Healthy Living
Monday, November 30, 2009
5 Simple ways to help preserve the planet and your money, in your average daily life
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- by Kita, on Tue Aug 25, 2009 5:36pm PDT
- Showering: In the span of a minute, a shower
gives off about 2.5 gallons of water. So in just ten minutes,
that's 25 gallons already. A simple suggestion to help preserve
the water you use is to simply shut it off when you don't need
to use it. Like shaving your legs for example. That can take up a
bit of time and there's no point in letting the water flow. And
you also won't have to worry about rinsing off your shaving
spray, cream, etc, while you're working on
it.
- Unplug: Electricity is a luxury we all
love, but it's expensive. Did you know that even though you
aren't using something, but it's still plugged in, that
it's still sucking up little bits of energy every minute?
(Vampire Plugs) That's costing you little bits of money and
little bits can add up. So start unplugging your unused electronics
and stop throwing away your money.
- Recycle: Whether it's paper, cans, or
bottles, recycling is always a great easy step in helping preserve
the planet. Setting up an extra box next to your trashcan for
recyclables is something anyone can do. And did you know that if
you turn them in to your local recycle center that you can get a
little bit of money for it?
- Carpooling/ Bus: If you go to school and you
have a car, odds are you drive to school. Cars take gas, gas gives
pollution, gas takes money, we don't like giving money and
hopefully you don't like polluting the air. If you've got a
bus stop near by, why not take the bus? It saves your gas and money
and your air. Lol. Anyone's tribute can make a difference.
- Grocery shopping is pretty common lol. Paper
or plastic? I say neither. Now days, grocery stores have reusable
(reasonably priced) bags for shoppers. Just one of these reusable
bags can hold about the equivalent of 2 and a half full plastic
bags. That's better then having to lug around a ton of bags,
that may possibly break. The reusable bags are made of cotton and
are very durable. In any case of shopping, I recommend these
awesome Earth savers to all shoppers anytime anywhere.
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