Since the bathroom is the most frequently used room in your house and the most important to cleanliness, it is critical that you keep your bathroom as green and eco-friendly as possible. Here are 5 ways to create an environmentally friendly bathroom:
1. Buy Green Products
When it comes to bathroom products, you want to make sure what you’re buying isn’t negatively affecting your own health, or the environment. Buy cleaning products, soaps, shampoos and body washes that are toxin free, chemical free, and scentless. To help even more on the environmental side, you can shop exclusively for recycled toilet paper and shower curtains, and use a bamboo bathmat to keep it totally organic.
2. Keep The Air Clean
The bathroom is usually closed off, often without even a window, and moisture is constantly being created making it a perfect breeding ground for black mold which over time can cause asthma and other health problems. To make sure your bathroom is staying green for the environment and your own health, make sure you keep your window, if you have one, open when you shower to disperse the moisture. Use a fan to circulate the air and bring in an air-purifying plant to improve air quality.
3. Conserve Water
Wasting water is a bad habit that almost everyone is guilty of. It’s so easy to turn off the water in between rinsing when brushing your teeth, but we usually don’t bother. Take any opportunity to change your attitude towards water waste and find ways to minimize your usage.
4. Replace The Toilet
If you have the budget, toilet and sink technology is at an all-time high for environmentally friendly design and function. Low flow, high efficiency toilets will save water, and the environment, and they will also save you about $100 per year on your water bill.
5. Use Low Toxic Paint
If you’re getting really serious about going green, when you purchase your paint, make sure the paint can says “low volatile”, “organic compound”, or “VOC” to make sure you’re getting a paint with low toxic levels.
6. Go For Tiled Walls
Ceramic wall tiles is the best way to minimize mold and moisture in the bathroom. Mold can form much more easily on dry wall that has absorbed moisture over time but ceramic keeps your bathroom clean and mold free.
It feels so much better using the most frequently visited room in the house when you’re helping the environment and your own health by going green. Follow these tips to go even greener, and we’re sure you’ll feel the difference in your health and your environmental impact.
