It seems that the "GREEN" movement boils down to conserving resources. Not only does saving resources benefit the environment and future generations who will depend on them, but conservation can also be good for your bank account.
"Saving water and energy are two ways to save for the future. There are many easy ways to conserve both to lessen your negative impact on the environment and see the difference on your monthly bills," said the City of McKinney's Environmental Education Coordinator Micah Barton. By using less of non-renewable resources like water and energy, we can ensure more ia available for the future generations.
10 WAYS TO CONSERVE RESOURCES AND SAVE ON YOUR MONTHLY BILLS:
- Turn the dial on your irrigation system from automatic to manual. Even though you can water 2 times per week, you don't always need to. A good way to determine your watering needs is to simply step on your grass. If it springs back when you lift your foot, it doesn't need to be watered.
- Recharge your coordless household products, like small appliances, electric shavers and power tools, instead of throwing away old batteries.
- Put a thick layer of mulch - about two to six inches - around trees and plants. Chunks of bark, peat moss or gravel slows the rate of evaporation.
- Unplug your phone charger when it's not in use.
- Don't water on windy days. There's too much evaporation.
- Use a power strip to disconnect the power supply to electronic equipment, eliminating energy usage even when the equipment is off.
- Set lawn mower blades one notch higher. Longer grass means less evaporation.
- Replace your lawn and high-water-using trees and plants with native and adaptive plants that use less water and are more drought tolerant.
- Make sure air ducts and vents aren't blocked, allowing air to circulate freely throughout the room.
- Run only full loads in the washing machine and dishwasher.
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