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Back to School Green Tips (K-12)
Purchase Recycled
- Look for recycled backpacks and other school products. Check out products like TerraCycle, also check retailers such as Target and Office Max for brands such as Pilot and Post-It have all embraced the green trend.
Learn the School Bus Schedule, Start a Carpool, Get on Your Feet
- If your child stays late for music lessons or soccer club, check the schools extended bus schedule to accommodate for after school activities.
- Assemble a “walkpool:” chaperoning a group on foot to and from school.
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Green Tips for College Students
Swap and Sell
- Instead of having a shopping spree at the mall organize a clothing swap among your friends.
- Go to flea markets, consignment shops and thrift stores. Someone’s old skinny jeans could become your new favorite piece of clothing.
Embrace Tap
- When you're out at the bar, buy beer on tap (that's served in a washable beer mug) rather than bottled beer. Not only are you decreasing waste and your carbon footprint, your having fun at the same time.
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Green Events Going Around the Country
- September 4: National Wildlife Day
- National Wildlife Day serves to bring awareness to the number of endangered animals nationally as well as globally, that need to be preserved and rescued from their demise each year.
- September 13- 17: The World Congress on Zero Emission Initiatives (Honolulu, HI)
- The World Congress on Zero Emissions Initiatives focuses on the design of an economic system driven by innovations, generating jobs and building social capital.
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Eco-Friendly Tips
Home Living Tips
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Wash clothes in cold water whenever possible. About 90% of the energy used for washing clothes is for heating the water. Also, reduce the number of times you run the machine by always waiting until you have a full load.
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For every degree you lower the thermostat, you'll save between 1 and 3% of your heating bill. Do the same thing in reverse with air conditioning.
- During the summer your A/C works hard to cool hot air from sunny windows. Install ENERGY STAR rated windows and use curtains and shades to give your air conditioner and energy bill a break.
- Ceiling fans can reduce air conditioning costs by as much as 40% in the summer.
- In the Winter, ceiling fans can reduce heating bills by 10% by stirring up the air and stopping cool air from pooling at ground level.
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Hang a line: Rather than turning on your clothes dryer, hang a clothesline outside. You'll save on energy, your clothes will last longer and your house won't be pumped with the extra heat from the machine.
Environmental Tips
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Buy locally. Find farmers’ markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food near you at LocalHarvest.com
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Avoid buying gas during the heat of the day, since heat increases evaporation, it cuts down gas emissions.
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To help fight Global Warming fil up either early in the morning or late in the evening when the temperature is cooler.
- Save natural resources by enrolling in online bill-paying options. Paperless Billing eliminates the fossil fuel needed to get all those billing envelops from them you and back again
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
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Take your batteries to a recycling center, check out Earth911.com
- If you use plastic grocery bags, recycle them for doggie poop bags or for small trashcan liners.
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Consider organic cleaning products like vinegar, borax, and baking soda.
- When going to the grocery store without reusable bags, opt for paper.
- Styrofoam takes thousands of years to degrade. Find a substitute or avoid using Styrofoam peanut packaging, but if some comes your way, save it and reuse it.
- Refill your travel mug at the nearby coffee shop instead. Many coffee shops offer a discount if you bring in your own mug.
- Reduce the number of paper and plastic bags you use by carrying reusable tote bags to grocery and department stores.
- Return your plastic bags to the grocery store. Most stores have a container to take these bags back and recycle them for you.
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Source: Bay West Environmental and Industrial Services
Resource for Kids
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