Reduce my ecological footprint

It has been over three years since I put up this goal. A lot has changed since then….One thing has not- my attempts at being greener.

Plastic bag usage is perhaps one bag in a couple of months. All the bulbs in the house are CFL’s.

I need to read up a bit on composting and get together a home composting bin.

that I walk to most places that I have to go to. The only time I am in the car is to get to work and back. It is absurdly hot, so my forays outside work/office are limited. I walk to yoga class; I walk to the grocery shop, veg/fruit market. I hope I can sustain this.

I am not going tobe able to eliminate the car trip to and from work. Pity!

I have made it a point to avoid getting plastic bags. So far, I think it has been working very well. Coming back to India, I realise how simple it is to not to collect plastic bags.

The only place I face a problem is when I buy fruits. Fruit sellers refuse to listen to – no bag , please. Even when I have bags ready, they keep smiling , place the fruits in tiny plastic bags and then put it in my cloth bag. These bags are too small to be reused for garbage; They are of very poor quality and so I cannot reuse them efficiently. Oh, well ….must say the over all reduction over the past three years must be around 90-95%. Someday, I am sure I will convince the fruit sellers!