How to Lead a More Sustainable Lifestyle

Sustainable homes are homes that energy efficient and have very little effect on the environment. In this day and age when global warming is creating havoc in everywhere sustainable homes are a must. On a regular basis, our homes generate waste and create pollution. We must do everything we can to reduce our carbon footprint on the planet to ensure that we do not harm the environment more than we already have. Here are some ways in which you can ensure that you reduce carbon footprint and also turn your home that cause the least amount of waste and consumes less energy.

1.       Lighting: Lighting is a big part of the energy consumption of your home. Even though we may not use most of our indoor lights during the day they do consume a lot of energy when they are on. Replacing regular lights with LEDs can significantly reduce your energy consumption. LED tubes, LED round panel lights, LED square panel lights and the numerous other options provide a lot of choice in terms of consumer lighting. They come in a wide range of shapes and sizes and finding one that suits the overall décor of your home is not very difficult. LEDs also consume less energy and last three to four times longer than regular lights. This makes them both energy and cost effective. They’re also brighter than regular lights.

 

2.       Waste and recycling: Recycling is something that our government has started stressing on only recently. To recycle your waste what you first need to do is separate your wet and dry garbage. Your wet garbage includes food, fruit and vegetable peels, paper and any other items that are biodegradable. Dry garbage includes waste like plastic, wrappers etc. Wet garbage can generally be turned into compost; it can also be used to create bio-energy. The dry garbage goes to the dumps. Separating wet and dry waste can significantly reduce the size of our dumps.

3.    Alternative energy: Install solar panels in your building and homes. Solar power is freely available and is a sustainable source of energy. Some societies have also adopted wind power as their primary source of energy. You can also choose energy efficient cars and vehicles. Automobile manufacturers have taken great strides to create vehicles that work on sustainable fuels. If your budget doesn’t allow you to, you can simply choose public transport more often or even cycle to work.