need to produce water bottles. Americans alone purchase about 50 billion water bottles per year. Just think of how much fossil fuel consumption can be reduced if we all made the change to filtered water in our houses.

2. Be Smart in the Kitchen

Our ovens use a significant amount of energy to heat up. Try to limit your oven usage and cook more than one thing at a time.

Invest in long-lasting cookware that will last generations instead of opting for cookware that gets thrown away after just a couple of uses.

If you enjoy a cup of coffee every once in a while, get a drip coffee maker instead of a coffee pot or one-pod options.

3. Skip the Dryer

If the sun is shining and the air is warm, line-dry your clothes. Your clothes will have a longer life if they are outside drying rather than getting thrown around in the dryer. If you don't have a way to dry your clothes outside, consider buying a drying rack to dry them inside with the windows open.

4. DIY Things

Involve the whole family in home projects. Get creative and make something yourself instead of purchasing it brand new. Who knows, you may find you enjoy it, not to mention you'll also be helping the environment.

5. Wash Clothes in Cold Water

An excessive amount of energy is needed to run a washing machine. Not only that, but it also emits tons of carbon dioxide and wears down clothes faster.

You can help cut energy usage in half by using cold water when washing your clothes.

6. Install LED Bulbs

LED actually stands for Less Energy Wasted. These types of lightbulbs require less power than other bulbs to emit light. They also last longer than other types of bulbs and are eco-friendly, making them great for your pocket and the environment.

7. Create a Compost Bin

A compost bin will give you an eco-friendly way to recycle your leftovers. It also provides you with fertilizer that you can use for gardens and other plant-life. You can typically find a bin that keeps your compost tidy and odor-free, or you can make your own.

Having a compost bin basically gives you free fertilizer as well as reduces household waste.

8. Plant a Garden

Don't already have a garden? Use the fertilizer from your compost bin to create one. Locally grown fruits and vegetables can greatly reduce carbon emissions. On top of that, no plastic packaging is necessary when you take it straight from your garden to your own kitchen.

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