Why should living “Green” seem so complicated? Each year in the UK households throw away over 29.1 million tons of waste, that is the same weight as 4.85 million male African Elephants! Below are some easy tips to help you live a sustainable, eco-friendly lifestyle:
1. Scrape - don’t rinse! When using a dishwasher, pre-rinsing is no longer necessary with today’s technology and detergents. It’s possible that you may be using more water to pre-rinse, than the dishwasher uses for a full wash cycle.
2. Reduce waste by choosing products that are biodegradable or recyclable.
3. Hang wet laundry on an outdoor clothesline or indoor drying rack instead of using an electric dryer.
4. Do not let the water run when washing your face or brushing your teeth.
5. Check your refrigerator’s seal by shutting the door with a lit flashlight inside. If you see light seeping out, the door should be adjusted or the seal replaced to stop energy leaks.
6. Use recyclable toilet paper! If every household in the US replaced 1 roll of 1000 sheet bathroom tissues with 100% recyclable rolls, we could save 373,000 trees, 1.48 million cubic feet of landfill space, and 155 million gallons of water.
7. Buy in BULK to reduce packaging.
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