Here are a few changes you can make to your daily routine that will help lessen your impact on the environment…  

1.  Use a reusable coffee mug.  According to SustainabilityIsSexy.com Americans use roughly 16 billion paper cups every year.  1.9 billion are from Starbucks alone!  By bringing your own mug you can greatly reduce that number, plus most coffee shops offer discounts when you use your own mug, Cha-ching!  You can learn more about coffee cup waste and the movement to reusable mugs at SustainabilityIsSexy.com.

2.  Take a shorter shower.  Unless you specifically buy a low flow shower head, you shower head could be using anywhere from 7 Gallons per minute (for an old school nozzle) to 2.5 GPM (newer heads).  Even if you are on the more efficient 2.5 GPM side you can save a considerable amount of water by cutting down your shower time.  If you cut your showers from 10 minutes to 5 minutes everyday that is a savings of over 4,500 gallons of water a year.

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Going Green does not have to be intimidating and it doesn’t have to be expensive.  In fact, Going Green can save you a lot of money.  Here are 5 easy things you can do this weekend to greatly reduce you impact on the environment, and reduce the impact on your wallet…

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Here are 5 things you can do today that won’t cost you a dime and will make mother nature smile:

1. Turn your thermostat down one degree in the winter and up one degree in the summer. If everyone made this small unnoticeable change, the impact would be huge!
2. Reduce paper waste, & wasting your time by saying no to junk mail. Go to www.dmaconsumers.org to sign up for the DMA’s Mail Preference Service and choosing not to receive mailers from their members. This won’t eliminate all junk mail but it’ll make a big dent.
3. Unplug idle appliances and electronic devices like cell phone chargers, gaming consoles, microwaves… This will cut down on Vampire Energy usage and save you money.
4. Say no to excessive packaging by choose products that package with less. This will reduce the amount of waste you create and impact the decisions businesses make. They like to make money, and if enough people stop buying products that use wasteful packaging practices they will change.
5. Do full loads of laundry and wash with cold water. Our washers and dryers use a considerable amount of energy and water. By waiting until you have a full load you consolidate your washes and reduce the overall amount of water & energy used. Washing in cold water also reduces the amount of energy used in each wash.