Living greener

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Inspired by the Gore thread, I thought that perhaps we could all share tips for living a greener/more simple life. What do you do that puts a bit less strain on the earth?

My favorite living greener tip is get rid of your cleaners. White vinegar and baking soda can clean nearly anything. Vinegar disinfects too! Use vinegar for wipey jobs and baking soda for scrubby jobs. Yes, vinegar smells, but so do commercial cleaners. The vinegar smell evaporates rather quickly. To make the smell a bit more pleasant, and boost your cleaning power, add 20 drops of tea tree oil and 20 drops of lavender to your vinegar/water solution. It's dirt cheap, you aren't spraying pesticides onto your counters and contributing to environmental pollution, and you aren't using a new plastic bottle everytime you refill your solution. Here are more uses for vinegar and baking soda. The only cleaners we buy are laundry detergent, dishwashing soap, and glass cleaner.

I'm sure I'll think of more later.