Do you have an old car that you are planning to dispose off? In case you are then it is a good idea to recycle the spare parts of the car. This is a great way to contribute to the environment. Studies have revealed that when you recycle spare auto parts, you are saving as much as 85 million barrels of oil per year. That is exactly why you should make your little contribution to the earth and strive to go green.

So how do you go about the task? You would have to thoroughly inspect your car. Check out which parts are the ones you can save and reuse for yourself. If you find anything in a broken condition discard it. Pick out the parts that are in good working condition and ensure that you have cleaned them off the accumulated dirt and grease. Go to the spare auto parts shop and strike a deal. As for the other parts, if they are made of aluminum or steel you could sell them as well. Do your bit for mother earth.

Are you planning to design your home? It is better to be eco-friendly. Going green is the latest trend and also beneficial for our well being.

Try to choose a lot that has a southern opening to allow the passive solar heat through the windows. Your architect must design the house accordingly so that your home gets enough heat during the winter and can block heat in summer. It would help a lot in saving and consuming the energy. It is good if you have a pond beside your house (for geo- thermal heating). Install solar panels on your roofs. It will gather the sun light and convert it to energy for the home. Place plants on your roof which will absorb the sun beam and filter the toxins from rain water.

Regular paints give out fumes or gases (Volatile Organic Compounds) harmful for health. Thus paint your homes in colours that have low or no VOC. Use gray water for the dual purpose of washing and flushing in toilets.

Today, the prices of vegetables are unpredictable just as the stock market. It is on a rise one day and one day it becomes totally unaffordable. So, in order to survive through these situations, everyone should have a vegetable garden in their backyards.

Usually, we use of backyards to host barbeque parties as well as to do other things. In some cases, we never maintain our backyards and it is always locked up. So, why shouldn’t we use our backyards to cultivate vegetables?

The first thing to make sure before planting veggies is the amount of sunlight that your backyard gets. Normally, all veggies require 5-7 hours of daylight. If that is not possible in your backyard, you should choose other vegetables or grains that require less sunlight.

Then you should check the soil to determine which plants will grow efficiently there. If the soil is unusable, you can use organic inducers to make it useful.