# Commonwealth Lightly

> Commonwealth Lightly is an independent guide to lower-waste, lower-impact living in Virginia. It favours measurement, maintenance, local rules, and durable habits over vague green labels. It is not a Virginia government program, utility, recycler, contractor, nursery, or environmental certification body.

Commonwealth Lightly publishes original, long-form guides about Virginia sustainability & green living. Every article opens with a concise direct answer, is structured with clear headings and FAQs, and reflects mainstream expert consensus.

## Waste Wise

- [Backyard Composting in Virginia: A No-Drama Start](https://gogreenva.org/backyard-composting-virginia/): For backyard composting in Virginia, choose a well-drained site convenient to water, then alternate roughly two to three buckets of dry carbon-rich…
- [Virginia Recycling: Check Locally, Sort Better](https://gogreenva.org/virginia-recycling-guide/): Virginia recycling rules are local, so use your city, county, hauler, or drop-off facility’s current accepted-material list.

## Home Energy

- [Virginia Home Energy Audit: A Practical First Pass](https://gogreenva.org/virginia-home-energy-audit/): A useful Virginia home energy audit starts with 12 months of utility bills, room-by-room comfort notes, equipment ages, filter condition, visible…

## Native Yards

- [Virginia Native Plants: Build a Yard That Fits](https://gogreenva.org/virginia-native-plants-yard/): Choose Virginia native plants by matching both region and site: Coastal Plain, Piedmont, or mountain; sun exposure; soil moisture and drainage; mature…

## Full text for LLMs

- [llms-full.txt](https://gogreenva.org/llms-full.txt): every article as plain markdown in one file
- Each article is also available as markdown at https://gogreenva.org/<slug>.md

## Site

- [About](https://gogreenva.org/about/): editorial approach and standards
- [All articles](https://gogreenva.org/all/)
- [Contact](https://gogreenva.org/contact/)