Posts Tagged ‘eco tips’
Sunday, July 25th, 2010
There are tons of ways to become green and enough tips for a million blogs!
I know there are so many ways to be green out there, but you can never have enough blogs about it. Every piece of information shared is another informative way to persuade another person to be green. These tips might be different from others and might be easier to follow than others. These tips aren’t drastic life-changing things to do to your home, but rather habit changers:
1. Turn down the heat, turn up the air. Each degree you turn the heat down saves 3 percent of heating costs, while each degree you raise the air saves almost 4 percent of cooling costs. By changing your overall temperature by 2 degrees a year, you can save about 2,000 pounds of C02 a year.
2. Cook meals in a slow cooker of toaster oven. For meal to cook one hour in an electrical oven uses 2.7 pounds of C02 and a crock-pot uses .9 pounds for seven hours and a toaster over takes 1.3 pounds for 50 minutes to cook the same meal. A microwave even uses .5 pounds for 15 minutes of cooking.
3. Use a laptop instead of desktop, and turn the laptop off after you are done with work. This cuts out ¾ of electrical use.
4. Use only cold water when washing clothes, this cuts back on 80 percent of energy used during washing, which sums up to 60$ a year. Also, hang clothes instead of using a dryer, this saves 700 pounds of C02 a year.
5. Turn off the lights when you are not in the room, your direct lighting can be cut down by 45 percent. Install motion sensors of outdoor lights.
6. You can wrap an insulation blanket around your water heater and save 1,000 pounds of C02 a year.
7. Try not to fill tires entirely full; if they are slightly inflated you can improve your MPG by 3 percent. Every gallon saves 20 pounds of C02 emissions.
I hope this article was helpful; they are not drastic changes or expensive ways to go green. They are simply being more conscious of your surroundings and objects in your house that can save you money and help your green cause.
Written by: Mary Jo Schweitzer
Tags: C02 emissions, eco tips, energy saver, green cause, pounds
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Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
When you leave for trips turn your water heater on the lowest setting
You have no need for hot water to be ready to go when your not even home. So turn down the water heater while your away. This will keep the water from having to be prepped for when you shower or need it to wash your hands. Just be sure to turn it back of course when you get home, or your going to be experiencing a nice cold brisk shower when you hop in.
Written By: Kim Woods
Tags: eco tips, heater, turn it down, vacation, water
Posted in Everything Environmental, TriLeaf's Eco Tips | 13 Comments »
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
Guest Bloggers Welcome!
We are always looking for guest bloggers, especially if your a green minded individual like ourselves. Just give us an e-mail you’d like to give you more space to share your insight into the green movement or any type of blog you wish to post about a product you may have tried, a business, or anything green that may come to mind.
Remember it’s got to be a group effort, while one person can make a difference the more the better.
Written By: Kim Woods
Tags: blog, eco tips, green, guests
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Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
Replace plastic with other materials
First start by having a woven basket full of food, but be sure the food is in containers that are reusable not plastic bags it defeats the purpose. I always suggest just bringing all the condiments for whatever you may need in a cooler, I hate running out of the little packets and its less waste. Be sure drinks are in containers not in plastic bottles but ones that can be rinsed out when the relaxing is complete. The most important part of the picnic is the tarp or for an environmentally friendly trip use a nice blanket. The tarp while reusable is plastic so it is better to not buy one unless you use it for other purposes.
Lastly, if you go somewhere with ducks be sure any scrap food such as bread that you may end up pitching is given to them. Also be sure to leave the place as you came upon it unless of course there was trash everywhere. Me, I would pick it up but then that is me so you make the decision but I hope you would and most of all enjoy the nature.
Written By: Kim Woods
Tags: blankets, eco tips, no plastic, picnics, reusable
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Monday, May 3rd, 2010
Reuse Peanut Butter Jars
While this post is similar to another post, I felt it needed to be said. My favorite color is yellow, so of course the Peter Pan peanut butter with the yellow tops call my name, not only are they are yellow but Peter Pan is my favorite movie. And considering that my fiance goes through a ton of crunchy peanut butter. He lives on peanut butter sandwiches and fruit cups for lunch, I figured I’d find a reuse. We currently have one full of granola for our bunnies. My goal for these new little jars is that they will eventually hold my crafting stuff. I like them all to match or at least the tops of them to match. My thought is you see all those expensive jars that hold craft excess ribbons, buttons, and other knick knacks and I think they are just so cute. Why can’t you do the same thing with peanut butter jars? Right now, I have one larger one, and I eat creamy peanut butter and at smaller lesser rate that will add that extra size dimesion. These will give me the needed organization without the excess cost and waste.
What do you do with your peanut butter when your done?
Written By: Kim Woods
Tags: buttons, crafts, eco tips, jars, peanut butter, reuse, trileaf
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Sunday, April 25th, 2010
Make sure your gas cap is on securely.
Most people don’t know this , but gas evaporates just like water. So making sure that you have a good seal around your gas cap will help to eliminate this problem. If your gas cap is still good you should hear a clicking sound when you close it back up. You can also cut down on this by parking in shaded areas, not only are shaded areas good because your not dieing of heat when you get back in the car. It means the whole car is cooler and that your gas is going to be cooler. We all know on hots days things evaporate faster than on cool days, so the cooler your car the better.
With gas climbing, I’m sure we could all put a little bit of that money back into our own pockets. Be sure to check back for more gas savings tips.
Written by: Kim Woods
Tags: eco tips, evaporate, gas, savings, usage
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Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
Use less A/C by leaving your blinds closed.
When it is summer, we all know that our electricity bills go up because we are running our air conditioning. If you keep your blinds and drapes closed during most of the way, with just enough to give you light so you can do work, you will save energy. The sun as we all know heats things up, so if it shaded in your house it will stay cooler on average than if you have your shades wide open. Your air conditioning will run less and you might even save some money for an icee or ice cream to cool you down even more.
Written By: Kim Woods
Tags: a/c, air conditioning, drapes, eco tips, energy, environment, home, saving
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Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
Ignite charcoal barbecues with an electric probe or other alternative to lighter fluid.
Ha, you obviously have never been to my house with this statement. My dad use to use tons of lighter fluid, I just amused it had to be done with this, until just recently. I would not say you need an electrical probe, just have to have to know how to set up your charcoal. If you build your charcoal in a pyramid and have a match down on the bottom it will heat up the charcoal from the bottom and ignite the top.
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Tags: barbeque, bbq, charcoal, eco tips, trileaf
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Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Paint with brushes and rollers instead of using spray paints.
This uses less VOC’s and puts even less into the air. Spray paint you have to use protection and make sure you are in a ventilated area. I will admit spray paint can be a lot easier to use it is also more hazardous to your health. In just the little bit, I used it to paint some shelves for my house I noticed the smell even more than I did when we painted several rooms of my house. It tends to permeate the air.
The one plus I find about spray paint is that you only have to buy the paint itself without other necessary supplies. It also lets you get into smaller crevices, because of the spray factor. So I guess, whenever possible or feasible use canned paint, but if you must use spray paint just be careful.
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Tags: eco tips, hazardous, paint, rollers, spray, trileaf
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Monday, April 12th, 2010
Purchase radial tires and keep them properly inflated for your vehicle.
Tire inflation depends on the size and type of tire on your car. The tire will usually say the maximum amount. You do not want to over inflate tires, because they cause more danger when driving because they do not hold the road as well, and will pop easier when hitting bumps in the road. But a properly inflated tire, will save on gas. It is also important for your safety as well.
I check my tires, radial of course. I don’t understand what other types of tires there are. All tired are circular so shouldn’t they be radial. Back on topic, I check my tires especially when the weather changes. The change from cold to warm changes the pressure, because the air molecules are different.
When and how often do you check yours?
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Tags: eco tips, inflate, radial, tires, trileaf designs
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Written by: Mary Jo Schweitzer