Free Environmental Eco-Tips

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• Fill a one-quart plastic bottle with water for each toilet in your home. Submerge one bottle in each toilet tank. You will save one quart of water per flush. If the toilet flushes will, try adding more bottles. If the toilet isn't flushing well, try using a smaller bottle.

• Do not use drive up windows. This activity produces large amounts of toxic emissions. Idling for more than 30 seconds burns more gas than it takes to restart the engine or than if the car were moving.
   

• The next time you fill your tank at the gas station, have the air in your tires checked. Driving on underinflated tires contributes to poor fuel economy. Check air pressure every 1,000 miles.

• Do not put hazardous waste down your drain or into your garbage. Put a small garbage can in your garage and dispose of hazardous waste in their original containers here. Store out of childrens' reach and when it becomes full, take it to a hazardouse waste treatment center. Hazardous waste disposed of improperly can leach into landfills and eventually into the water supply.

• Seek out your local natural food store and organic farmer’s markets and check carefully for organic certification. Prices may sometimes be a bit higher, but consider it a donation to the earth, and a preventative healthcare measure.

• Recycle, Recycle, Recycle! From newspaper, to egg cartons, to organic materials such as leaves and yard clippings, lots of things can be recycled. Even coffee grounds can be used as fertilizer for some plants. So don't throw away what you can use again!

• If you're buying an electric clothes dryer, look for one with an automatic moisture sensor that shuts off when clothes are dry. You'll save money and energy!

• Thermo insulated blinds and drapes guard against heat loss in winter. There are fewer drafts and heating bills are lower. Energy efficiency reduces emissions contributing to global warming.

• Set the thermostat at 21^c for relaxing and 17^c for sleeping or when you're away. You'll save on the heating bill, and save energy!

• When you're busy around the house, turn down the thermostat. Your own energy will keep you warm, and you'll save on the heating bill.

• Save on water heating costs with an insulation blanket on the hot water tank and insulation tubes on hot water pipes. Keep it hot and use less energy!

• Save on your annual heating costs with a programmable thermostat to turn down the heat while you're sleeping or away. For every degree you turn it down, you can save 2% on your energy bills.

• Buying new windows? Ask about air leakage and glazing systems with special low-e coatings, and gas fill between the panes. There's less heat loss, and less heat cost!

• When refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners are serviced, demand that CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) are recovered and recycled. CFCs damage the ozone layer.

• Imagine one large tree replacing polluted air with enough pure, clean air to help four people breathe for one day! Now imagine what thousands of trees could do.

• A tree that is well maintained from seedling to maturity will continue to filter pollution from the air for 20 to 60 years or more.

• Save money on air conditioning by planting trees around your home. Trees provide shade in summer and can reduce home air conditioning needs by 10 to 50 percent.

• Trees can work as a natural barrier to noise, dust and smoke. Plant a hedge or windbreak to reduce summer traffic noises and add visual beauty to your surroundings.

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