GO GREEN!GO GREEN!

Christina Pixley

There are many ways to go green that we already

know.

Save water that you are not using

Turn off the faucet when brushing your teeth

Consider this

80 gallons:Amount of water the average American uses a day.

2.5 gallons: Amount of water used per day by the rest of the world.

Use energy

efficient bulbs

Electric lighting burns up to 25% of the average home energy budget.

The electricity used over the lifetime of a single incandescent bulb costs 5 to 10 times the original purchase price of the bulb itself.

Low Flow

showerheads

Low-flow shower heads and faucet aerators can reduce your home water consumption as much as 50%, and reduce your energy cost of heating the water also by as much as 50%.

SolarPanels

Sunlight is free, you might as well us it!

Wind Turbines

A 500w wind turbine can saveUp to $500 per year.

Carpooling/Hybrid Cars

And of course

recycling

WHAT ABOUT OTHER METHODS?

Programmable Thermostat

Why cool your house when you’re not in it?

An average household can save $180 per year.

Unplug unused applianceor use a smart

power strip

Wash and Dry Clothes

Wash in cold water(As much as 85 percent of the energy used to

machine-wash clothes goes to heating the water. )

Dry clothes on a clothes line

Use reusable bottleinstead of buying

water bottles

Walk or bike instead of driving

Make your owncleaning supplies

There are recipes online for making your own cleaningproducts, including water, vinegar, and baking soda

Recipes

Use reusable items vs.

disposable items

vs.

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SO DO YOUR PART…

To GO GREEN!

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