DID YOU KNOW?
One Thing Can Make a Difference
Easy, small things that we can change in our everyday life that will make difference in a healthier lifestyle and be good for the planet. Make it easy for yourself and just take it one step at a time.
Did you know?
Autos…
•By maintaining a constant speed while driving and you can increase fuel economy by 33%?
•That if you eliminate just one 20 minute round trip in your car you’ll keep 1,000 pounds of carbon out of the air?
•By checking your car’s air filter regularly you’ll save on average 800 pounds of carbon and over $100 per year.
Energy…
•That every time you open your oven while it is on you lose 25-50 degrees? Which means you not only have to use more energy to reheat, you also move more hot air into your kitchen.
•By turning the thermostat in your home up two degrees in the summer and down two degree in the winter, you’ll save a ton of carbon over the course of a year.
•If you shut off your computer or laptop every night you’ll save around $90 in electricity and a little carbon.
•That compact fluorescent bulbs last 10 times longer and only use a quarter of the energy of regular incandescent light bulbs?
•That across the country TVs, VCRs and other entertainment center plug-ins that are “turned off” cost us almost a billion dollars a year in electricity. Power strips or unplugging will help cut carbon output and your electricity bills.
Healthier Home...
•That most traditional cleaners are full of toxins? Use a natural non-toxic cleaner and your home will have better indoor air quality.
•That in one day the sun provides more energy than our population could use in 27 year? If you can make the switch (even partially) to solar…it’s free!
•That most traditional house paints are put out Volatile Organic Compounds that are toxic? Use a low VOC or non-toxic paint in your home, makes breathing easier.
Waste...
•That every day in the U.S. we send around 30 million plastic bottles to landfills? Use a refillable water bottle whenever possible or filtered water in your home.
•When walking your dog use a biodegradable plastic bag to pick up after him…regular ones can take up to 100 years to decompose.
•Every day on average we each throw away about four and a half pounds of garbage every day? And a lot of it is recyclable or reusable so when possible, donate instead of dump.
•That every year we use enough Styrofoam cups to circle the earth 436 times? Just say no to Styrofoam and use a refillable mug.
•That every year we throw away almost 2 billion disposable razors and blades? Whenever possible buy reusable and/or refillable products…keeps materials out of landfills.
Water...
•That your garden hose can put out as much as 5 gallons of water per minute?
•Installing water saving faucet aerators and low flow showerheads and easily save over 7,000 gallons of water per year in the average family home.
•By fixing a leaky toilet you may save around 5,000 gallons of water a year?
•If you install a water filter on your kitchen faucet that will give you about 40,000 8-ounce glasses of tap water.
•That low flow toilets use half the amount of water? And still do the job right so don’t flush money or extra water down the toilet.
•That each year on average a person gets 34 pounds of junk mail? If 100,000 people stopped their junk mail we would save about 150,000 trees per year.