So as you may know, and if you don’t you must be hiding in a cave, there is a big push for Hoosiers to Go Green! Well Indiana, when you look at it you can really be putting some Green in your pocket while helping to reduce waste and carbine omission at the same time here in Indiana. Like with any new process take baby steps and you will find that you can find many ways to Go Green and Save the Green and they are really not that life changing.
Scale back on water uses. On the outside, stop watering your grass every morning, noon and night, do it every other day. Your grass will still look good, you will reduce Indiana water usage and the amount of water into our storm drains in Indiana and your water bill will go down. Use the new grass seeds that conserves water. On the inside, cut your shower time in half. Run the dishwasher when full or fill up the sink with water when washing by hand. In places in Indiana where wells are used, yes your water is free, but it is still coming from the earth, and your well pump runs when you are using the water, so it will help cut down on electricity and salt usage.
Scale back on the gas. Commute with others in Indiana to work, take public transportation, find an alternative route to work, like walking, riding a bike, getting a scooter. When running errands, do them all in one day, make a trip map and go to several places in one day, this will free up time later in the week, it will cut down on your gas usage and cut down on pollution in Indiana.
Cut back on the plastics. Plastics are produced using oil, the same oil that we use to make gas. If we slow down on buying bottled water that will give us more oil to use in our cars here in Indiana. Use a Brita filter on your sink in or a filter in your refrigerator to have filtered water. It is what the water here in Indiana companies do anyway. This will reduce less waste in the land fills in Indiana. If taking it on the go use a travel mug.
Change your light bulbs to the new CFL bulbs when old ones burn out. They use way less energy and last longer, so you are replacing less. Home Depot has The Top 5 reason why we should use these bulbs on their website.
Replace worn weather striping on your doors. Caulk around cracks and openings. Fill larger cracks with spray foam. This will reduce the cold air from coming in and warm air going out.
Can lights or recessed lighting is very nice and extremely popular here in Indiana, but there are certain areas of a home they shouldn’t be used. If you have a one story home you shouldn’t use can lights. They can’t be insulated. If you have a two story they are ok on the first floor, but not on the second floor. Menards had an example on how to convert to a regular light fixture from a can light in one of their weekly fliers here in Indiana.
Recycle, Reduce, Reuse! In some cases recycling can put money in your pocket. I know my son saves pop cans and not only at home but at my office he has everyone on board to save the cans there as well and he then scraps them. For him it is a little bit of money. You can do it with newspapers as well, tires, it is amazing what you can scrap and make a little cash here in Indiana. Don’t just put it out at the curb. Donate old clothes and home goods you don’t want anymore to a local charity we have plenty in Indiana looking for donations. Reuse your paper and plastic grocery bags as garbage or recycling bags.
There are many other ways you can Go Green and Save Green Indiana. This is going to help the environment here in Indiana, but at the same time help you save money which right now we are all trying to find ways to put a little extra Green in our pockets.
Gina Bombin, Helping Indiana Go Green
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