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Recycling: Are You Doing Everything You Can?
from:It may come as a surprise to you, but there is a really good chance that the town or city you live in offer a service you may not have heard of; an energy audit. Cities and towns all over the country have started doing this, where an auditor comes to your home and goes through your living space and helps you to see where you could make changes that will not only help you conserve energy but will help you save money! What a bonus it is to save money by doing the right thing.
There are so many changes you can make in your home to impact the way we recycle and in the end, will help you keep some of the money in your pocket.
Having recycling bins set up so that you can properly sort the items that are recycled is a great first step. That activity alone can cut down greatly on the items that end up in the landfills rather than where they can be recycled.
Keeping your televisions, DVDs, stereos and computers plugged in to a power strip or surge protector rather than directly into the wall and then turning off the power strip will cut back greatly on power "leaks" that can cost you money on your utility bill. Being aware to turn these items off, is the first step, and then having them plugged into the power strip will just further the action for saving money and energy.
Don't leave a light on when you walk out of a room and no one else is in there. And have you changed your light bulbs from the traditional ones to the compact flourescent kind? Did you know that the newer lights use 75% less energy to run and they will out live a traditional light bulb by up to 10 years? Make the changes that need to be made in your home.
Don't run the dishwasher or the washing machine unless they are full. It's a waste of energy and water to run a cycle through the dishwasher when it's only half full. Don't turn it on until you have a full load to wash and then just wash them all at once.
Use microfiber cloths for cleaning all kinds of surfaces like furniture, counters and sinks. The bonus is that these items can be tossed into the washer and are perfectly able to be reused again and again. Think of the savings in paper towels alone! Talk about a win-win; if we use fewer paper towles, then that means fewer trees need to be cut to make them in the first place. How can we go wrong with thinking like that?
Take shorter showers and see if you can pick up a shower head that is a water-conserving item, already in place, that will save you money and you'll never even notice the difference during your shower.
There is so much you can do in the efforts to recycle, just be sure you're doing your part.
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Quest Recycling Services Is Helping Offset Emissions, One Tree at A Time - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Quest Recycling Services Is Helping Offset Emissions, One Tree at A Time San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Quest Recycling, which is based out of Frisco, Texas, manages the recycling efforts of over 8500 locations nationwide. Quest's customers span from commercial property management, hospitals, automotive to industrial, fleet, municipalities, ... |
Green scheme to end hospital landfill - Waste Management World
Green scheme to end hospital landfill Waste Management World They have signed a contract with a waste company to ensure none of their recyclable rubbish goes to landfill sites. Some of the waste from Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and Calderdale Royal Hospital will be converted to fuel to power industrial centres. |
Free electronics recycling at Habitat ReStore - The Times Herald
Free electronics recycling at Habitat ReStore The Times Herald “A couple of years ago we made a decision to give back,” Haskins said, adding that Gigabiter started its outreach efforts by hosting free e-recycling events to celebrate Earth Day, for the employees of the hospitals and major corporations that serve as ... |
Sally Falk Nancrede: Recycled Emeco chair stacks up well - Indianapolis Star
Sally Falk Nancrede: Recycled Emeco chair stacks up well Indianapolis Star Recycling is not new to Emeco. Its famous Navy chairs -- used in prisons and hospitals across the country -- are made of 80 percent recycled aluminum. The 111 Navy Chair is the same design, but made of 60 percent recycled polyethylene terephthalate ... |