Charge your mobile/cell phone in the car rather than the home
If you have a phone and also have a car charger then instead of charging it frm the wall plug in your home or office, use the car charger when you are driving to and from work or simply out running errands. That way you are using ‘free’ energy from the car without affecting performance and saving energy costs at home by not plugging it into the wall to restore the charge. This can also be used for ay items that have a car charger.
Adjust the refridgerator temperature when you are going away for an extended period
Assuming you haven’t left a lot of perishables in your fridge, adjust the thermostat to a slightly warmer temperature when you are away. Because you are not there to open and close the fridge numerous times during the day. it’s not necessary to be quickly cooling it down again. Just make sure it is still within the recommended settings as advised by the manufacturer. Plus there is also the cost saving.
One quick tip that is slightly related. When checking into a hotel that has a fridge, always check the thermostat and possibly adjust it to a bit colder as this is one cost saving measure that hotel management often implement.
Seventh Generation Natural Laundry Detergent
Seventh Generation produces a range of household products with many of them being cleaners. Cleaning products, whilst there are a lot of natural alternatives, just don’t always come up to par with the other more harmful products. Finally, companies like Seventh Generation are making products that do satisfy even the fussiest of people. The Seventh Generation Laundry Detergent is an example and is one of the easiest changes you can make. Let’s face facts, it is not that difficult to chose a green product from the shop shelf and there is nothing else you need to do. They are all used the same way!
As their website says, if every household in the US replaced just one box of 48oz petroleum based powder laundry detergent with the Seventh Generation vegetable based product them it would save 96000 barrels of oil. That’s enough to heat and cool 5500 US homes for a year. Those numbers re simply staggering when you think about them.
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Keep the correct pressure in your car tyres and get better fuel economy
Each time you fill up with fuel, take a couple of minutes to check the tyre pressures and ensure they are at the manufacturer’s recommended pressures. The correct pressures are usually on a sticker somewhere near the driver’s door frame or check you manual. By ensuring the correct tyre pressure you will increase your fuel economy and you tyres will also last a lot money. A double money saving tip!
Keep a bucket in the shower to collect the water before it warms up
If your shower takes a while to warm up, so you stand there waiting to jump in, keep a bucket handy and let the water fill it up while it is warming up. Then just place the bucket outside the shower while you do your cleaning and use it on the garden when you have finished the shower. Because it is just water (no soap because you placed it outside the shower) you don’t have to be as conscious about where you use it.
If it’s yellow, let it mellow – another way to save water
All right, this one might not be for everyone and porbably better for those that live alone. Try not flushing the toilet after each visit if you have just urinated. Even just doing it every second time will save a few litres a day. Of course this one is a personal choice. The other option is to do it in the garden. Again, perhaps it depends the privacy of your garden. Oh yeah, much easier for men rather than women.
Un-Petroleum Multi-purpose Jelly
Un-Petroleum is part of the Avalon Natural products family and as can be seen from the name, specifically targets those looking to use products with absolutely no petroleum based ingredients. Examples of the products you will never find in their products are petrolatum, petroleum jelly, paraffin or mineral oil. As part of the Avalon family, yo will find the same commitment to the environment as their other brands.
The Un-Petroleum multi-purpose jelly is based around coconut oil that is rich in fatty acids and provides a deep moisturizing effect for the skin. Other ingredients are beeswax and vitamin E that contribute to soothing the skin and assisting with the daily rejuvenation our skin goes through. This all natural jelly can be used daily to moisturize, prevent chaffing and gently remove eye makeup.
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Greenworks Natural Dishwashing Liquid
Greenworks, a Clorox brand, offers a range of natural biodegradable household cleaning products. In recognition to a commitment to using natural plant based materials, they have partnered with the Sierra Club, one of the oldest environmental organisations in the US.
Dishwashers are convenient, there’s no denying it, however, if they are not full before use it is a waste of electricity and water. Hand washing dishes in the sink is a better. That’s where a product like the Greenworks Dishwashing Liquid should be used. Biodegradable and made from plant based ingredients, it is 99% natural.
Available in five scents; original, water lily, tangerine, free and clear and simply lemon.
More details about the entire range at the Greenworks website.
Endangered Species All Natural Chocolate
Endangered Species All Natural Chocolate is another socially conscious product that is proof not all natural products have to taste bland. Endangered Species Chocolate, as the name suggests, are a socially responsibly company that donates 10% of their net profits to help support species and their habitats. In 2009 they established a chartiable foundation to help the cause.
The Endangered Species All Natural chocolate bars are available in 3oz bars and a variety of styles. They all have a high cocoa content and made from all natural ethically traded chocolate. This is extremely important and you should only be buying ethically traded chocolate because of the terrible conditions workers in this industry can be subjected to buy the large corporate buyers and their demands for cheap materials. Even the packaging is made from recycled 30% post-consumer FSC certified paper.
Some of the styles include Extreme Dark Chocolate, Supreme Dark Chocolate, Dark Chocolate with Deep Forest Mint, Dark Chocolate with Hazelnut Toffee, Milk Chocolate with Cherries and many more.
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