Green Living Tips
• Collect rainwater from downspouts and use it to water your won garden and plants.
• Say no to carpeting. Carpet contains more contaminants and pollen and dust than anything else in your home.
• Buy green power when you can and ask your utility company to off it if they don’t already. The typical U.S. household uses about 10,000 KWH a year.
• Repair, and don’t replace appliances. Each fix means your won’t be buying a new one and it will keep your old one out of landfills. IF you feel you must replace, then donate the broken or semi-broken one to a company that refurbishes or repairs then and resells then.
• Buy energy-efficient appliance when you do replace. Energy Star appliance use 10 to up to 50% less energy and water and must meet EPA efficiency guidelines.
• Dry your dishes on the dishwasher rack and if your dishwasher offers the air dry option, use that as well.
• Buy secondhand clothing or household items as tag sales and save the carbon cost of new production.
• Hang your laundry out to dry on a clothes line and eliminate one dryer cycle per week or more.
• Clean AC filters or replace them when necessary to keep your AC unit running smoothly.
• Run ceiling fans instead of the air conditioner in hot climates; this can save you more than a ton of CO2 waste within your won home.
• Use cold water to wash and rinse your clothes, only use hot water when the laundry is very dirty and always wash your bedding in hot water to kill bed bugs and dust mites.
*Natural and Sustainable Living Tip: Go for low flow showerheads, this switch can save you 1800 in eclectic cost and 43o in natural gas depending on how your water is heated. Not to mention the savings in water cost and waste as well. Consider putting in a low-flow toilet as well.
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