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- Donate old newspapers to a local animal shelter.
- Take your wire hangers to most dry cleaners for recycling.
- Take your spare change to any Coinstar machine (coinstar.com) and you can give it instantly to a variety of non-profit organizations.
- Recycling Plastic? Be sure to check the coded number. #1 and #2 are the most commonly recycled plastics. Only recycle plastic with the numbers your community accepts.
- Did you know aluminum foil is recyclable?
- Bottled water is bad for the environment. Instead, find a reusable metal bottle that can be cleaned in the dishwasher. We recommend the Lululemon Om Bottle.
- Using the dishwasher is more efficient than washing dishes by hand. A fully loaded dishwasher saves up to 40% more water.
- Resell your good-quality designer clothing you no longer wear to a local consignment store.
- Watering the lawn or outdoor plants? Do it at night! If you have automatic sprinklers set the timer to water the lawn at night.
- No more electric bug zappers! Instead use citronella candles and empty out all possible still water sources to discourage breeding.
- Even when major appliances are turned off, they are still using electricity if they’re plugged in. Instead of continually plugging and unplugging your appliances, plug them all into a surge protector and turn it off at the strip.
- When storing sweaters for the winter, make sure they are completely clean to really repel moths. Any organic material such as food residue or grease is food to moths.
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