Green Tips

Bits of Wisdom

• Buy local
• Unplug your cell phone chargers when they're not in use
• Take your re useable bags everywhere with you- not just the grocery store
• Consider car pooling
• Check out enactwi.org, a local environmental organization- web site has Madison's green events, fun facts, and information on sustainable living
• List your unwanted materials on freecycle.org
• Turn off your car when you get to events instead of letting it idle while you finish your phone call or waste time before entering the building. For every two minutes a car is idling, it uses the same amount of fuel to travel one mile, so if you are going to sit in one spot for more than 15 seconds, turn it off! (from consumerenergycenter.org)
• Start small when going green, reduce the amount of paper you use daily by: sending an e-mail instead of a letter, use the backsides of used paper for notes, when both sides are used recycle the paper! There are so many easy ways to reduce your waste, start small and soon you will be reducing waste unconsciously!
• Bring your own lunch to work instead of eating out. Not only will this reduce the amount of waste you produce, but it will probably reduce your calorie consumption as well. Have you ever thought of the amount of waste that goes into trip out for lunch? The gas to get there you to your lunch, the plastic silverware, napkins, those awful Styrofoam containers and the plastic bag to carry it in. You will do the Earth a favor by bringing your own lunch in reusable containers while saving money, gas and a few calories.