Green Tip #5 – Reduce your refrigerator’s energy consumption

There is a refrigerator in most homes, and they are always running and consuming significant energy. According to the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources website, “a typical 4-room air-conditioned HDB flat spends 30% of its energy bills on air-conditioning, 17% on its refrigerator, 10% on lighting, and 9% on its water heater.” Since the refrigerator is the second highest energy consumer in our house, we should aim to reduce its energy consumption.  Read more

Green Tip #4 – Don’t be a slave to the latest fashion

We have a choice. We can choose what we want. There is no need to follow the latest fashion and keep on changing our clothing and accessories to suit the new style. Read more

6 Habits of Green Conscious People

If you’re interested about the environment and want to start doing something, we make it easier for you to go green in the new year. We have compiled a list of 6 habits (adapted from our ebook) that we find common in friends who are green conscious and environmentally aware. More details on the 6 habits are found in this Squidoo lens. Learn the 6 habits now, and take action to improve and protect the environment.

The 6 habits of green conscious people include:

1) Respect all life and renew your bond with nature and its biodiversity

2) Improve your environmental awareness and knowledge

3) Practise the 3 “Rs” – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

4) Spread the environmental message and influence others

5) Support local environmental initiatives and groups

6) Use your rights as citizens and consumers

The habits begin with first developing your “Self” by respecting and renewing your relationship with nature and its biodiversity, improving on your understanding of environmental issues and knowledge, and taking personal actions to reduce wastage and overconsumption.

Next, move on to influence your “Family/ Friends/ School/ Work/ Group” by spreading the environmental message to others such as family members, friends and colleagues, and convincing organisations that you belong to, such as schools, companies, religious or social groups, to be environmentally friendly.

Finally, go one step further to shape your “Community/Local Environment” through supporting environmental initiatives by the government and environmental groups, volunteering or participating in activities organised by the groups, and exercising your rights as citizens and consumers to influence the status quo on the environment.

Check out our Squidoo lens now and adopt green habits for the new year!

Green Tip #3 – It’s not necessary to be always clean and spotless

We feel that it’s not necessary to be clean and spotless at all times. It’s ok to be slightly dirty, and help save water and energy or reduce the use of chemicals. You may not agree with us but we think cleanliness can be overlooked at times. Read more

Green Tip #2 – Go paperless with electronic bills and statements

We receive phone bills, bank and credit card statements, or other utilities and government agencies’ statements every month or on a regular basis through the mail. Those envelopes and paper bills or statements often end up in the recycling bins or simply thrown away. To prevent the paper waste from being created in the first place, we should aim to reduce the amount of paper used for the bills, statements and envelopes. Read more

« Previous Page — Next Page »