Keeping the environment safe, being green really helps! The following suggestions are ways you can be GREEN. Some of these suggestions actually help you save money in our recession! Save our planet, and save green in your wallet all at the same time!
1. Recycle. You can recycle glass and plastic, but did you know you can recycle furniture? Near new shops and Craigslist are great places to buy and sell furniture! This keeps unwanted furniture out of the landfill. If you are thinking of buying new furniture, ask about renewable and environmentally friendly materials.
2. Appliances that are energy efficient. If you have the funds, invest in new appliances that are energy efficient. The new refrigerators can save you $150 year in energy use.
3. Unplug when not needed. Did you know even when the lamp isn't on, if it is plugged in, can use electricity? Unplug everything if not in use, especially tvs, computers, and all electronics, including your dryer.
4. Use your own cleaning solutions! Did you know vinegar and water works VERY well to clean most projects, AND still remains GREEN? The cleaning products purchased in the store could be toxic, plus vinegar is cheaper!
5. Thermostat, turn it down! Turn down the furnace to the lowest temperature you can be comfortable with, and turn up in the summer. Every degree can make a significant difference in your electricity bill.
6. Hardwood flooring. Bamboo trees renew themselves in less than a tench of the time has most hardwood trees. Just know, there are differeent bamboo flooring, some of which is MUCH softer, and the durability is not like the harder floors.
7. Paint. Standard paint have toxics that are released when used into the air when wet and sometimes when dry. Buy zero or low VOC paint, and will reduce these toxins.
8. Trash. Aim for zero trash, this comes under the same category as RECYCLE. Compost your leftover food, reuse plastic bags and use cloth bags for your grocery shopping.
9. Light bulbs. Fluorescent light bulbs are 66% more energy efficient than standard light bulbs. They are slightly more expensive, but far outlast the standard bulbs.
10. Bill pay online. Contact your catalog companies and ask to be removed from their mailing lists. Don't print, except when absolutely required to save our trees.
Are you currently GREEN?
Joan Cox, GRI,CRS,ABR,e-Pro
Metro Brokers - Turning Point RE
Centennial, CO 80111
720-231-6373
http://www.joancox.com/
About Me
- Joan Cox
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- With 13 years in real estate, I specialize in relocation, new construction, investor purchases, first time homebuyers and sellers. Ask me about my web site! Call today - 720-231-6373 In August 2009 I opened MY OWN Metro Brokers office in the Tech Center.
