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Want to save money and cut down on air pollution?
Shut off your car when you are not going anywhere? Even if it’s just for a few minutes. I’ll never understand this, but almost every time I visit the local gas station/market there’s at least one vehicle parked outside with the engine idling.
If you ever find yourself getting out of your car with it running or are waiting for somebody, please turn the engine off. You may not think it happens often but you do it all the time. Someone runs into the bank or a store or maybe you arrived early to pick someone up. These are great moments to turn off your engine.
The usual excuses just don’t cut it. You can still listen to the radio while the engine is off. If it’s hot out you can open the windows. Maybe in the wintertime it can get pretty cold, but even then if your windows are closed your car should maintain a comfortable temperature for several minutes.
With the current gas rates, everyone should be thinking about simple ways to conserve gas and protect the environment. At the same time you can be taking one simple green step.
Here are some tips to recycle your cloth towels:
* Consider darker or patterned towels to hide stains.
* Dishtowels are great for cleaning stubborn surfaces. They won’t tear and shred.
* Use a clean towel on stainless steel and windows. Any grease will leave streaks.
* You’ll be amazed at how much one dishtowel can wipe and clean.
I will admit there’s one reason to keep paper towels in your home. If you have pets you my want to consider a roll, but make sure you and your family know that cleaning up “accidents” is the only time they are acceptable.
And please make sure the paper towels you keep around the house are made from recycled materials.
By switching to cloth towels you’ll save money and the environment, wasted trees, additional landfill usage, and all the energy needed to produce paper.
Are you using lots of paper towels? Do you know how many trees are chopped off to make those towels?
It is a pity paper towels, once stained with food or cleaning products aren’t recycled. Try picking up a few sets of dishtowels to replace your addiction to the paper variety.
For a very small investment, you can supply your home with enough wiping power to last several years. Make sure you have enough so that when your towel gets dirty you can dump it in the wash and start fresh with another.
You can use a dishtowel to clean up just about any mess in your home. Forget about which paper product picks up quicker, or absorbs more. A cloth towel will always do a better job.
Save money and the environment at the same time by discarding paper towels.
