There are always more things you can do to be a little more “green.” Most of the things you can do every day are quite simple and don’t cost any money.

Here are a few tips on how you can be more environmentally friendly in your Fox Crossing apartment home:

1. Wash your full load of laundry with cold water only. Heating water takes a lot of energy, and you can decrease your power bill by using only cold water. Also, if it doesn’t stink, don’t wash it. You’ll save 40 gallons of water a week!
2. Use lemons, vinegar, and essential oils to clean your apartment instead of harsh chemicals found in normal every day cleaners. They clean just as well if not better and are a little cheaper!
3. Donate your unwanted clothing instead of throwing them away. The energy it takes to put the clothes in a landfill far exceeds the energy it takes to give them away to someone in need.
4. Need a new computer? Choose a laptop instead of desktop. They use less than half the power when plugged in than desktop computers.
5. Invest in a nice water bottle to carry around with you. Americans use 3.3 million water bottles, and only 1 out of 5 are actually recycled.

You can find these tips and many more at Real Simple’s web site. What kind of green living tips do you have? Comment and share with us below!

(photo courtesy of Klearchos Kapoutsis by Flickr)