When you have the option to use a revolving door or a regular sliding door, always use the revolving door. It’s the green thing to do!
By using the revolving doors you will insure that warm air in the winter & cool air in the summer doesn’t escape the building when you enter or leave. This will minimizing the need for fuel to be used to maintain the differential in temperature.
One of the easiest ways to green-ify your life is to use technology. Technology can help you cut down on paper waste, trash sent to the landfill, as well as save yourself money & time. Here are the top 5 ways to use technology to live a greener life and lessen your carbon footprint on the environment.
1- News - Read news & celebrity gossip online instead of receiving a daily newspaper or weekly magazine
2- Cards - Send e-Cards & e-Invite instead of traditional cards & invites
3- Meetings - Set up a video conference with iChat AV & iSight instead of traveling for meetings
4- Bills - Use online bill pay to pay your bills instead of mailing them in the traditional way
5- Music - Download your favorite music from iTunes instead of buying a new CD
Most electricity is used and wasted when products are plugged in but not turned on. Save the environment and money on bills by unplugging appliances or turning off the power strip when products aren’t in use.
Got a new toothbrush? Don’t know what to do with the old one?
Don’t throw them away. Instead toss them in the dishwasher for a good sanitizing, and use them around the house. They are great for cleaning just about any small space in your home, car or office.
Top 10 Ways To Re-Use Your Old Toothbrush:
1- Spot clean laundry, carpet or your furniture upholstery with a non-toxic cleaner & scrub the spot with your old toothbrush
2- Clean vents, blinds and window screens with your old toothbrush and some warm soapy water
3- Make your jewelry shine again with your old toothbrush and some warm soapy water
4- Scrub around the blades of your manual or electric can opener with your old toothbrush and some warm soapy water
5- Scrub shower corners, tile and tile grout with your old toothbrush and an eco-friendly cleaner
6- Clean out electric razors with your old toothbrush
7- Clean under your finger & toe nails with your old toothbrush and some warm soapy water
8- Clean and oil tools and car parts with your old toothbrush
9- Save your fingers and clean your cheese graters with your old toothbrush
10- Use your old toothbrush for any fun and funky art project
Use technology to your benefit and help eliminate some of the stress of filing your taxes this April 15th.
Filing your taxes online makes the whole ordeal all and all easier for you and the government. It saves time, manpower, supplies, and money for both of you. Plus, there are no envelopes to seal, no lost mail, and best of all, it is faster!
So, go green this tax season by cutting down on your use of paper, save on your postage, and get your returns quicker by filing online.
Need to send a package across town to a colleague or business partner? Instead of driving the package yourself or sending it via the mail, why not contact a bicycle courier company for those local deliveries. The bike messenger will pick the package up from you and deliver it to it’s destination quickly, rain or shine. This will not only save you time, but the planet as well, as a bicycle emits no emissions.
Are you shopping for a new computer? Consider buying a laptop. Laptops use 50 percent of the energy used by a typical desktop computer when plugged in and just 1 percent of the energy when running on batteries.
Do you buy your food or cleaning supplies, or pet food in bulk? If so, thumbs up to you! If not, you should consider doing so, because buying in bulk is one of the easiest ways to go green & save money at the same time.
When you buy in bulk the manufacturers use less packaging materials and in turn you produce less waste. Plus, because you buy more product at once you then make less trips to the store in the future which can save you time, money and fuel.
So, why wouldn’t you buy bulk? It’s easy!
So you’re working late in the computer lab or office, just finished & printed your document, now it’s time to staple it & turn it in…but you ran out of staples! Now what do you do?
How about trying this new innovative and very cool Staple Free Stapler. Wondering how it works…well, it cuts out tiny strips of paper and uses the strips to stitch up to 5 pieces of paper together.
Staples are now a thing of the past, as you will never run out of them, fight with them, or get poked in the finger again! This stapler is not only impressive, but extremely eco-friendly and totally safe for kids. It is also available in 6 colors and can even be customized.
Lawrence Comras (or Axel) from Green Home, The Environmental Store has some really great home cleaning products, that are awesome eco-friendly alternatives to the toxic traditional cleaners. He shows them off here in this NBC News, Today spring cleaning segment, giving a live demonstration of the products on windows & counter tops, proving that they work just as well as the chemically filled cleaners.
