Do you do your part?

It is important that we become better stewards of our planet. Here are some simple tips that everyone can implement.

1st Recycle more 
recycling an aluminum can saves enough energy to a TV for three hours or a 100 watt light bulb for 20 hours. Each ton of recycled paper is mixed can save the energy equivalent of 185 liters of gasoline. If all of their newspapers recycled, we would save 250 million trees per year. We throw more than 25 billion polystyrene cups a year. Every month we throw enough glass bottles to fill a skyscraper. A glass bottle has more than 4,000 years to decompose. Disposal of a liter of motor oil can contaminate 2,000,000 gallons of water irregularly. This year, to undertake more than you to recycle the past year.

2nd Use the purchase recyclable bags  
one million plastic bags kill marine animals every year. If your plastic is deposited more than 1,000 years to decompose. The more they decompose and chemicals are released into our land that contaminate our water supply.

3rd Use less plastic bottles 
the use of recyclable bottles your water, but if you do, plastic, make sure you recycle. Currently, 8 of 10 bottles are not recycled plastic. They can be produced more plastic bottles with PET and HDPE recycle # 1 # 2 --- 96% of all plastic bottles.

4th Do not use chemicals in your garden 
there are other routes to take to your garden without toxic chemicals. A mixture of water and salt is used to kill weeds, compost as fertilizer materials; kill mites with a liter of water, 2 tablespoons Tabasco sauce and 1 tablespoon teaspoon dishwashing liquid, take care of aphids, whiteflies and spider mites to 2 liters of water and 2 tablespoons dishwashing liquid .

5th Replace toxic cleaning products with natural ingredients 
there are several products on the market now, where you can choose. However, using some simple solutions that you can do yourself are: Clean the use of baking soda deodorize and, lemon juice to the use of bacteria, vinegar and fat cut off, to remove mildew and stains, use corn starch to clean carpets and windows.

6th With green onions -
they can be more expensive initially but will save money long term with lower energy bills, the more it will take longer. If we can change the efficiency of the LED can be reduced by 6% of our national electricity consumption. It is estimated that you will save $ 30 over the lifetime of each CFL bulb you install in your home or office.

7th Composting 
26% of waste a year of food and garden waste. can reduce the use of compost in your garden pests and diseases of plants, eliminating the need for chemical fertilizers and offer healthy, higher yields for the gardens.

8th Eco friendly landscaping 

our water supply is now a major concern in many parts of the world. Help lights with less water with native plants in your landscape, reducing the SOD solar landscape, and rain sensors on sprinkler systems.

Really, these tips are pretty simple if you remember, use recycle, consume less chemicals and less water.