Benefits

Going Green: It’s Good for You, Your Community, and the Environment

You Can Be a Force for Positive Change in the World

All around us we hear and see the threats to our environment. From polluted water bodies to the impacts of breathing dirty air each day, the need to do better for our planet and its creatures has never been more apparent.

While working for a cleaner, healthier environment can seem like a difficult prospect, there are a host of benefits. Are you looking for some inspiration for eco-friendly living? Here are three benefits to going green.

It’s Better for Your Health

Your health is directly tied to the environment you live in, and how clean and healthy that environment is. It is a proven fact that people who live where the air is dirty suffer from higher rates of respiratory illness, and that people who live in close proximity to dangerous chemicals are more likely to develop medical issues as they age.

Where to start? You can help contribute by taking simple steps – using fewer harmful chemicals in your house or in your yard (by choosing a greener pest control solution for example!), walking or biking instead of driving, and thinking twice about what you burn.

It’s Better for Your Children

True, it can be hard to see the positive impact of many of the environmentally friendly actions you do. While positive actions can have immediate benefits, others take time to have a real impact. That is why so much of going green is not about you – it’s about your children and their children. Using renewable energy sources, reducing your environmental footprint, and better using the planet’s resources are all things that you can do today that will have big payoffs for generations to come.

It Can Save You Money

While it can seem like going green is costly, that is not necessarily always the case. Yes, you might spend more for organic fruits and veggies, and switching to solar to power your home can have a big price tag, but the overall effect will be you spending less. Just like regular dental checkups can help prevent more costly dental work down the line, spending a little more upfront can mean you have better health as you age, that your house is more sustainable and less prone to energy spikes, and that you spend less to water your lawn.