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Here are some
NO investment Eco-Friendly Tips:
1. Turn the water off while brushing your teeth.
This can save as much as 3,000 gallons per year!
2. While waiting for cold water to heat,
rather than let it go down the drain, use the cold water
for watering plants or for filling pet water bowls.
3. Recycle waste products and Donate old items.
4. Keep your theromstat away from direct sunlight.
4. Use a power strip with on/off switch for electronics
to aviod wasted power while in standby
5. Use stand by and sleep modes on your computer/laptop.
7. Compost food waste and add to your garden for nutrients
rather than throwing in the trash.
8. Take shorter showers. Showering represents approx. 17% of residential
indoor water use in the US—more than 1.2 trillion gals of water each year
9. Fix and Check for leaks. In just 3 months a continuous leak at 60 psi
and 1/4 of an inch can waste 1,181,000 gallons.
10. Turn off lights when leaving a room. Fluorescent lighting should
only be turned off when leaving the room for more than 15 minutes.
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