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Thursday, December 8, 2011

SUSTAINABLE TIPS & TRIPS for HOME



BY
José G. Jiménez


Ever wonder what YOU could do to conserve where you live? Do you even care of your place? 
Let consider our environment as OUR home, HOME where you can make a mess as you please or keep it nice and tightly. Here are 10 TIPS YOU can easily do to keep your HOME nice & shiny:

10) ENVIRONMENT COST w/ DECISIONS & PURCHASES
Could you imagine walking to work due to you living that close! Energy star appliances are a must to keep that low energy input.

09) OLD PAINT, CHEMICALS, OIL
Get rid of them the right way! Properly dispose these toxic items in to their proper toxic disposal sites provided throughout EVERY city.

08) THERMOSTAT in WINTER & SUMMER
Wearing a sweater doesn’t hurt anyone nor YOU but your HOME in winter! Show that skin & expose it! Doing this can save energy & reduce pollution yearly.

07) EAT LESS & LOCAL ORGANIC
Tropical forests are CUT to raise beef and making them become a product. When’s your NEXT local market visit in your neighborhood?

06) INDOORS CAT
Domestic cats kill over 1 BILLION small birds and animals yearly. Upset natural predator & prey balances and eliminate ground-nesting birds.

05) PESTICIDES / HERBICIDES
NO! Along with nitrogen fertilizer they runoff and ARE major water pollutants.

04) NO SMOKING
2nd-HAND smoke IS a major INDOOR air pollutant & health hazards. LIVE longer & HEALTHIER!

03) H20
CATCH faucets running away with YOUR gold! Midday water lawn, NO!

02) REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE, & COMPOST
Another friend to your pockets! This will save LOTS of money while being more environmental friendly to your HOME. Most of the yard & kitchen waste are 30% of trash.

01) BIKE, PUBLIC TRANSIT, CARPOOL
1/3rd of traffic is commuters. Getting from point A to point B in a more efficient way will be saving you money and time plus a HUGE dash of your HOME.

These little things that we typically don't really think about could change YOUR life along with EVERYONE's around it.

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