Welcome to some of the tips we have come up with for you to live a more E-sponible life. If you have some great tips to add, please contact us and we will check them out and add them here.

• Spraying off your driveway with the hose wastes 10 gallons of water a minute. Save water and get some cardio: use a broom.

• Unplug appliances not in use to save electricity, or easier yet, hit that little GFI button on the outlet.

• It takes 95% less energy to recycle that soda can than it takes to make a new one.

• Everyone is a star with Energy Star!

• If possible, take unused or expired prescriptions to your doctors’ office for disposal instead of dumping or flushing them.

• The average American uses over 100 gallons of water each day.

• You can save 10 gallons of water each day by turning the faucet off while you brush your teeth.

• It’s bad Karma to brush your teeth in the shower.

• Save the planet and $$$ with CFL light bulbs.

• A microwave uses 50% less energy than your conventional stove (at last, one for us lazy ones!).

• By recycling 1 ton of paper, it saves 17 mature trees, 7,000 gallons of water, 3 cubic yards of landfill space, 2 barrels of oil, and 4,100 kilowatt-hours of electricity, that’s enough energy to power the average American home for five months. (EPA, 2008).

• Recycling one soda can saves enough energy to power your TV for 3 hours.

• Most adult Americans spend 8 months of their lives opening junk mail.

• Stop consuming and start re-using.

• Freecycle.com!

• It’s corporate America people. Use your power and buy green.

• Fair trade is good for everyone.

• Buy in bulk and pay attention to packaging. Less is more.

• Save paper and your car floor and decline a receipt.

• Keeping your tires inflated will save 300 lbs of Co2 per 10,000 miles you drive.

• Buy a cozy organic sweater and turn down that thermostat.

• Save a farmer, eat locally.

• If you can carry it out of the store without a bag, do it.

• Challenge yourself to leave the earth in a better state today than you did yesterday!

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