Eco- Tip Friday

Recycling Batteries

Do you end up mixing your old batteries with your new because you're not sure what to do with your old batteries? Well I do. Not anymore! If you go to Earth911.com you can enter your zip code & they will tell you exactly where to go to recycle those batteries you've been cursing at all this time. In fact you can enter any item like- aluminum cans, computers, paint etc. that you're not sure about where to go for recycling. Now you have no excuse!

This is the closest place for me for recycling my batteries Batteries Plus




My son also tells me his dad has a bucket he keeps at home with batteries in it that he'll take to work, when it's full, to recycle. So I just may sneak my batteries into his back pack. SHHH don't tell.

Eco-Tip Friday

Keeping your refrigerator full, but not to the point of overstuffing, will allow it to run at max capacity. To help retain cold temperatures when the fridge and freezer are less full, place glass or ceramic pitchers of water in their compartments. Like using ice in a picnic cooler, this will insulate the interior and keep it cold.

Refrigerators and freezers account for about a sixth of all electricity use in a typical American home, and they use more electricity than any other single household appliance.

Over- or under-crowding makes the fridge work harder to maintain its optimal internal temp (37 degrees F).

Eco- Tip Friday/ It's Really Sunday

If you're ever in NYC & you find yourself holding an empty water bottle/ can of soda- hand it to the nearest homeless person. Not only will he recycle it- but he will also make money.

Eco- Tip Friday

L.E.D. bulbs use almost 90% less electricity than standard bulbs & last up to & beyond 10 years


You save money on your electrical bill & you rarely have to change your light bulbs! It's a win win situation

Happy Earth Day/ Earth Month/ Earth Year

It's so nice that people are becoming more aware of our beautiful planet earth


But there are still some people out there who need to be pushed a little


Start with the little things

* turn the water off while brushing your teeth
* check for leaky faucets
* recycle- recycle-recycle
* buy organic
* use reusable bags
* sign up for paperless statements
* call & cancel all the catalogs you don't really want

CHECK BACK every Friday for a weekly eco- tip & remember everyday should be earth day!

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Reducing toilet water usage

To cut down on water waste, put an inch or two of sand or pebbles inside each of two plastic bottles to weigh them down. Fill the bottles with water, screw the lids on, and put them in your toilet tank, safely away from the operating mechanisms. This may save ten or more gallons of water per day.

These devices will reduce the volume of water in the tank but will still provide enough for flushing. (Bricks are not recommended since they eventually crumble and could damage the working mechanism.)

Be sure at least 3 gallons of water remain in the tank so it will flush properly. If there is not enough water to get a proper flush, users will hold the lever down too long or do multiple flushes to get rid of waste. Two flushings at 1.4 gallons is worse than a single 2.0 gallon flush.

For new installations, consider buying "low flush" toilets, which use 1 to 2 gallons per flush instead of the usual 3 to 5 gallons.

Replacing an 18 liter per flush toilet with an ultra-low volume (ULV) 6 liter flush model represents a 70% savings in water flushed and will cut indoor water use by about 30%.

**Displacement devices are not recommended with new low-volume flush toilets.