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Green Bedrooms are good for your health.  You can save energy on heating and cooling, and choose products and room configurations that will disperse fewer synthetic toxins, and help you sleep better.

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Cradle to Crayons: Steps to a Green Nursery
Written by <a href='/en/health/community/profile/profile?userid=204'>Michael Beutel, The Practical Green Builder</a>   

7 Steps to Creating a Healthy Nursery Create a healthy and safe home for your children before they arrive. Look at the environment the child will be spending most of their time, and select the appropriate materials and finishes to furnish that space. This will go a long way toward providing your children a nurturing and toxin free environment.

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1. Control the Flow

Controlling the pace at which the water comes out of the faucets and showerheads is the fastest way to save some blue (and green).

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2. Bring Your Toilet Up to Code

Toilets consume the largest fraction of indoor home water use (27%).  Checking your toilet's health and birthdate could save a lot of water and money!

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3. Shorten your Showers

Shortening your shower by two minutes per day can save thousands of gallons of water over the course of a year.

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4. Stop Running

Running the water while shaving or brushing your teeth wastes gallons per person per day .  Turning off the tap is a really simple way to save 1000 gallons per year!

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5. Don't Use Your Toilet as a Waste Basket

It’s a waste of water to flush things that can just as easily be thrown in the trashcan.

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6. Buy Bath Tissue Made from Recycled Paper

The process of turning wood pulp into something soft enough to be bathroom tissue requires not just trees, but also a tremendous amount of water and toxic chemicals.

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7. Clean with Cloth, not Paper

When cleaning sinks, mirrors, bathtubs, shower doors, and other bathroom fixtures, use a washable cloth or sponge instead of disposable wipes or paper towels.

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Start Composting Now!

Of all the things you can do in the kitchen, the top green item on the wish list is reducing food waste - it's one of the most insidious forms of garbage!

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