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“GREEN” Tips
It’s easy being GREEN…
Can you matter? Yes! You can easily all make a difference and this doesn’t cost anything except our time and energy. Listed below are some simple things we are able to all incorporate into our daily lives that save energy, preserve our natural resources and help clean our environment. Just choose 1 or 2 of the following so when you have made them a natural part of your daily routine then begin studying yet another one and then another one until you have completed this list.
Living green Tips:
BYO (Bring Your Own):
Every year Americans throw away 25 billion polystyrene cups and 25 billion individual water bottles, many of which lead to landfills. Instead get a reusable to-go mug as well as bottle that a person can refill with filtered plain faucet water. Bring your own private (to your coffee shop, a gathering), so you minimize Styrofoam.
Bag It:
Get reusable cloth Grocery Bags for your food market, and the dry cleaner. More than 100 billion plastic bags are disposed of from year to year.
Stop Junk Mail:Year after year 100 million trees are chopped down for junk mail sent to American homes.
What number People Will it Take To…
Compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) use 4 times less energy than incandescent ones. If every American family substituted FIVE CFL bulbs for incandescent, it would be equivalent to taking eight million cars off the road for a year. They cost a bit more in the beginning, but they last up to 15 times longer.
De-Lint the Dryer:
Lint builds up after every dryer cycle, lowering the machine’s efficiency. Removing it does a lot to decrease its usually massive energy use.
Pick Safe Paints:
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, architectural coatings which includes paints and varnishes are the second-largest cause of fumes from volatile organic compounds, substances that evaporate at room temperature and react in sunlight to create photochemical smog. Find cans with “No VOC.” We’ll all breathe easier.
De-activate:The normal computer left on throughout the working day uses nearly 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity every twelve months, producing more than a ton of carbon emissions. So power down your laptop or computer anytime you’re not on it, and remove the screen saver function, which uses more energy than the sleep mode.
Gas saving tip:
SLOW DOWN – for each and every 5 mph you decrease your highway speed you are reduce fuel consumption by 7% and conserve to $.19 per gallon. Make certain that your tires hold the appropriate level of air within them in addition. Another huge gas saver!
Water saving tip #1: Make your own, inexpensive “low flow” toilet tank and conserve to 300 gallons every month. Fill a 16 oz. plastic water bottle with stones or sand and it inside your toilet tank. This will displace the water within your tank and reduce the amount of water per flush. Don’t use a brick unless its put in a bag first because it can dissolve slowly and cause other issues.
Water Saving tip #2:
Shorten Your Showers. For each two minutes you drop your shower, it can save you 10 gallons of water. Low-flow shower heads provide a big improvement to boot.
Water saving tip #3:
Sweep away water waste using a broom to clean off your driveways and sidewalks instead of hosing off these areas. It can save you roughly 80 gallons of water any time you do that.
Electronic waste tip: Annually nearly 200 million tons of electronic waste end up in our landfills with most containing hazardous materials like mercury, lead and chromium.
Lawn care tip:
Set your mower at it’s highest setting. This will assist you build a stronger root system and then a healthier lawn by preventing evaporation of water, preventing water run off and prevent weeds from growing in your lawn.
Weed control:
Create your own non-toxic weed killer to use in your rocks, on sidewalks as well as in driveways. Mix one ounce of white vinegar, one ounce of cheap gin with eight ounces of water and pour or spray this on your weeds.
Recycle old footwear:
Nike provides a program called Reuse-A-Shoe enabling one to send in old or defective athletic shoes to Nike and they will recycle the shoes to make a product called Nike Grind. It is used to create cushioned sports courts everywhere which is useful for soccer fields, basketball courts and also other sports courts. You can send your shoes to Nike Recycling Center c/o Reuse-A-Shoe at 26755 SW 95th Ave, Wilsonville, OR 97070 for additional or to locate a drop off location in your.
Reuse packing peanuts and also other packing materials:
Contact loosefillpackaging dot com to locate a drop off location close to you for Styrofoam packing peanuts as well as other non-recyclable packing materials. You may also call 800-828-2214 to read more.
Reuse paper:You’ll preserve up to 100 million trees each and every year by reusing your printed paper. First only print items need to print whenever you’re finished with it, don’t dispose of it. You’ll be able to you could make your own note pads and scratch paper utilizing the non-printed side.
