The Green Room

Thanks Diane Boivin from Langley, BC for sharing your efforts on going green!

Since I saw a documentary about how plastic grocery bags are affecting the welfare of wildlife, I have stopped using them for bringing home my purchases, and instead use a tote bag. I have encouraged the ladies in my church to do the same.

I also reuse the bags I get from packaging to dispose of my waste — even paper bags from sugar and flour. I recycle whatever I can to make new and useful things for my home, or to create gifts.

I walk to the store to make my purchases, using a wheeled cart to bring home the larger purchases. I buy most of the things that I need at a thrift store, and always travel with a girlfriend to church — we almost never travel with an empty car.

I also make sure that I plan my trips with a vehicle to ensure we use as little fuel as possible, and if I could afford it, I would buy an electric vehicle.