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“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”

- Mahatma Gandhi

Going green is all the rage, but not everyone is taking the plunge. Why not? For starters, you may think that it takes a lot of effort or a lot of money to go green. This just isn?t the case. Here are ten very easy ways that you can help save the planet.

1. Drink water from the tap.

Fill up your body, not the landfill. Seventy-two million plastic water bottles are tossed daily and fewer than one-third are recycled. Plus, 25 percent of bottled water is simply filtered municipal water.

2. Reduce food miles.

Do this by buying locally produced food. Supermarket produce travels as far as 2,500 miles, so it’s less fresh and requires more fuel to transport. Visit your local Farmer?s Market, it?s a fun morning out!

3. Buy Fair-Trade coffee.

Or any other java brewed from beans certified as grown on sustainable farms. These farms work to protect the world’s pharmacy, the Brazilian rainforest, for medicinal plants awaiting discovery.

4. Use Google Maps.

Know where you’re going and you’ll save on fuel and frustration. While you’re at it, avoid left turns. Idling in traffic produces twenty times more pollution than if you hooked a few rights.

5. Drink beer from bottles.

It takes about twice as much energy to make an aluminum can as it does to produce a glass bottle of equal size. And no matter what kinds of cans they develop, bottled beer always tastes better.

6. Exercise in the A.M.

You’ll eliminate the extra shower after a midday or evening workout, saving water and time. Plus, air-pollution levels are lowest in the early morning, so you’ll fill your lungs with oxygen, not ozone.

7. Use a shampoo-conditioner combo.

If 10 percent of us skipped the separate conditioner, the plastic saved would cover twenty-one football fields. The shorter shower also helps your skin retain more moisture.

8. Dispose of disposable razors.

Ninety-nine cents buys you a scraped face and a hunk of metal and plastic that can’t be recycled and isn’t biodegradable. Better: Refillable razors. Best: Safety razors — you get a great shave and recyclable blades.

9. Be water-wise.

Always check that you have turned taps off properly: a dripping tap loses about two drops a second, which is around 25 gallons a week. Fit water-saving devices to toilet cisterns and water-saving taps. And if you have a dishwasher, use it sparingly: half-loaded machines use more than half the water of a full load.

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