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    Earth Day Tips: 10 Things You Can Do Right Now to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

    Earth Day is April 22. There is no better time than the present to appreciate Mother Earth and practice conservation. Here are some little things that we do around our house that are easy and make a difference: Water conservation Not rinsing dishes before we put them in the dishwasher (it was a hard behavioral pattern to stop!) Collect cold water in a bucket in the shower before the water gets warm and use it to water inside/outside plants Brush teeth without water running collect rain water in barrel and water outside plants use low flow toilets Energy conservation install a programmable thermostat replace air filters regularly wrap water heater in a blanket unplug electronic devices (they still use electricity if turned off and plugged in) change our light bulbs to CFL bulbs recycle cardboard, glass, plastic, newspaper, aluminum, magazines, etc. hang energy-efficient curtains over windows install window liner during winter season to insulate wall Grocery shop with a fabric bag and save the paper and plastic Reuse water bottles and cut plastic usage Plant a tree Resources After watching Al Gore's documentary "An Inconvenient Truth", I learned little things we can all do daily from the Climate Crisis web site: There is even a calculator to determine our personal carbon footprint. Treehugger.com is another good resource to get ideas. I also use Freecycle to clean house, avoid taking items to the dump and to share with those in need.  I just unloaded a mattress and headboard to a woman today for her grandson's bedroom! Reduce junk mail Cut direct mail catalogs and junk mail - use Catalog Choice to stop receiving unwanted catalogs. An new organization called 41pounds.org promises to completely remove you from up to 95% of the junk mail lists by contacting each organization from which you receive mail and/or catalogs for a one-time fee of $41. Here is an opt-out guide to junk your junk mail from New Dream. Good luck! Remember to reduce, reuse, recycle whenever you can. Technorati Tags: earth-day, earth-day-tips, earth, day, recycle, reduce, reuse
    • 20 April 2009
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    Jenni is a B2B marketer and writes about marketing, PR and social media. She is a wife and mom of two sweet girls and two crazy dogs. Jenni loves pop culture, especially the 1980s. She is an Auburn University alum and loves football season. She cannot go far without her iPad, iPhone and MacBook Pro. She loves the internet and has been a digital citizen ever since she discovered she could shop online. She can be found on Twitter and LinkedIn.

  • About Jenni Hilton

    Jenni is a B2B marketer and writes about marketing, PR and social media. She is a wife and mom of two sweet girls and two crazy dogs. Jenni loves pop culture, especially the 1980s. She is an Auburn University alum and loves football season. She cannot go far without her iPad, iPhone and MacBook Pro. She loves the internet and has been a digital citizen ever since she discovered she could shop online. She can be found on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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