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Quick Tips

Easy Ways to Live Green
posted Mar 28, 2009 12:51 PM by Ellen Roscher   [ updated Mar 28, 2009 1:27 PM ]

   1. Bike or walk whenever possible
   2. Compost your food
   3. Air dry your clothes
   4. Only print and copy when necessary
   5. Buy less bottled beverages
   6. Eat more locally grown food
   7. Recycle! And remember the other two Rs: Re-use and Reduce!
   8. Shop at thrift stores
   9. Care about endangered species
10. Take short showers and turn lights off

Ways to make CDH green
posted Mar 28, 2009 12:45 PM by Ellen Roscher

   1. Turn lights off when not in use
   2. Turn off the light bulbs inside the vending machines
   3. Use Green Cleaning Products
   4. Clean our light fixtures
   5. Use high efficiency light bulbs, T8 lighting, indirect lighting, solar light
   6. Unplug computers and monitors when not in use
   7. Get foam soap in bathrooms to cut down on water
   8. Copy and print less- use more scrap paper
   9. Start a rain garden, aerate and landscape with local plants
10. Waterless urinals, low flow fixtures, water efficient appliances

Water Saving Tips
posted Mar 28, 2009 12:43 PM by Ellen Roscher

   1. When washing dishes by hand, don't let the water run while rinsing. Fill one sink with wash water and the other with rinse water.
   2. Water your lawn and garden in the morning or evening when temperatures are cooler to minimize evaporation.
   3. Run your clothes washer and dishwasher only when they are full. You can save up to 1,000 gallons a month.
   4. Use the garbage disposal sparingly. Compost vegetable food waste instead and save gallons every time.
   5. For cold drinks keep a pitcher of water in the refrigerator instead of running the tap. This way, every drop goes down you and not the drain.

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