Being GREEN at home and at work…

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Being GREEN at home and at work

• Amanda Gourgue, CMP
• amanda_at_startameetingrevolution.com

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Agenda
Introduction about Meeting Revolution and
ME! Definitions Ways of being green at home
and at work Individual and Group Work Wrap
Up Additional Questions and Answers
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Amanda Gourgue, CMP
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Definitions

• Energy Star
• LEED
• CSR
• Sustainability
• Biodegradable
• Non-toxic
• Organic

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Definitions Energy Star

• ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S.
  Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S.
  Department of Energy helping us all save money
  and protect the environment through energy
  efficient products and practices.
• Results are already adding up. Americans, with
  the help of ENERGY STAR, saved enough energy in
  2007 alone to avoid greenhouse gas emissions
  equivalent to those from 27 million cars all
  while saving 16 billion on their utility bills.

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Lets simplify. 27 million cars Enough cars
to fill the Packers Stadium for 81
seasons!!! 16 billion - 16,000,000,000!!!!
That is almost 500,000 houses That is enough
electricity to run all the houses in Milwaukee,
Madison, Green Bay and Appleton
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Definitions LEED

• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
• US Green Building Council
• Rating system Certified, Silver, Gold, Platinum
• New Construction, Existing Buildings, Core
  Shell, Commercial Interiors, Healthcare, Schools,
  Retail, Homes and Neighborhood Development

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Definitions CSR

• Corporate Social Responsibility is a concept
  whereby organizations consider the interests of
  society by taking responsibility for the impact
  of their activities on customers, suppliers,
  employees, shareholders, communities and other
  stakeholders, as well as the environment. This
  obligation is seen to extend beyond the statutory
  obligation to comply with legislation and sees
  organizations voluntarily taking further steps to
  improve the quality of life for employees and
  their families as well as for the local community
  and society at large.
• Environment, Workplace and Community

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Definitions

• Sustainable Capable of being continued with
  minimal long-term effect on the environment
• Example Bamboo is a sustainable product
• Biodegradable This unregulated term is
  meaningful only if it specifies the amount of
  time it takes for the product to decompose, as
  most substances will eventually biodegrade over
  time given the right conditions, such as
  sunlight.
• Non-toxic There is no official definition or
  third-party verification for this claim. Not
  meaningful.
• Organic Household cleaning products aren't
  regulated by the Organic Foods Production Act,
  but some of their ingredients, such as plant
  oils, can be labeled "certified organic."

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Home Appliances

• Energy Star Appliances
• Washers Cut water consumption by 40
• No Central Agitator
• Front-loaders tumble clothes through a small
  amount of water instead of rubbing clothes
  against an agitator in a full tub. Advanced top
  loaders use sophisticated wash systems to flip or
  spin clothes through a reduced stream of water.
  Both designs dramatically reduce the amount of
  hot water used in the wash cycle, and the energy
  used to heat it.
• High Spin Speeds
• Efficient motors spin clothes two-three times
  faster during the spin cycle to extract more
  water. Less moisture in the clothes means less
  time and energy in the dryer.

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Home Appliances

• Dishwashers
• Replacing a dishwasher manufactured before 1994
  with an ENERGY STAR qualified dishwasher can save
  you more than 30 a year in utility costs.
• ENERGY STAR qualified dishwashers use at least 41
  percent less energy than the federal minimum
  standard for energy consumption.
• ENERGY STAR qualified dishwashers use much less
  water than conventional models. Saving water
  helps protect our nations water supplies.
• Because they use less hot water compared to new
  conventional models, an ENERGY STAR qualified
  dishwasher saves about 90 over its lifetime.
• Helpful Hints
• Run your dishwasher with a full load. Most of the
  energy used by a dishwasher goes to heat water.
  Since you cant decrease the amount of water used
  per cycle, fill your dishwasher to get the most
  from the energy used to run it.
• Avoid using the heat-dry, rinse-hold and
  pre-rinse features. Instead use your dishwashers
  air-dry option.

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Home Appliances

• Refrigerators
• ENERGY STAR qualified refrigerators require about
  half as much energy as models manufactured before
  1993. ENERGY STAR qualified refrigerators provide
  energy savings without sacrificing the features
  you want.
• ENERGY STAR qualified refrigerator models use
  high efficiency compressors, improved insulation,
  and more precise temperature and defrost
  mechanisms to improve energy efficiency.
• ENERGY STAR qualified refrigerator models use at
  least 20 less energy than required by current
  federal standards and 40 less energy than the
  conventional models sold in 2001.
• Remember, saving energy prevents pollution. In
  most households, the refrigerator is the single
  biggest energy consuming kitchen appliance.
  Replacing a refrigerator bought in 1990 with a
  new ENERGY STAR qualified model would save enough
  energy to light the average household for nearly
  four months.

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Home Appliances

• Refrigerator, continued
• Helpful Hints
• Position your refrigerator away from a heat
  source such as an oven, a dishwasher, or direct
  sunlight from a window.
• To allow air to circulate around the condenser
  coils, leave a space between the wall or cabinets
  and the refrigerator or freezer and keep the
  coils clean.
• Make sure the door seals are airtight.
• Keep your refrigerator between 35 and 38 degrees
  Fahrenheit and your freezer at 0 degrees
  Fahrenheit.
• Minimize the amount of time the refrigerator door
  is open.
• Recycle older or second refrigerators.
• Recycle My Old Fridge Campaign
• More than 47 million fridges over ten years old
  in the U.S.
• Recycle My Old Fridge is a new, nationwide effort
  by the U.S. Department of Energy and the
  government's ENERGY STAR program,
  RecycleMyOldFridge.com

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Home Appliances

• Bottom Line -
• Energy Star
  Unit Conventional Unit
• Cost 1,100 1,070
• Annual Costs
• Energy Costs 40 46
• Life Cycle Energy Cost
• Energy Costs 395 (5,293 KWh) 464 (6,228
  KWh)
• Purchase Price 1,100 1,070
• Total 1,140 1,534 Paid Back 4.3 yrs
• Air pollution reduction equivalence (cars of
  road) - .13
• Air pollution reduction equivalence (acres of
  forest) - .18
• US Households 111,162,259
• Every person replaces their refrigerator
  14,451,093 cars
• 20,009,206 acres of forest

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Home Appliances

• Bottom Line - , continued
• Dishwasher
• Energy Star Unit Conventional Unit
• Annual Costs
• Electricity 17 24
• Water 4 5
• Gas 7 22
• Energy Costs 28 51
• Life Cycle Energy Cost
• Electricity 148 209
• Water 31 47
• Gas 65 196
• Total LC Energy Cost 245 452
• Purchase Price 545 545
• Total 790 997 Paid Back 0.0 yrs

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Home Car Other Engines

• Gasoline Electric Hybrid Car
• Examples Prius, Ford Escape Hybrid,
• Nissan Altima Hybrid, Lexus RX, etc
• How it works?
• A gas-powered car has a fuel tank, which supplies
  gasoline to the engine. The engine then turns a
  transmission, which turns the wheels.
• An electric car, on the other hand, has a set of
  batteries that provides electricity to an
  electric motor. The motor turns a transmission,
  and the transmission turns the wheels.
• The hybrid is a compromise. It attempts to
  significantly increase the mileage and reduce the
  emissions of a gas-powered car while overcoming
  the shortcomings of an electric car.

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Home Car Other Engines

• To be useful, a car must meet certain minimum
  requirements. The car should be able to
• Drive at least 300 miles (482 km) before
  re-fueling
• Be refueled quickly and easily
• Keep up with the other traffic on the road
• A gasoline car meets these requirements but
  produces a relatively large amount of pollution
  and generally gets poor gas mileage. An electric
  car, however, produces almost no pollution, but
  it can only go 50 to 100 miles (80 to 161 km)
  between charges. And the problem has been that
  the electric car is very slow and inconvenient to
  recharge.
• A gasoline-electric car combines these two setups
  into one system that leverages both gas power and
  electric power.

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Home Car Other Engines

• Parallel hybrid - has a fuel tank that
• supplies gasoline to the engine and a
• set of batteries that supplies power to
• the electric motor. Both the engine and
• the electric motor can turn the
• transmission at the same time, and the
• transmission then turns the wheels.
• Series hybrid - the gasoline engine turns a
  generator, and the generator can either charge
  the batteries or power an electric motor that
  drives the transmission. Thus, the gasoline
  engine never directly powers the
• vehicle.

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Home Car Other Engines

• Driving More Efficiently
• Drive Sensibly
• Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration
  and braking) wastes gas. It can lower your gas
  mileage by 33 percent at highway speeds and by 5
  percent around town.
• Fuel Economy Benefit 5-33
• Equivalent Gasoline Savings 0.19-1.23/gallon
• Observe the Speed Limit
• While each vehicle reaches its optimal fuel
  economy at a different speed (or range of
  speeds), gas mileage usually decreases rapidly at
  speeds above 60 mph. You can assume that each 5
  mph you drive over 60 mph is like paying an
  additional 0.26 per gallon for gas.
• Fuel Economy Benefit 7-23
• Equivalent Gasoline Savings 0.26-0.86/gallon

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Home Car Other Engines

• Remove Excess Weight
• Avoid keeping unnecessary items in your vehicle,
  especially heavy ones. An extra 100 pounds in
  your vehicle could reduce your MPG by up to 2.
  The reduction is based on the percentage of extra
  weight relative to the vehicle's weight and
  affects smaller vehicles more than larger ones.
• Fuel Economy Benefit 1-2/100 lbs
• Equivalent Gasoline Savings 0.04-0.07/gallon
• Keeping Your Car In Shape
• Keep Your Engine Properly Tuned
• Fixing a car that is noticeably out of tune or
  has failed an emissions test can improve its gas
  mileage by an average of 4 percent, though
  results vary based on the kind of repair and how
  well it is done. Fixing a serious maintenance
  problem, such as a faulty oxygen sensor, can
  improve your mileage by as much as 40 percent.
• Fuel Economy Benefit 4
• Equivalent Gasoline Savings 0.15/gallon

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Home Car Other Engines

• Check Replace Air Filters Regularly
• Replacing a clogged air filter can improve your
  car's gas mileage by as much as 10 percent. Your
  car's air filter keeps impurities from damaging
  the inside of your engine. Not only will
  replacing a dirty air filter save gas, it will
  protect your engine.
• Fuel Economy Benefit up to 10
• Equivalent Gasoline Savings up to 0.37/gallon
• Keep Tires Properly Inflated
• You can improve your gas mileage by around 3.3
  percent by keeping your tires inflated to the
  proper pressure. Under-inflated tires can lower
  gas mileage by 0.3 percent for every 1 psi drop
  in pressure of all four tires. Properly inflated
  tires are safer and last longer.
• Fuel Economy Benefit up to 3
• Equivalent Gasoline Savings up to 0.11/gallon

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Home Car Other Engines

• Use the Recommended Grade of Motor Oil
• You can improve your gas mileage by 1-2 percent
  by using the manufacturer's recommended grade of
  motor oil. For example, using 10W-30 motor oil in
  an engine designed to use 5W-30 can lower your
  gas mileage by 1-2 percent. Using 5W-30 in an
  engine designed for 5W-20 can lower your gas
  mileage by 1-1.5 percent. Also, look for motor
  oil that says "Energy Conserving" on the API
  performance symbol to be sure it contains
  friction-reducing additives.
• Fuel Economy Benefit 1-2
• Equivalent Gasoline Savings 0.04-0.07/gallon

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Home Car Other Engines

• Planning Combining Trips
• Commuting
• If you can stagger your work hours to avoid peak
  rush hours, you'll spend less time sitting in
  traffic and consume less fuel. If you own more
  than one vehicle, drive the one that gets the
  best gas mileage whenever possible. Consider
  telecommuting (working from home) if your
  employer permits it. If possible, take advantage
  of carpools and ride-share programs. You can cut
  your weekly fuel costs in half and save wear on
  your car if you take turns driving with other
  commuters. Many urban areas allow vehicles with
  multiple passengers to use special High Occupancy
  Vehicle (HOV) lanes.
• Traveling
• A roof rack or carrier provides additional cargo
  space and may allow you to meet your needs with a
  smaller car. However, a loaded roof rack can
  decrease your fuel economy by 5 percent. Reduce
  aerodynamic drag and improve your fuel economy by
  placing items inside the trunk whenever possible.
  Avoid carrying unneeded items, especially heavy
  ones. An extra 100 lbs in the trunk reduces a
  typical car's fuel economy by 1-2 percent.

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Home Car Other Vehicles

• The new regulations take effect in 2010 for
  gas-powered marine engines, and 2011 for lawn and
  garden equipment of 25 horsepower or less.
• Engine makers will need cut 35 percent of
  hydrocarbon and nitrogen oxide emissions for lawn
  and garden equipment, in addition to the a 60
  percent reduction that was implemented by
  regulations two years ago. The new engines are
  also expected to achieve a 45 percent reduction
  in fuel evaporative emissions.
• The engines in recreational watercraft will need
  to meet a 70 percent reduction in hydrocarbon and
  nitrogen oxide emissions, a 20 percent reduction
  in carbon monoxide and a 70 percent reduction in
  fuel evaporative emissions.

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Home Cleaning Supplies

• KITCHEN
• Countertops - For a soft scrub, mix baking soda
  and liquid soap until you get a consistency you
  like. The amounts dont have to be perfect. Make
  only as much as you need, as it dries up quickly.
  
• Ovens - To clean extra-greasy ovens, mix together
  1 cup baking soda and 1/4 cup of washing soda,
  then add enough water to make a paste apply the
  paste to oven surfaces and let soak overnight.
  The next morning, lift off soda mixture and
  grime rinse surfaces well (gloves are
  recommended as washing soda may irritate skin).
• Microwave ovens - These can be cleaned with a
  paste made from 3 to 4 tablespoons of baking soda
  mixed with water. Scrub on with a sponge and
  rinse.
• Cutting boards - Sanitize them by spraying with
  vinegar and then with 3 percent hydrogen
  peroxide. Keep the liquids in separate spray
  bottles and use them one at a time. It doesnt
  matter which one you use first, but both together
  are much more effective than either one alone.

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Home Cleaning Supplies

• BATHROOM
• Tub and tile cleaner - Mix 1 2/3 cup baking soda,
  1/2 cup liquid soap, and 1/2 cup water. Then, as
  the last step, add 2 tablespoons vinegar (if you
  add the vinegar too early it will react with the
  baking soda). Immediately apply, wipe, and scrub.
  
• A good all-purpose sanitizer - 2 teaspoons borax,
  4 tablespoons vinegar, and 3 to 4 cups hot water
  in a spray bottle. For extra cleaning power, add
  1/4 teaspoon liquid soap to the mixture.
• Toilet bowl - Pour 1 cup of borax into the toilet
  before going to bed. In the morning, scrub and
  flush. For an extra-strength cleaner, add 1/4 cup
  vinegar to the borax.
• Drains - Prevent clogged drains by using hair and
  food traps. To de-grease and sweeten sink and tub
  drains, pour 1/2 cup of baking soda down drain,
  followed by 1 cup vinegar let bubble for 15
  minutes rinse with hot water. You might have to
  repeat the procedure more than once or leave the
  baking soda and vinegar to cook overnight.

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Home Cleaning Supplies

• LIVING ROOM
• General dusting - Best done with a damp cloth
  Dry dusting simply stirs up dust and moves it
  around.
• Furniture polish - Mix olive oil and vinegar in a
  one-to-one ratio and polish with a soft cloth. Or
  look in a health-food store for food-grade
  linseed oil, often called omega-3 or flaxseed
  oil, rather than the type found in hardware
  stores to finish furniture. Linseed oil sold for
  furniture use often contains dangerous petroleum
  distillates to speed evaporation.
• Windows - Put 3 tablespoons vinegar per 1 quart
  water in a spray bottle. Some recommend using
  half vinegar and half water. For extra-dirty
  windows try this 1/2 teaspoon liquid soap, 3
  tablespoons vinegar, and 2 cups of water. Shake
  well. The best way to get streak-free windows?
  Use newspaper instead of paper towels to wipe
  them.

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Home Cleaning Supplies

• METAL POLISH
• Brass, copper, bronze and aluminum - To remove
  tarnish, rub metal with sliced lemons. For tough
  jobs, sprinkle baking soda on the lemon, then
  rub.
• Sterling silver - Put a sheet of aluminum foil
  into a plastic or glass bowl. Sprinkle the foil
  with salt and baking soda, then fill the bowl
  with warm water. Soak your silver in the bowl,
  and the tarnish will migrate to the aluminum
  foil. Rinse and dry the silver, then buff it with
  a soft cloth.
• AIR FRESHENER
• A simple recipe of 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1
  teaspoon vinegar (or lemon juice), and 2 cups hot
  water in a spray bottle can be spritzed in the
  air to remove odors.

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Home Cleaning Supplies

• FLOORS AND CARPETS
• Linoleum - For extra grease-cutting, try this
  formula 1/4 cup washing soda with 1 tablespoon
  of liquid soap, 1/4 cup vinegar, and 2 gallons
  hot water. Put the washing soda in the bucket
  first and add the liquid ingredients that way
  the soda wont splash out. Caution Do not use
  this formula on waxed floors.
• Sanitize floors - Add 2 gallons of hot water to
  1/2 cup of borax. Put the borax in the bucket
  first, then add water slowly to avoid splashing.
• Wood floors - Add 1 cup of vinegar per pail of
  hot water.
• Carpeting and rugs - To soak up and eliminate
  odors, sprinkle baking soda over the surface of
  the carpet and let it stand for 15 to 30 minutes
  before vacuuming.

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Home Cleaning Supplies

• LAUNDRY
• Laundry brightener - Add 1/2 cup of strained
  lemon juice during the rinse cycle.
• Fabric rinse - Add 1/4 cup of white vinegar
  during the washing machines rinse cycle to
  remove detergent completely from clothes,
  eliminating that scratchy feel. (Note This will
  not leave your clothes smelling like vinegar.)
• Detergent booster - To reduce the amount of
  laundry detergent you need to use (especially if
  you have hard water ) add baking soda or washing
  soda. These minerals soften the water, which
  increases the detergents power. For liquid
  detergent, add 1/2 cup of soda at the beginning
  of the wash. For powdered detergent, add 1/2 cup
  of soda during the rinse cycle.
• Bleach - Use hydrogen peroxide instead of
  chlorine bleach.
• Dry cleaning - Many delicate dry clean only
  items can be washed at home by hand. In general,
  its best to use cool water and a mild liquid
  soap. Squeeze or wring gently and lay flat to
  dry.

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Home Cleaning Supplies

• Danger refers to products that are corrosive,
  extremely flammable, highly toxic, or poisonous .
  Commercial toilet-bowl, oven, and drain cleaners
  often bear this label .
• Caution or Warning are catchall terms for
  many other hazards, so scan for specifics, such
  as Vapor harmful, Causes burns, or May be
  fatal or cause blindness if swallowed.
• Irritants refer to substances that cause injury
  or inflammation on contact.
• Corrosives refer to chemicals that destroy
  tissue.
• Sensitizers are ingredients that can cause
  allergic reactions and chronic adverse health
  effects that become evident only after continuing
  exposures.
• Chronic Health Hazards may include effects
  ranging from sterility and birth defects to
  cancer.

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Home Cleaning Supplies

• Nontoxic. This implies that the product will
  cause no harm to the consumer or environment.
  However, there is currently no standard
  definition for this term, and unless otherwise
  specified, there is no organization independently
  verifying the claim .
• Natural. Though widely found on commercial
  cleaning products, the term natural doesnt
  necessarily mean much. Theres no standard
  definition for this claim in industry, so
  manufacturers can use it as they please. Whats
  more, just because something is natural doesnt
  mean its less toxic, or non-irritating. Even
  cleaners that are safe enough to eat, like lemon
  juice, can be irritating to the eyes or skin.
• Environmentally friendly. While this label
  implies that the product or packaging has some
  kind of environmental benefit or that it causes
  no harm to the environment, there is currently no
  standard definition for the term. Unless
  otherwise specified, there is also no
  organization independently verifying this claim.
• Biodegradable. This term is somewhat meaningful,
  but it can be misleading. Biodegradable, which
  implies that a product or its packaging will
  break down in nature in a reasonably short period
  of time, has been only loosely defined by the
  federal government.

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Home Cleaning Supplies

• Check the ingredient list. Since manufacturers
  are not required to list all the ingredients in
  their cleaning products, unless they are active
  disinfectants or known to be potentially
  hazardous, it can be difficult to know exactly
  what youre buying. And bear in mind that unlike
  food package labels, when a cleaning products
  ingredients are listed, the order doesnt
  necessarily represent relative amounts. Companies
  that claim to disclose their full list of
  ingredients include Ecover, Trader Joes and
  Seventh Generation.

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Home Cleaning Supplies

• Nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs). When theyre
  released into the environment, these chemicals
  can break down into toxic substances that can act
  as hormone disrupters, potentially threatening
  the reproductive capacity of fish, birds, and
  mammals. A recent U.S Geological Survey study
  found that 69 percent of streams tested in one
  Southeastern U.S. locale contained these
  potentially dangerous byproducts.

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Home Cleaning Supplies

• Antibacterials - Some may cause skin and eye
  irritation, and certain types, such as triclosan,
  now found widely in the environment , may cause
  environmental harm by contributing to the
  emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria.
  Recent studies have also suggested that triclosan
  could form dioxin, a carcinogen, in the presence
  of sunlight , and chloroform, a probable human
  carcinogen, in the presence of chlorinated water.
  Whats more, theres a growing consensus that
  antibacterial household cleaners wont keep you
  any safer from infectious illnesses than regular
  types. These findings may stem in part from the
  fact that most infections are caused by viruses,
  not bacteria. In fact, experts say, its not the
  type of cleaner that matters in combating germs,
  but the frequency and thoroughness of cleaning
  plain soap and hot water are generally enough to
  do the job.

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Home Cleaning Supplies

• Ammonia - Poisonous when swallowed, extremely
  irritating to respiratory passages when inhaled
  can burn skin on contact. Found in floor,
  bathroom, tile, and glass cleaners.
• Butyl cellosolve (also known as butyl glycol,
  ethylene glycol, monobutyl) - Poisonous when
  swallowed and a lung tissue irritant. Found in
  glass cleaners and all-purpose cleaners.
• Chlorine bleach (sodium hypochlorite) - Extremely
  irritating to the lungs and eyes. (Note Never
  mix chlorine bleach products with ammonia. That
  produces a poisonous gas.) Sold by itself and
  found in a variety of household cleaners.
• d-limonene - Can irritate the skin. Found in air
  fresheners.
• Diethanolamine (DEA) triethanolamine (TEA) -
  Can produce carcinogenic compounds, which can
  penetrate the skin when combined with nitrosomes,
  an often-undisclosed preservative or contaminant.
  Found in sudsing products, including detergents
  and cleaners.

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Home Cleaning Supplies

• Disinfectants - This a catchall term for a
  variety of active ingredients, including chlorine
  bleach, alcohol, quaternary compounds, and pine
  oil and ethyl alcohol. They are regulated by the
  EPA as pesticides and all have some health
  effects. Most can also cause problems in
  waterways by killing helpful bacteria. Found in a
  variety of household cleaners many products that
  carry the antibacterial label are also
  disinfectants.
• Fragrances - May cause watery eyes and
  respiratory tract irritation. Found in a variety
  of cleaners and air fresheners.
• Hydrochloric acid - Can severely burn skin,
  irritate eyes and respiratory tract. Found in
  toilet bowl cleaners.
• Naptha - Can cause headaches, nausea, and
  central-nervous-system symptoms with
  overexposure. Found in furniture and floor polish
  and glass cleaners.

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Home Cleaning Supplies

• Petroleum-based ingredients - Many ingredients
  are derived from petroleum, including some of
  those above such as APEs and naptha, and theyre
  commonly found in many cleaning products as
  surfactants. Other toxic ingredients derived from
  petroleum, including formaldehyde , can also be
  present at trace levels in cleaning products.
  Found in a variety of household cleaners.
• Phosphates - Can reach waterways and contribute
  to the overgrowth of algae and aquatic weeds,
  which can kill off fish populations and other
  aquatic life. Found in automatic dishwasher
  detergents and some laundry detergents.
• Sodium hydroxide (lye) - Corrosive and extremely
  irritating to eyes, nose, and throat and can burn
  those tissues on contact. Found in drain, metal,
  and oven cleaners.
• Sulfuric acid - Can severely damage eyes, lungs,
  and skin. Found in drain cleaners.

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Home Cleaning Supplies

• Green Works Clorox
• A natural resource qualifies as a renewable
  resource if it is replenished by natural
  processes at a rate that's equal to the rate of
  consumption by humans. The plant and
  mineral-based ingredients in Green Works
  cleaners use materials that come from a resource
  that is renewable.
• A biodegradable material is something that has
  the ability to safely and relatively quickly
  break down biological into the raw materials of
  nature and disappear into the environment. Much
  of the ingredients used in Green Works natural
  cleaners are biodegradable helping to minimize
  the impact on the environment.
• A sustainable product is something made from
  renewable resources, which means they can grow
  back quickly and can be harvested with minimal
  harm to the environment. Our goal with the entire
  line of Green Works natural cleaners is to use
  materials that are renewable.
• Animals were not used to test the safety and
  efficacy of Green Works natural cleaning
  products.

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Home Clothes

• Clothing is not sustainable... so specifically
  buying clothing that tries to be more sustainable
  is a great idea. Re-use of clothing is the BEST
  option, this keeps items out of the landfill and
  saves all the resources that go into creating a
  new garment.
• Denim Therapy www.denimtherapy.com to repair
  jeans... they look good as new at a fraction of
  the cost.
• Getting hand me downs from friends is great as
  are second hand shops and eBay (you can get
  designer name children clothing at a fraction of
  the cost).
• When buying new - Try to purchase clothing that
  is made with organic, natural and sustainable
  fabrics such as Organic Cotton, Bamboo, Silk,
  Hemp, PET (recycled from plastic bottles!).

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Home Clothes

• Organic Many T-shirts and jeans are made from
  conventional cottonone of the most
  pesticide-ridden crops around. And chemicals that
  dont leach into the soil or water or get emitted
  as toxic gas can remain trapped in the clothing
  youre wearing next to your skin.
• Renewable Bamboo grows fast and furious without
  any help from us. It can be woven into fabric
  thats soft and silkyas well as naturally
  breathable and antibacterial.
• Recyclable Ideally, your garb wont end up in a
  landfill when you tire of the style. Patagonia
  fleece is recyclable through the companys Common
  Threads program, and most sneakers can be
  recycled via Nikes Reuse-A-Shoe program. (If
  you cant recycle something, donating or
  reselling is a greener option than trashing it.)
• Socially Responsible In most cases, how green
  clothing is made is given as much thought as what
  its made from. Sweatshop-free apparel is more
  costly to producethough that isnt necessarily
  passed on to the consumer.
• Green Practices The greenest companies offer
  eco-friendly products and run eco-friendly
  businessespowering their buildings with solar or
  wind energy, practicing recycling, and so on.

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Recycled Making clothing and accessories from
existing materials requires far less energy and
resources than doing so with virgin materials.
Patagonia recycles polyester to create many of
its base layers and jackets, while aGain NYC
fashions its handbags and accessories from
repurposed fabrics. Mined metals and
petroleum-based plastics arent the only options
for zippers and buttons Seatbeltbags.com Messenge
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Home Composting

• Studies show that home composting can divert 700
  pounds of material per year from each household.
• Yard waste and trimmings account for nearly 17
  of municipal solid waste in the US. This waste
  consists of grass, leaves, tree, and brush
  trimmings - adding up to approximately 31 million
  tons each yr.
• Approximately 6.7 of the municipal solid waste
  in the US is food scraps. While it may seem like
  a small percentage, it adds up to over 13.2
  million tons per year. Compost is organic
  material that can be used as a soil amendment or
  as a medium to grow plants. Mature compost is a
  stable material with a content called humus that
  is dark brown or black and has a soil-like,
  earthy smell. It is created by combining organic
  wastes (e.g., yard trimmings, food wastes,
  manures) in proper ratios into piles, rows, or
  vessels adding bulking agents (e.g., wood chips)
  as necessary to accelerate the breakdown of
  organic materials and allowing the finished
  material to fully stabilize and mature through a
  curing process.

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• What to compost

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• What NOT to compost
• Black walnut tree leaves or twigs
• Releases substances that might be harmful to
  plants
• Coal or charcoal ash
• Might contain substances harmful to plants
• Dairy products (butter, egg yolks, milk, sour
  cream, yogurt)
• Create odor problems and attract pests such as
  rodents and flies
• Diseased or insect-ridden plants
• Diseases or insects might survive and be
  transferred back to other plants
• Fats, grease, lard, or oils
• Create odor problems and attract pests such as
  rodents and flies
• Meat or fish bones and scraps
• Create odor problems and attract pests such as
  rodents and flies
• Pet wastes (e.g., dog or cat feces, soiled cat
  litter)
• Might contain parasites, bacteria, germs,
  pathogens, and viruses harmful to humans
• Yard trimmings treated with chemical pesticides
• Might kill beneficial composting organisms

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• All composting requires three basic ingredients
• BrownsIncludes materials such as dead leaves,
  branches , twigs
• GreensIncludes materials such as grass
  clippings, vegetable waste, fruit scraps, and
  coffee grounds
• Water
• Select a dry, shady spot near a water source for
  your compost pile or bin.
• Before you add your brown and green materials,
  make sure larger pieces are chopped or shredded.
• Cover your composting area with a 6-inch layer of
  brown materials.
• Add a 3-inch layer of green materials and a
  little soil or finished compost.
• Lightly mix the two layers above.
• Top with a 3-inch layer of brown materials,
  adding water until moist.
• Turn your compost pile every week or two with a
  pitchfork to distribute air and moisture. Move
  the dry materials from the edges into the middle
  of the pile. Continue this practice until the
  pile does not re-heat much after turning.
• Your compost will be ready in one to four months,
  but let the pile sit for two weeks before using.

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Home Electricity

• AVG/DAY Allows you to see your average
• daily electric use in kilowatt-hours (kWh). Your
  average
• daily use is determined by the billing period
  kWh
• divided by the number of days in the read
  period.
• Member Service Charge A set monthly charge to
  cover fixed operating and maintenance charges.

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• Delivery Charge The price per kWh for
  delivering electricity to your home or business.
• Stranded Cost Charge A per kWh charge that pays
  for part of the costs related to the Seabrook
  Station nuclear power plant and the cost of
  terminating a long-term power supply contract
  with PSNH.

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• System Benefit Charge A per kWh charge that
  consists of two components energy efficiency
  programs for Co-op members and the State of New
  Hampshires Statewide Electric Assistance program
  which provides bill relief for residential
  members who meet income qualifications.
• NH Consumption Tax and Business Enterprise Tax
  (BET) A State of New Hampshire tax charged on
  all accounts.

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• Regional Access Charge A per kWh charge for the
  cost of accessing the regional transmission grid
  and related expenses.
• Optional NHEC Foundation If you have not opted
  out of the Round Up Program, your monthly
  electric bill is rounded up to the next dollar,
  with the proceeds benefiting the New Hampshire
  Electric Co-op Foundation. This line indicates
  the amount of your monthly contribution. Your
  yearly contribution will be shown on your
  December bill.

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• Co-op Power A per kWh charge that represents
  the cost of electric energy the Cooperative
  purchases for its members on the competitive
  wholesale market.
• Your bill has two separate areas. The Current
  Electric Charges area itemizes only those charges
  related to your electric usage. The Statement of
  Account area itemizes any other charges not
  directly related to your electric usage.

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• What is a Home Energy Analysis?
• The Home Energy Analysis is an in-depth look at
  your energy usage and consists of
• Auditing a home with a "blower door test" which
  reveals leaks in the home where heat can escape
  and cold air can infiltrate
• Checking the adequacy of insulation in the attic,
  walls and basement
• Evaluating accuracy of thermostats
• Inspecting electric hot water systems for proper
  insulation and settings
• Providing a computer analysis that calculates
  estimated savings and a return on investment for
  certain energy-efficient improvements if they are
  installed in the home
• Recommendations may include
• Air sealing to reduce air infiltration and air
  loss from the home
• Upgrading insulation to reduce conduction in
  attics, basements, crawl spaces and walls,
  minimizing heat loss in the winter and keeping
  heat out in the summer
• Replacing old thermostats on heating systems with
  new ones that are more accurate and can be set to
  adjust temperatures and save energy

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• Heating
• How low can your thermostats be set? Each one
  degree drop for an eight-hour period reduces your
  fuel bill percent.
• Try turning down the thermostat 10 degrees at
  night, youll save 10 to 20 percent of your
  heating bill.
• Programmable set-back thermostat Gas and Oil
• Heat with electricity? Take advantage of the
  individual room thermostats that make it possible
  to shut off unused rooms and to have cool
  settings in some rooms and warmer settings in
  others.
• Keep the fan on your central heating unit on
  "auto" position. Leaving the fan on "on" can add
  25 a month to your heating costs. 
• Install the heating thermostat on an inside wall
  and away from windows and doors.

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• Clean or replace filters every month. Dirty
  filters can increase operating costs by 20
  percent.
• Use ceiling fans in winter to distribute heat
  around a room.
• Close your fireplace damper when not in use.
  Consider glass doors to help prevent heat loss
  when your heating system is on.
• Make sure registers are not blocked by furniture
  or draperies.
• Use insulated or heavy curtains on windows facing
  the north side of the house. Keep curtains and
  shades closed at night or on cloudy days.
• Need convincing? (Besides saving money) ?
• Plants are healthier in the cooler air.
• The body will burn a few more calories keeping
  you warm, thereby helping you to lose weight and
  improve your general health.
• House audit? No worries about loosing warn air
  out or getting cold air in.

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• Cooling
• Set your thermostat on the highest comfortable
  setting. If you're leaving for the day, turn it
  up a couple of degrees. Do not turn your cooling
  system off unless you'll be gone for an extended
  period of time.  
• Clean or change your filters monthly. Dirty
  filters can increase operating costs by 20
  percent. Don't block registers and return vents
  with furniture or drapes.    
• Use a ceiling fan or portable fan to supplement
  your air conditioning. A fan can make you feel
  three to four degrees cooler (and only costs a
  half-cent per hour to operate) so you can set
  your thermostat a few degrees higher and save on
  cooling costs. Use in occupied rooms since fans
  cool people, not rooms. As a safety precaution,
  turn off ceiling fans when you leave your home.
• For central air conditioning systems, keep the
  fan switch on your thermostat in the "auto"
  position when cooling. This gives you better
  cooling and humidity control. Having the fan
  switch "on" continuously could cost 25 extra a
  month on your electric bill.  

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• Close blinds, drapes and shades during the
  hottest part of the day. This keeps the sun's
  rays from heating your house.  
• If you suspect your air conditioning system is
  not cooling properly, have it checked promptly. A
  unit that is having operational problems can
  cause extremely high bills.
• If your air conditioning equipment is older and
  less efficient, compensate by being extra careful
  about temperature settings, hours of operation
  and filter condition.   
• Use your microwave or countertop appliances for
  cooking instead of the oven or stove.    
• Make sure your home is properly insulated. In
  existing homes, wall insulation may be too
  expensive to install, so concentrate on attic and
  floor insulation.

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• Bulbs
• The smallest things can add up to a real
  difference. Change out the light fixtures or
  bulbs at home that you use most with ENERGY STAR
  qualified models. If every American home replaced
  their 5 most frequently used light fixtures or
  the bulbs in them with ones that have earned the
  ENERGY STAR, we would save close to 8 billion
  each year in energy costs, and together we would
  prevent the greenhouse gases equivalent to the
  emissions from nearly 10 million cars.
• ENERGY STAR qualified bulbs use about 75 percent
  less energy than standard incandescent bulbs and
  last up to 10 times longer.
• Save about 30 or more in electricity costs over
  each bulb's lifetime.
• Produce about 75 percent less heat, so they're
  safer to operate and can cut energy costs
  associated with home cooling.

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• Home electronic products use energy when they're
  off to power features like clock displays and
  remote controls. U.S. households spend 100 per
  year to power devices while they are in this
  "standby" power mode. Products that have earned
  the ENERGY STAR use less energy to perform these
  functions, while providing the same performance
  and features as conventional models. Using less
  energy preserves energy resources and helps
  reduce the risks of global warming while saving
  money on energy bills.
• Simple actions can make a big difference. The
  average home has two TVs, three telephones, and a
  DVD player. If these items were replaced with
  ENERGY STAR qualified models, it would save over
  25 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions,
  equivalent to that of more than 2 million cars.

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Home Electronics

• Battery Charging Systems
• Approximately 230 million products with battery
  charging systems are currently in use in American
  homes and businesses.
• In the U.S. alone, more energy efficient battery
  chargers have the potential to save Americans
  more than 1 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) of
  energy per year, saving Americans more than 100
  million annually while preventing the release of
  more than one million tons of greenhouse gas
  emissions equivalent to the emissions of
  150,000 cars. On average, ENERGY STAR qualified
  battery chargers will use 35 less energy than
  conventional models.
• Conventional battery chargers even when not
  actively charging a product can draw as much as
  5 to 20 times more energy than is actually stored
  in the battery!

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• Televisions
• There are about 275 million TVs currently in use
  in the U.S., consuming over 50 billion kWh of
  energy each year or 4 percent of all
  households' electricity use. This is enough
  electricity to power all the homes in the state
  of New York for an entire year.
• Earning the ENERGY STAR means a product meets
  strict energy efficiency guidelines set by the US
  Environmental Protection Agency and the
  Department of Energy. For TVs, it means they save
  energy when they are turned off.
• ENERGY STAR qualified TVs use about 30 less
  energy than standard units.

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Home Flooring

• Traditional wood flooring isn't sustainable,
  taking 30-100 years to grow a tree that can be
  used for flooring.
• Bamboo is a grass that grows to floor quality in
  5-7 years, with the next batch of bamboo growing
  from the same roots -- just like the grass in a
  lawn.
• Cork, the bark of the cork oak tree, can be
  harvested, or peeled away, after the tree is 25
  years old and then every 9-12 years, without
  killing the tree.

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Home Flooring

• Carpet Past
• Carpeting already accounts for 70 of floor
  coverings in the United States, with the majority
  of carpet materials being unsustainable as well
  as unsuited to the health of the people who live
  with them.  Standard carpet is made of nylon,
  acrylic, polypropylene, or polyester, and is
  frequently backed with synthetic SB latex,
  polyurethane, or polyvinyl chloride (PVC)all of
  which are petroleum products.  SB latex, which is
  used on at least 90 of carpet, contains the
  toxin styrene and is a suspected carcinogen.  PVC
  is the subject of a health controversy that
  resulted in several of its components being
  banned from children's toys in Europe.  Synthetic
  carpets of all kinds are known to off-gas dozens
  of chemicals, not only from the materials
  themselves but also from the heavy chemical
  treatments that they receive, including dye,
  stainproofing, fungicide, antistatic, and fire
  retardant.

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• Carpet Now and the Future
• Wool - it's made from a renewable and
  biodegradable resource the cut hair of sheep or
  llamas that depend on the grass of New Zealand
  hills.
• Plant fibers are another sustainable flooring
  component that have the advantage of being
  VOC-free, biodegradable, and chemically
  untreated. The best-known of these is sisal,
  made from leaves of an agave plant which is grown
  without pesticides and harvested by hand in the
  deserts of Latin America and Africa.
• Seagrass is another sustainable option, being a
  thicker fiber grown underwater in Asia and woven
  into tough carpets backed with latex or urethane.
  Because it doesn't hold dye, the green-brown
  color of seagrass ties it to its natural source,
  and it's also very easy to care for.

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Home Furniture

• It uses wood is certified to have come from
  sustainable forests. It has non-toxic finishes.
  The foam inside the cushions is made from
  recycled materials, and the foam is then wrapped
  in 100 percent cotton. The textiles used for the
  upholstery are organic and chemical free.
• Rowe Furniture (www.rowefurniture.com) launched
  its Eco-Rowe collection this week, with 21 new
  natural-fiber upholstery fabrics, bringing its
  line of eco-friendly fabrics to 137 options. The
  cushions on its new Aura and Summerlin sofas are
  filled with recycled fiber in addition to
  natural duck feathers and down and are wrapped
  in 100 percent cotton ticking. The wood frames
  are made from domestic lumber cut from
  sustainable forests.

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• Copeland Furniture (www.copelandfurniture.com),
  a Vermont company known for its natural hardwood
  furniture, has stamped the signature Taliesin
  Barrel Chair from its Frank Lloyd Wright
  collection with the Forest Stewardship Council's
  logo, meaning the all-cherry frame comes from an
  inspected forest that is "well managed according
  to strict environmental, social and economic
  standards.
• Bernhardt's (www.bernhardt.com) Cascade
  collection was produced from plantation-grown
  rubberwood, with walnut veneers from sustainable
  U.S. suppliers. The center door of the display
  curio is covered with pressed rubbertree leaves
  under glass. The unusual buffet looks cut
  directly from nature, and has ample storage for
  silver, wine and china.

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• C.R. Laine (www.crlaine.com) introduced a
  "down2earth" upholstery line, in which cushions
  are filled with fibers spun from recycled plastic
  drink bottles. The fabrics are 100 percent
  natural fibers such as linen and cotton. The wood
  frames are certified under the Sustainable
  Forestry Initiative, and the springs are made
  from 50 percent recycled metal.
• Palecek (www.palecek.com) has always been known
  for furniture made from natural, sustainable
  materials such as rattan and plantation-grown
  hardwood. They are also involved in a
  reforestation project in the Phillipines, helping
  to plant more than a million trees over the last
  15 years. Palecek introduced six green fabrics
  this week, made from hemp, bamboo, linen and
  cotton. The Woodland Collection features taupe
  organic hopsack on the chairs and hemp on the
  sofa. The wall panel is carved from plantation
  hardwood.

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Home Groceries

• Farmers Market
• The Green Bay Farmers' Market is held in Downtown
  Green Bay on the parking lot just east of Monroe
  Avenue. The market is held from 700 AM until
  Noon for 22 consecutive weeks.This years market
  will be held each Saturday from June 7th through
  November 1st. Located in the Associated Bank
  parking lot just east of Monroe, between Cherry
  and Pine streets.
• Farm Fresh Atlas Eastern Wisconsin
• http//www.farmfresheastwi.org/files/atlas.pdf
• Whole Foods Market
• Madison and Milwaukee
• Core Values
• Selling the highest quality natural and organic
  products available
• Satisfying and delighting our customers
• Supporting team member happiness and excellence
• Creating wealth through profits growth
• Caring about our communities our environment
• Creating ongoing win-win partnerships with our
  suppliers.

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• Tote Bags
• Plastic Bags
• Take them with you to the grocery store to be
  reused when bagging your groceries, instead of
  taking new ones.
• Return your bags back to the grocery store for
  recycling. Most stores have a container to take
  these bags back and recycle them for you.
• Keep plastic bags around the house or/and car
• If you have pets, use plastic bags to clean out
  the litter box or scoop the poop in the yard.
  When you take your dog for a walk, tie a couple
  of bags to the leash handle so you will always
  have a bag available to scoop the poop. Donate
  them to animal shelters who often need plastic
  bags for cleaning and to use when walking dogs,
  they'll appreciate having a few extra around.
• Donate the bags to your local charity shop or
  thrift store library, so that people who borrow
  books can use them to bring the books home.
• Plastic bags can be used for packing material for
  packages to be mailed or stored. Wad them up and
  stuff around the items.
• Cut into strips and knit/crochet into a stronger
  reusable shopping bag.

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Home Recycling

• Steps to Recycling a Product
• Step 1. Collection and Processing - Collecting
  recyclables varies from community to community,
  but there are four primary methods curbside,
  drop-off centers, buy-back centers, and
  deposit/refund programs. Regardless of the
  method used to collect the recyclables, the next
  leg of their journey is usually the same.
  Recyclables are sent to a materials recovery
  facility to be sorted and prepared into
  marketable commodities for manufacturing.
  Recyclables are bought and sold just like any
  other commodity, and prices for the materials
  change and fluctuate with the market.
• Step 2. Manufacturing - Once cleaned and
  separated, the recyclables are ready to undergo
  the second part of the recycling loop. More and
  more of today's products are being manufactured
  with total or partial recycled content. Common
  household items that contain recycled materials
  include newspapers and paper towels aluminum,
  plastic, and glass soft drink containers steel
  cans and plastic laundry detergent bottles.
  Recycled materials also are used in innovative
  applications such as recovered glass in roadway
  asphalt (glassphalt) or recovered plastic in
  carpeting, park benches, and pedestrian bridges.
• Step 3. Purchasing Recycled Products - Purchasing
  recycled products completes the recycling loop.
  By "buying recycled," governments, as well as
  businesses and individual consumers, each play an
  important role in making the recycling process a
  success. As consumers demand more environmentally
  sound products, manufacturers will continue to
  meet that demand by producing high-quality
  recycled products. Learn more about recycling
  terminology and to find tips on identifying
  recycled products.

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• What can be recycled?
• Recycle type 1 (PETE) and type 2 (HDPE) plastic
  containers at your curb, according to local
  instructions. Type 1 and 2 containers include
  some plastic bags, detergent containers, and
  milk, soft drink, juice, cooking oil and water
  bottles.
• Drop off plastic grocery bags - usually type 4
  (LDPE), sometimes type 2, though not always
  marked - at your grocery store to be recycled.
  Most large chain grocery stores will have bins
  located in the store. Types 2 and 4 can be mixed
  most of the time, but read the signs first to be
  sure. Clean out bags before recycling.
• Call local recycling center in your area that
  will take foam packaging (type 6, Expanded
  Polystyrene or EPS). Other type 6 items such as
  plastic utensils will most likely need to be
  thrown out.
• Throw out types 3 (plastic food wrap and
  vegetable oil bottles), 5 (yogurt containers,
  syrup bottles, diapers, some bags, most bottle
  tops and some food wrap) and 7 (layered or mixed
  plastic). While some of these are recyclable, the
  plastics industry is still in the early stages of
  recycling and does not recycle these in most
  cities unless it is through a test program.

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• Recycled Products Shopping List
• There are more than 4,500 recycled-content
  products available, and this number continues to
  grow. In fact, many of the products we regularly
  purchase contain recycled-content. The following
  list presents just a sampling of products that
  can be made with recycled content

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• Recycled-content products are made from materials
  that would otherwise have been discarded. Items
  in this category are made totally or partially
  from material destined for disposal or recovered
  from industrial activities-like aluminum soda
  cans or newspaper. Recycled-content products also
  can be items that are rebuilt or remanufactured
  from used products such as toner cartridges or
  computers.
• Postconsumer content refers to material from
  products that were used by consumers or
  businesses and would otherwise be discarded as
  waste. If a product is labeled "recycled
  content," the rest of the product material might
  have come from excess or damaged items generated
  during normal manufacturing processes-not
  collected through a local recycling program.
• Recyclable products can be collected and
  remanufactured into new products after they've
  been used. These products do not necessarily
  contain recycled materials and only benefit the
  environment if people recycle them after use.
  Check with your local recycling program to
  determine which items are recyclable in your
  community.

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Home Water Conservation

• Fix That Leak!
• Challenge Leaky faucets that drip at the rate of
  one drip per second can waste more than 3,000
  gallons of water each year. Solution If you're
  unsure whether you have a leak, read your water
  meter before and after a two-hour period when no
  water is being used. If the meter does not read
  exactly the same, you probably have a leak.
• Challenge A leaky toilet can waste about 200
  gallons of water every day.Solution To tell if
  your toilet has a leak, place a drop of food
  coloring in the tank if the color shows in the
  bowl without flushing, you have a leak.
• Shower Power
• Challenge A full bath tub requires about 70
  gallons of water, while taking a five-minute
  shower uses 10 to 25 gallons.
• Solution If you take a bath, stopper the drain
  immediately and adjust the temperature as you
  fill the tub.

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• Turn It Off!
• Challenge The average bathroom faucet flows at a
  rate of two gallons per minute.
• Solution Turning off the tap while brushing your
  teeth in the morning and at bedtime can save up
  to 8 gallons of water per day, which equals 240
  gallons a month!
• Make It a Full Load
• Challenge The average washing machine uses about
  41 gallons of water per load.
• Solution High-efficiency washing machines use
  less than 28 gallons of water per load. To
  achieve even greater savings, wash only full
  loads of laundry or use the appropriate load size
  selection on the washing machine.

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• Water Wisely
• Challenge The typical single-family suburban
  household uses at least 30 percent of their water
  outdoors for irrigation. Some experts estimate
  that more than 50 percent of landscape water use
  goes to waste due to evaporation or runoff caused
  by overwatering.Solution Drip irrigation
  systems use between 20 to 50 percent less water
  than conventional in-ground sprinkler systems.
  They are also much more efficient than
  conventional sprinklers because no water is lost
  to w