Showing posts with label simple green ways. Show all posts
Showing posts with label simple green ways. Show all posts

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.