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On Greenovate, Emily Johnson embarks on a renovation plan to green up a 2,650 square foot home in one month. While a month doesn't seem like much time to tackle a major project, read how you can go green by just making one simple change each day. Here are your tips for week three of your eco-transformation.
15. Buy local. Purchasing locally grown fruits and vegetables reduces the amount of processing, packaging and transporting required to get food from the farm to your dinner table.
16. Plant a plant. Having house and office plants are not just aesthetically pleasing, they also help keep air clean and fresh.
17. Collect your cans. During the first week of your green plan, you started recycling paper. Now you're ready to graduate to cans. Before you place them in the bin, make sure they are clean and dry.
18. Repurpose your rubbish. Before you throw out or give away the great items you have lying around your house, think about creative ways to reuse your treasures. You may find that your old bucket makes a great new chair!
19. Handle with care. Taking care of what you have is an essential part of being green. The longer you are able to use existing items, the less waste you'll create buying new things.
20. Go paperless. With on-line bill pay, e-mail and internet shopping, there aren't many reasons left to sort through mountains of mail each year. Use the net as much as you can to eliminate the need for paper waste.
21. Take it in or let it out. Find a tailor in your neighborhood who can re-size your clothes when necessary. This will save the time and money you'd spend purchasing a new wardrobe every time the numbers on the scale change.
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