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Are you Green?

 

 
You may be greener than you think!
 
There's lots of talk these days in regards to companies going green, and you don't have to be a company to be green. This concept starts on a personal level and one where we all need to help.
 
The green concept is the active conservation of our precious resources for present and future generations.
 
Here is a sample list of things you should be doing, or maybe doing in order to be more Green, and help with the present and future environment:
 
In the home and Office:
  • Conserve our water by Xeriscaping.
  • Maximize your sprinkler time setting.
  • Install low flow fixtures - shower heads and low-flow toilet.
  • Replace leaking faucets and toilets.
  • Wash clothes when you have a full load only.
  • Switch to a tankless water heater.
  • Take shorter showers.
  • Lower the temperature in your water heater tank.
  • Wrap your water heater.
  • Recycle water.
  • Replace old appliances with Energy Star efficient appliances.
  • Turn off light when you leave a room.
  • Install electronic proximity switching for lighting controls.
  • Use energy saving lighting.
  • Use low power lighting around your premises.
  • Use solar panels for lighting
  • Weatherize your homes more.
  • Replace old windows with energy efficient ones.
  • Clean furnace filters often.
  • Lower heaters in the winter and use warm clothes instead.
  • Clean clothe dryer filters after each cycle.
  • Compost your kitchen scraps instead of placing them in the trash.
  • Reduce chemical cleaners.
  • Recycle more, reuse plastic containers.
  • Use glass containers which can be reused for a life time instead of plastics.
  • Use china instead of paper or plastic products which clutters our landfills
  • Sell or donate reusable items.
  • Recycle aluminums cans, glass bottles, plastic, cardboards and newspapers.
  • Use rechargeable batteries.
  • Use reusable cloth bags for groceries.
  • Print double sided
  • Print draft documents on scratch paper
  • Reuse large envelopes and boxes for shipping
  • Use recycled printing paper
  • Recycle toner cartridges
  • Replace standard light bulbs with florescent light.
Transportation:
 
  • Use of ABQride to work.
  • Use the Rail Runner to work
  • Car pooling
  • Ride your bike to work
  • Walk more and do less driving.
  • Replace gas guzzlers with fuel efficient vehicles.
  • Check your cars tires pressure and inflate properly.
  • Change air filters.
  • Don't speed.
  • Combine trips when running errands.
  • Work from home more.
  • Reuse towels and sheets when you are staying in hotels.
In the Community
 
  • Purchase local grown food
  • Volunteer to keep Albuquerque Beautiful programs.
  • Volunteer to keep open space clean.
  • Control litter around your properties.
 
The bottom line of all of this, it will help our environment, and save you money.

Learn more about global warming.

 

 

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