Ways To Green Your Apartment!

Replace Your Bulbs

Save energy in your apartment by replacing all of those energy hogging bulbs, with energy saving ones. You can get them pretty much anywhere these days.

Try to suggest to your landlord to replace all of the light bulbs in the building. That way, you won’t have to pay for it and you’ll be helping the environment.

Switch Your Pooper Scooper

If your landlord is excited about the idea of turing the building into a more green environment, try suggesting a toilet switch. The majority of toilets in older apartments use up more water than is necessary.

There are toilets out there that use less water and are haven’t had everyone and their mom from 1925 sitting on it.

Read about it here.

Suggest Non-Toxic Paints

More than likely when you move into an apartment, they have been painted stark white and have been painted over 1 million times.

If you are unable to paint in the apartment, try suggesting to the landlord that non toxic paints will be better in the long run for your health and those who live their after you.

Then give her your best smile.

Caulk Your Windows

As a renter, it hurts to watch all that precious energy go out the window. Especially if you live in an older building with older windows, caulking is a cheap easy way to fix the energy wasting problem.

Seal up doors, windows, or anything where heat and energy can escape.

Surround Yourself With Green Things

Place plants in the windows of your apartment. Create a healthy, fun, and green environment. If anything, you’ll feel more relaxed if your landlord doesn’t listen to any of your fabulous green suggestions.

Use Green Cleaning Products

Meyer’s is a great cleaning product that is natural and smells like geraniums and spring time. Chemicals are nasty and make your apartment smell like a paint factory. Clean and natural is the way to go!

Plant Sunflowers For The Bees

Plant sunflowers in window boxes, on rooftops, or out front. Honeybees are having major problems this year, and this is one of their favorite flowers. And they’re our most diligent and efficient farmers. Save the bees!