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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
How "green" are you?
This board is slow and I always see this discussed on other boards. So tell me, how green are you?
Re: How "green" are you?
Our little Irish rose came to us on March 5, 2010
Don't drink the water.
Disclaimer: I am not an MD. Please don't PM me with pregnancy-related questions. Ask your doctor.
I could be better.
I do use reusable grocery bags, but I have them bag up meat in plastic bags, which I then use for the bathroom trash and for dog poop pick up (bad Punky).
I do have biodegradable bags for poo, but I use them interchangeably.
We do recycle well.
I CD but I think the amount of laundry I do counteracts the "green-ness" of that, to be honest.
Family cloth. No way could I get on board with that one. I love my diva cup, though. I really could not go back to anything else.
We recycle all paper and plastic and buy our milk in reusable glass containers. We cloth diaper and use reusable snack bags. That's about the extent of my green-ness.
The diva cup is something I have only read about on the nest.
Middle of the road green, I suppose.
We commute by foot/public transportation 95% of the time (we put about 2k miles on our car per year).
We use reusable grocery bags, recycle everything we can, do not use paper napkins or towels (I draw the line at family cloth), and eat about 50% organic.
I think we do a decent job, but there's still lots of room for improvement.
I haven't been able to get on board with the Diva Cup yet, though I should probably look it up since so many people seem to rave about it (and by "people" I mean Nesties, of course
). And family cloth = 
. Just not something I'm willing to deal with.
We do reusable grocery bags, reduce and reuse the plastic produce bags, use CFLs and use minimal lighting (lamps instead of our excessive recessed lighting), minimize water usage, reuse gray water for watering plants, recycle everything possible (I even pick some recyclables of the garbage can at work and put them in the recycling bin--yes, I'm crazy), print double-sided when I have to print, print only on scrap paper at home, take the bus to work, keep my own utensils/mugs/plates at work, etc.
ETA: Oh yeah, we also plug electronics into power strips and turn off the power strips to conserve energy. And we never run the laundry machine or dishwasher unless they're full.
Oh.
Can't get on board with that. Sorry.
We are mildly green. I use reusable shopping bags, traded in our SUV for a Mini, minimize water and electric use, try to use biodegradable poop bags, and recycle everything. Philadelphia has an awesome recycling program that you get points for. I also stopped using papertowels for most things and just use wash clothes around the house for water spills and the such.
The diva cup grosses me out as well.
we're basically not green.
I do have CFL bulbs everywhere in the house and we recycle. I have reusable bags for the grocery store but only remember them about half the time I go. We won't be CDing. And family cloth - oh hell no.
We are not nearly green enough. We are replacing our light bulbs as they burn out but admittedly, I don't like the CFL bulbs as much. I don't do cloth diapers and I feel like ever since we had a baby our laundry has increased three fold.
That said, we do use reusable grocery bags and try to cut down on driving as much as possible. We also buy organic and have a farm share from an organic farm.
Has anyone done an energy audit on their house? Our house is fairly new but I'm sure there is still room for improvement. I've always wanted to have this done but have never quite gotten around to scheduling it. If you've done it, can you tell me a bit about your experience?
I'm in the same boat as you. I actually tried to find info on our energy company's website about it but couldn't dig anything up. I did end up getting a flier about it from somewhere but just haven't called yet. It's on the to-do list.
We recycle.
Reuse the plastic tubs from foods gotten at the grocery store (everyone laughs at me for bringing my food to work in butter dishes but they are perfectly sized for lunch sides.)
Reusable bags for shopping (really good about doing this at the grocery store and try elsewhere ... did you know that some stores give a 5-10 cent discount for every reuseable bag you use?)
Hand me downs and consignment stores (esp for Lil).
Give food scraps to the chickens or the loam pile. Use barn shavings for fertilizer. DH's sawdust is used for the barn floor.
Made our own baby food when Lil still needed it. Switching to fresh produce as much as possible. Go to the farmer's market whenever we can.
Somewhat green. I could be greener.
We use the energy efficient bulbs, shop with reusable shopping bags, recycle everything I can. I give all left over food to the chickens, and we have a small garden. I use cloths to clean instead of paper towels. I use vinegar, lemon juice, and baking soda to clean instead of chemical cleaners.
Cloth diapers...I am in limbo. Most of the cloth diapers in my newborn stash do not fit my LO yet, and actually I am not sure if they ever will. Her middle is big, and her legs are skinny so they all leak out the sides. I was having good luck with some of the fiiteds, but yesterday they all leaked. We will get there though. I am not giving up.