Happy Earth Day

It's Earth Day. I've been reflecting on what we've done here at home to be more earth friendly. Here are a few of the things we do:

  • Recycle all that we can
  • Turn lights off when we leave a room
  • Use florescent bulbs
  • Pay bills online
  • Wash in cold water instead of hot or warm
  • Turn of water when brushing our teeth
  • Load the dishwasher fully before running it
  • Switched to propane from oil heat
  • Installed all energy efficient appliances
  • Use on demand hot water tank instead of traditional
  • Installed new triple pane windows
  • Take reusable bags when grocery shopping
  • Keep heat at no higher than 65 degrees
  • Purchase as few single serve items as possible (ex yogurt in large containers instead of many small)

We have a couple more things to work on this year:

  • Start a compost pile - really why haven't we done this yet?
  • Switch to all natural cleaning products
  • Get the pool on a dependable timer

What things are you doing to be more earth friendly?
Posted by Chaley at 4/22/2009 7:12 PM
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