Go Team!

Congratulations! You’ve started to adjust your mindset and have put on a green thinking cap. Hopefully by now you have already made some small changes, and you’ll probably notice yourself thinking about what else you can do to make more improvements.

These transitions don’t have to impede your lifestyle—quite the contrary. They can actually be fun and make your life easier. For instance, the average American household throws away about 13,000 pieces of paper every year, according to Recycling-revolution.com. Most of that is in the form of packaging and junk mail. And, how annoying are all those extra papers? There are companies that will help you reduce the ones you receive. Get some info at Ecofuture.org or Proquo.com.

To stop junk mail from clogging up your mailbox, visit Stopthejunkmail.com, or 41pounds.org. For a small fee, they’ll limit the amount of junk mail you get each day.

Now that you’re on the green trail, you’ll find that you just don’t want to stop learning. Keep doing your research, asking questions and seeking information. This is just the beginning.