We’re continuing this week’s series on 5 easy tips for going green at home! If you’ve missed our previous posts, catch up on Monday’s post on recycling, Tuesday’s post on reusing things instead of throwing them away, and yesterday’s post on conserving water. Without further ado, here is today’s easy tip for going green…
4. Ride your bicycle. For short trips around town, air up the tires and ride your bike. It will save you gas and give you some good exercise. If you don’t have a bicycle, you can walk, ride roller blades, or even a skateboard.
We hope to see you back here again tomorrow for tip #5, the last in our series about going green!
We hope you’ve been following along in this week’s series on how to go green at home. If not, we invite you to catch up with Monday’s post on recycling and Tuesday’s post on reusing things instead of throwing them away.
Today’s tip is about a commodity that we all take for granted–water. Read on for some good ideas about how you can conserve this precious natural resource…
3. Turn off the water. U.S. households waste thousands of gallons of water every year. A significant amount of this water goes down the sink while we are brushing our teeth, washing our hair, or soaping up in the shower. Turning off the water during these activities can save a huge amount of water, which not only helps the environment, but also saves you money. Additionally, capture the cold water that is running from your faucet while you are waiting for the hot to come. You can use this to water plants or even flush the toilet.
We hope to see you again tomorrow for the next post in this week’s Going Green series!
This week we’re discussing simple things you can do at home to go green. Today’s tip asks you to change an old habit…
2. Don’t throw it away! We have a tendency not to think about items we throw away. They disappear from our sight, so they are out of our minds. But all those things that the garbage truck hauls away every week do have to go somewhere, and that place is a landfill. Landfills are a major cause of greenhouse gasses and ozone depletion. So next time you get ready to throw something away, ask yourself if you could possibly use the item in another way or donate it.
Visit tomorrow for tip #3, on saving water.
