I feel like sometimes it's hard to continue being eco-friendly when you are out and about with your friends and such, unless you drive a hybrid, walk everywhere you go, etc. (Which I don't have and I don't do.)

Thankfully the lovely Rachel McAdams and her friends head a site called greenissexy.org. In it they suggest simple ways that you and I could be "green," and here are simple ways we all can continue saving the planet once we have stepped out of the house:

1. "Is your wallet busting at the seams? Maybe not so much with money but with paper printouts? While we can’t solve your finances, we can suggest recycling your receipts as they start adding up to a lot of paper over a period of time. If you’re worried about leaking personal info, shred them first or cut them up like you would a credit card. Some merchants will print with soy ink so that your receipt can be composted too. If you think of it in time, ask the cashier if they can skip the receipt altogether or just pay the old fashioned way - with cold, hard cash. "

2. "Here’s a quick and easy way to reduce waste in your life: give condiment packages and napkins back to the restaurant that gives them to you. Try asking fast food chains and takeout joints to leave out the extras from your next lazy dinner, but if they still throw in a handful of ketchups or a months worth of napkins, consider giving them back to the person who doled them out. By actually returning these wasteful extras, you’ll be reducing your own impact while reminding the restaurant that no means no. Who knows? Maybe they’ll think twice before overdoing it on the soy sauce for the next customer."

3. "When you're out on the go and need to grab a cup of piping hot joe, you might discover that your coffee cup has been served dressed with a coffee sleeve. While it's not very trendy for your coffee to have a wardrobe, here's a way to make sure to let its style carry into the next season: keep your sleeve to reuse when your through with your brew. Ladies, you can even tuck one in your purse. Let that little cardboard sweater protect your precious mitts from the heat time and time again - tre chic!"

4. "Reusing and recycling are important, but reduce is the best of the three R’s. The next time you get takeout or have food delivered, ask the restaurant to leave out the napkins, plastic utensils and condiments. This might seem like a tiny amount of paper and plastic, but it all adds up. Skip the free, flimsy stuff and use your own. You’ll feel good that you’re making yet another green choice."
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Tips and photos can be found at: http://www.greenissexy.org.