Top Seven Ways To Be Green
1) Unplug! When you are not using electrical appliances unplug them. Turn off the lights when you leave home, shut- down your laptop when you aren’t using it and switch off fans. It’s that simple to save power!
2) Choose to use fluorescent light bulbs! Buy bulbs with higher lumens (not watts) for brighter light and to save money. Be on the lookout for a color rendering index (CRI) over 80. This can potentially save users $30 a month.
3) Chomp down on organic and local foods! By utilizing local produce to eat, buyers can conserve fuel, reduce pollution and support the local Milledgeville community. Some fruit and meat travels hundreds of miles to its final destination on a supermarket shelf! Plus, local food tastes less artificial and can stay fresh longer.
4) Use water sparingly! Take quicker showers, turn the water heater down, wash laundry in cool water and use low flat showerheads – then wah-la, you have contributed to helping your community conserve water.
5) Recycle! For all the soda addicts and the water bottle fans, keep your bottles and recycle them. When shopping for mailing products choose materials made of recycled paper. Take old cell phones, batteries and antifreeze back to their respective stores. Most stores recycle those products.
6) Packaging – less is more! Buy products that don’t waste paper in their wrapping and boxing. Get a reusable canvas tote for the grocery store too!
7) Plant a tree or begin a garden project! For those students living in dorms, this may be more challenging, but just be on the lookout for park volunteering activities. For those with their own homes, get out and enjoy the spring air! Planting flowers and trees will help create cleaner oxygen for all.
Posted by Colonnade Archives
on Apr 17 2009. Filed under Spotlight.
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