living sustainably
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LIVING SUSTAINABLY. Ways to GREEN Your Life. Benefits. Cost savings Increased health Setting a good example Conserve natural resources. Categories. Energy Water Managing Waste Home Improvement Shopping Indoors Transportation. Involve everyone! Review habits Propose changes - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
LIVING SUSTAINABLY
Ways to GREEN Your Life
Benefits
• Cost savings • Increased health• Setting a good example• Conserve natural resources
Categories
• Energy• Water• Managing Waste• Home
Improvement• Shopping• Indoors• Transportation
Steps to Make Changes
Involve everyone!
Review habits
Propose changes
Take it slowly
Energy EfficiencyEnergy Savings• Turn it off• Programmable thermostat• Ceiling fans• Day lighting• Power strip• Energy audit• Beware of phantom loads!• Microwave/toaster oven• Energy Star• Fluorescents• Cold-water washing• Outlet gaskets
Water Efficiency/Pollution• Landscaping
• Leaks• Go low-flow• Keep oils, solvent,
paints or thinners out of sinks or drains
• Wash only full loads• Lawn-wash the car• F.O.G.(Fats, Oils &
Grease)
Managing Waste• What can I recycle?• Does it have to be clean?• When is it? • Close the loop! • Compost • Unwanted mail• HHW/electronics• Dining options• RecycleRightNorfolk.org
Home Improvement
•Reduce•Reuse•Recycle•Windows
•Paint•Deck•Roof•Driveway/walkway
Power Shopping• Food
–Buy local–Organic–Meatless Mondays
• Content• Packaging• Previously
owned
Indoor Living Space• Smoke-free zone • Natural plants• Cleaning products• Paints
Transportation
• Combine trips• Fuel economy• Low emissions• NuRide (gohrt.com)• Healthy options• Public transportation
Keep Norfolk Beautiful
441-1347
www.norfolkbeautiful.org