Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Simple ways to go green and save environment


Replace old appliances: Replace your old, inefficient appliances with Energy Star qualified appliances and save energy and money.

Improve air quality: Upgrading and properly maintaining your home air filters is easy and helps improve indoor air quality.

Compost and recycle: Composting is the smart way to dispose of leaves, yard clippings, selected food scraps, and other organic wastes.Make it a habit to recycle your glass, cans, cardboard, and newspapers.

Natural Air fresheners: Air fresheners listed as “natural” or “unscented” can contain hazardous chemicals. Making your own scented products with non-toxic ingredients such as flowers, herbs, spices, citrus, essential oils, and so fourth is a safe.

Eco-friendly throw pillows: Decorative organic cotton Eco-Art Pillows pillows are hand printed with modern designs using environmentally safe water-based inks.

Save water: Turning the water off while you lather the soap can save as many as 5 gallons of water each time you wash. Skip rinsing your plates before putting them into the dishwasher. In average you will save 15 gallons of water per load.

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