Tuesday, November 28, 2017

A Green Start to December

Early Winter Tips for the Cold(er) Months


It's hard to believe that it is almost December!  With winter only a few weeks away, there are several eco-friendly steps people can take to ensure their homes are both "green" and ready for the upcoming winter temperatures and weather.

1) Set the thermostat: Remember, an easy way to live a green life is to stop wasting energy.  In the wintertime, it can be enticing to turn on the heat full blast all day long.  However, leaving the heat to run all day, even when outside the home, wastes energy.  Try to reset the thermostat before leaving for long periods of time, such as heading to work or visiting family, so the heat doesn't run constantly indoors.

2) Remember seasonal decor: Hanging holiday lights outside or assembling a holiday tree?  Though staples of the holiday season, it can be easy to forget to turn off or unplug holiday decorations at the end of the day.  To save energy, try to unplug seasonal decor when leaving the room or, at least, by a set time every night.  It may help to create a seasonal checklist to ensure all decorations are unplugged at the end of every night.

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

#Thanksgiving2017 : Five Easy Ways to Have a Green Thanksgiving

GreenLiving Ways to Celebrate Turkey Day



Thanksgiving is this Thursday!  Planning to host a Thanksgiving dinner or family and/ or friend get-together?  If so, try to put in place some green and eco-freindly practices to the holiday celebrations. Though it can be a challenge, the holidays can be a good time to practice several GreenLiving skills.  Several ways to stay "green" during Thanksgiving include:

1) Manage food waste: A big component in many Thanksgiving celebrations is a meal shared by family and/ or friends.  If hosting this year, try to set up a buffet style meal so that everyone can get the portion of food they would like, instead of being served too much (or too little!) and wasting excess food.  If attending a Thanksgiving celebration: try to wait between courses before getting more food, to avoid getting too much food and wasting excess.

2) Compost when possible: After the Thanksgiving meal, some of the food scraps can be composted.  Remember: avoid dairy products and bones, but any organic material such as shells, vegetables, and fruits can be put in the compost bin.  Learn more about composting here.

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Three Ways to Celebrate America Recycles Day (Nov. 15)

#BeRecycled for a Green End to the Year


Recycling is an easy and efficient way to live a green life.  Sorting recyclables, such as plastic soda bottles, aluminum cans, and newspaper, from waste, re-using products, and re-purposing goods and supplies are all ways to recycle that will have a positive impact on the environment.  

Tomorrow, November 15, is America Recycles Day, an annual, green, holiday that celebrates the positive impact of recycling.  Three ways to celebrate America Recycles Day includes:

Take the #BeRecycled Pledge: Located on the official America Recycles Day website, the digital pledge allows people to commit to recycling and even narrow down on a particular product or products to recycle more of throughout the year.  Signing the online pledge also allows individuals to opt in to receiving recycling tips via email.

Attend a Recycling Event: Multiple recycling and GreenLiving themed events are taking place this week in honor of America Recycles Day.  Find a nearby event online.

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

A Special GreenLiving Tips Announcement



Since September 2014, Grady's GreenLiving Tips blog has published one post a week, every Tuesday, about green and eco-friendly advice, news, and more.

The Grady's GreenLiving Tips team wanted to keep our blog readers updated because, beginning in 2018, this blog will change from an every week posting schedule to a twice a month schedule.  All blog readers will still be able to read two GreenLiving posts per month.

This change is because the team is currently developing a new blog that will also post on select Tuesdays.  More information about this new blog will be announced in November and December.

Please let us know if you have any questions by commenting below!

Grady's GreenLiving Tips was created in 2014 by Grady Management, Inc.  Grady Management was founded in 1965 and continues to provide a full service residential, commercial, and consulting real estate firm in the greater Washington and Baltimore metropolitan area.  Learn more from our website or Facebook page.