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January is often a month when your time suddenly begins to free up and you're left either down in the dumps or bored. Instead of sitting in front of the boob tube frying your brain, why not take some green initiative? Here are my top four things that you can do at home to make a huge green difference this month.
1.Start composting
The idea can seem overwhelming but once you get started it's really not that difficult. Check out Josh Peterson's guide to composting in your apartment.
2.Start cooking
With some extra time on your hands planning green meals just got tons easier. Cooking means that you can control your ingredients, using only the cleanest, greenest ingredients available. You can also control waste from take out containers and energy wasting restaurants. Here are some great recipes to set you out on your green cooking path.
- Make an Easy Curried Roast Vegetable Salad
- Kelly Rossiter's Top 10 Economical Dinner Recipes of 2008
- Top Emeril Green Recipes of 2008
- Top 8 Supper Club Recipes of 2008: Green Meals to Really Impress Guests
3.Redecorate with greener goods Decorating your home the green way doesn't necessarily have to cost you tons of money. Thrifty environmentalists listen up. Check out my guide to innovative ways to decorate frugally. 4.Detox your home Planet Green's guide on detoxing your home tells you how to go from room to room detoxifying your home so in the end you have a cleaner, greener place to call home. Hankering for a home makeover? Manifest your green American Dream with tips from Planet Green TV's Greenovate.
