Conservation Tips & Fun Facts
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| Buy locally, both produce and other products. It saves on transportation costs and helps the community. |
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| Use the right size pot on stove burners. Using a small pot on a large burner wastes a lot of energy. |
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| Keep your refrigerator and freezer full. Doing so uses less energy because less cooling is lost each time you open the refrigerator. |
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| Collect water in a container when waiting for the water to get warm. Then use that collected water to water your potted plants. |
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| Start a garden. Eat and save what you need, and sell the rest at the Farmer’s Market. |
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| Don’t buy new wrapping paper only to be thrown away. Use newspaper or a paper bag and add raffia, a sticker, a stamp or reuse a nice bow for decoration. |
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| Borrow books from the library. It saves money, trees and pollution. |
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| Twice a year, clean the condenser coil on the back of your refrigerator to make it run more efficiently. Your refrigerator uses 10-15% of your average home energy bill each month. |
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| Buy household items, like detergent and cleaning supplies, in concentrated forms so that you get more product per package. |
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| Don’t throw away your kitchen scraps and garden wastes. Compost them for rich soil. |
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| Use cold water to wash clothes whenever possible. About 90% of the energy used for washing clothes is for heating the water. |
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| Eliminate fabric softeners and cut down on dryer time by using dryer balls in your clothes dryer. |
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